DataSourceAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework.dll

Package:: MSTest.TestFramework v1.4.0

Package:: MSTest.TestFramework v2.1.2

Specifies connection string, table name and row access method for data driven testing.

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple=false)]
public sealed class DataSourceAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple=false)>]
type DataSourceAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class DataSourceAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance: Attribute
DataSourceAttribute

Attributes: AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

[DataSource("Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Data Source=source;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=EqtCoverage;Persist Security Info=False", "MyTable")] [DataSource("dataSourceNameFromConfigFile")]

Constructors

DataSourceAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceAttribute class. This instance will be initialized with a data provider and connection string associated with the setting name.
DataSourceAttribute(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceAttribute class.This instance will be initialized with a connection string and table name. Specify connection string and data table to access OLEDB data source.
DataSourceAttribute(String, String, String, DataAccessMethod)	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceAttribute class. This instance will be initialized with a data provider, connection string, data table and data access method to access the data source.

Fields

DefaultDataAccessMethod	The default data access method.
DefaultProviderName	The default provider name for DataSource.

Properties

ConnectionString	Gets a value representing the connection string for the data source.
DataAccessMethod	Gets the method used to access the data source.
DataSourceSettingName	Gets the name of a data source found in the <microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools> section in the app.config file.
ProviderInvariantName	Gets a value representing the data provider of the data source.
TableName	Gets a value indicating the table name providing data.

Applies to