CredentialAttribute Class
Visual Studio 2010
Specifies the user name and password for ASP.NET sites that require basic authentication or Windows authentication. This class cannot be inherited.
Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.Web
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)
The CredentialAttribute type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CredentialAttribute(String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the CredentialAttribute class with a user name and password needed to access the test Web site. |
| CredentialAttribute(String, String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the CredentialAttribute class with a user name, password and domain needed to access the test Web site. |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
If a site uses Windows Authentication, the supplied credentials will override the logged in user's credentials.
This attribute targets methods. Only one instance of this attribute may be applied to a method.
| Caution |
|---|
The password is stored in plain text in source code and in the compiled assembly. Restrict access to the source code and assembly to help protect this sensitive information. |
For more information about how to use attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.
