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DataCollector.Initialize Method

Called by the testing framework to initialize the internal objects and data for a custom diagnostic data adapter.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.ExecutionCommon (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.ExecutionCommon.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Sub Initialize ( _
    configurationElement As XmlElement, _
    events As DataCollectionEvents, _
    dataSink As DataCollectionSink, _
    logger As DataCollectionLogger, _
    environmentContext As DataCollectionEnvironmentContext _
)
public abstract void Initialize(
    XmlElement configurationElement,
    DataCollectionEvents events,
    DataCollectionSink dataSink,
    DataCollectionLogger logger,
    DataCollectionEnvironmentContext environmentContext
)
public:
virtual void Initialize(
    XmlElement^ configurationElement, 
    DataCollectionEvents^ events, 
    DataCollectionSink^ dataSink, 
    DataCollectionLogger^ logger, 
    DataCollectionEnvironmentContext^ environmentContext
) abstract
abstract Initialize : 
        configurationElement:XmlElement * 
        events:DataCollectionEvents * 
        dataSink:DataCollectionSink * 
        logger:DataCollectionLogger * 
        environmentContext:DataCollectionEnvironmentContext -> unit
public abstract function Initialize(
    configurationElement : XmlElement, 
    events : DataCollectionEvents, 
    dataSink : DataCollectionSink, 
    logger : DataCollectionLogger, 
    environmentContext : DataCollectionEnvironmentContext
)

Parameters

  • configurationElement
    Type: XmlElement

    An XmlElement that has test configuration data.

Remarks

When you create a custom diagnostic data adapter, you must implement this Initialize method, where you will register the events that you want to use.

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See Also

Reference

DataCollector Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution Namespace

DataCollectionEvents

DataCollectionSink

DataCollectionLogger

DataCollectionEnvironmentContext