Re: Abstract Test Classes

Charlie,

Thanks, that explains it well - I agree it's a better solution.

Thanks,
Jeff

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Charlie Poole <[email protected]>
wrote:

>  This was a bug fix that came in after 2.2.2. It's an error to put a
> TestFixtureAttribute on an abstract
> class. Imagine the situation where you created an abstract class but
> neglected to derive from it.
> It would have been silently ignored.
>
> The intent is for TestFixtureAttribute to mean "this is a test, run it."
> The way to achieve that
> is to put the attribute on the derived classes, not the abstract class.
>
> Charlie
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jeff
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:41 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [Nunit-users] Abstract Test Classes
>
> I just recently upgraded from NUnit 2.2.2 to 2.4.6.
>
> In one of my test suites, I have an abstract test class that I inherit
> from on for other test classes.
>
> In 2.2.2, this test did not show up in the nunit GUI at all.
>
> In 2.4.6, this test is showing up in the GUI and getting the "yellow"
> ignored icon when I run the test suite.  And looking at the Tests Not Run,
> it says that it didn't run because it's an abstract class (of course).
>
> Do other people have abstract test classes?  What is the recommended
> solution here?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
>

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