TestCategoryBaseAttribute Class (Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting)

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TestCategoryBaseAttribute Class

Provides a base class for the Category attribute.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting..::.TestCategoryBaseAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting..::.TestCategoryAttribute

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class TestCategoryBaseAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public abstract class TestCategoryBaseAttribute : Attribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Method, AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class TestCategoryBaseAttribute abstract : public Attribute

[<AbstractClass>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true)>]
type TestCategoryBaseAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end

JScript

public abstract class TestCategoryBaseAttribute extends Attribute

The TestCategoryBaseAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	TestCategoryBaseAttribute	Initializes a new instance of the TestCategoryBaseAttribute class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	TestCategories	Gets the test category that has been applied to the test.
	TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute..::.GetIDsOfNames	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute..::.GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute..::.GetTypeInfoCount	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute..::.Invoke	Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

The purpose for this attribute is to let users create their own implementation of test categories. The TestCategories property is a collection instead of a string so that it gives more flexibility to the user. For example, the implementation may be based on enums. These values can be combined by using the bitwise OR operation, in which case it makes sense to have a single attribute instead of multiple ones on the same test.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace

TestCategories