Class CategoryAttribute

Applies a category to a test

Inheritance
object
Attribute
NUnitAttribute
CategoryAttribute
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: NUnit.Framework
Assembly: nunit.framework.dll
Syntax
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly|AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public class CategoryAttribute : NUnitAttribute, IApplyToTest

Constructors

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CategoryAttribute()

Protected constructor uses the Type name as the name of the category.

Declaration
protected CategoryAttribute()
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CategoryAttribute(string)

Construct attribute for a given category based on a name. The name may not contain the characters ',', '+', '-' or '!'. However, this is not checked in the constructor since it would cause an error to arise at as the test was loaded without giving a clear indication of where the problem is located. The error is handled in NUnitFramework.cs by marking the test as not runnable.

Declaration
public CategoryAttribute(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string name

The name of the category

Fields

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categoryName

The name of the category

Declaration
protected string categoryName
Field Value
Type Description
string

Properties

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Name

The name of the category

Declaration
public string Name { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

Methods

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ApplyToTest(Test)

Modifies a test by adding a category to it.

Declaration
public void ApplyToTest(Test test)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Test test

The test to modify

Implements