GenericParameterHelper Class
This class is a placeholder for use with generics. It helps you test generic types by letting you pass non-specific type arguments.
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.GenericParameterHelper
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Class GenericParameterHelper _
Implements IComparable, IEnumerable, ICloneable
public class GenericParameterHelper : IComparable,
IEnumerable, ICloneable
public ref class GenericParameterHelper : IComparable,
IEnumerable, ICloneable
type GenericParameterHelper =
class
interface IComparable
interface IEnumerable
interface ICloneable
end
public class GenericParameterHelper implements IComparable, IEnumerable, ICloneable
The GenericParameterHelper type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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GenericParameterHelper() | Initializes a new instance of the GenericParameterHelper class. This constructor initializes the Data property to a random value. |
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GenericParameterHelper(Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the GenericParameterHelper class. This constructor initializes the Data property to a user specified value. |
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Properties
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Data | Gets or sets the Data property for this instance. |
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Methods
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Clone | Creates a new GenericParameterHelper that is a copy of the current instance. |
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CompareTo | Compares the current instance with another object of the same type and returns an integer that indicates whether the current instance precedes, follows, or occurs in the same position in the sort order as the other object. |
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Equals | Determines whether the specified GenericParameterHelper object is equal to the current GenericParameterHelper object. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetEnumerator | Returns an enumerator whose length is derived from the Data property. |
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GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this GenericParameterHelper object. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
A unit test might not be able to pass a real type to a generic method that it is testing. That code can pass this generic placeholder instead.
When the Team System testing tools generates a unit test for testing a generic type, the calls that test that generic type use placeholder generic type arguments.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.