ITestElement Interface

Represents a test object that is used internally in the test framework of Visual Studio, and is the interface that is implement by all test cases.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface ITestElement _
    Inherits ICloneable, IVerifiable, IVisiblePropertyProvider

public interface ITestElement : ICloneable, 
    IVerifiable, IVisiblePropertyProvider

public interface class ITestElement : ICloneable, 
    IVerifiable, IVisiblePropertyProvider

type ITestElement =  
    interface 
        interface ICloneable 
        interface IVerifiable 
        interface IVisiblePropertyProvider 
    end

public interface ITestElement extends ICloneable, IVerifiable, IVisiblePropertyProvider

The ITestElement type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AbortRunOnAgentFailure	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to abort the whole test run if a test agent fails.
	Adapter	Gets the associated test adapter that is used to execute the test.
	AgentAttributes	Gets a dictionary of agent attributes or restrictions for the current test run.
	CanBeAggregated	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element can be inserted into aggregation tests.
	CategoryId	Gets or sets the test list category ID for this test element.
	ControllerPlugin	Gets the name of the associated controller plug-in.
	Copy	Gets a copy of this test element.
	CreatedByUI	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this test element was created by the user interface.
	CssIteration	Gets or sets the iteration path for an associated work item.
	CssProjectStructure	Gets or sets the area path for an associated work item.
	DeploymentItems	Gets a collection of files to be deployed with a test case.
	Description	Gets or sets a description for this test element.
	Enabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this test element is enabled.
	ErrorMessageForNonRunnable	Gets the error message to use when this test cannot be executed.
	ExecutionId	Gets or sets the current execution ID for this test element.
	Groups	Gets a collection of property descriptors that represent the groups to which the properties of this test element belong, and determines how they will be grouped in the properties window of the user interface.
	HumanReadableId	Gets the ID of this test element as it appears in the user interface.
	Id	Gets the ID for this test element.
	IsAutomated	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element object is automated.
	IsGroupable	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element object can be grouped together with other test element objects.
	IsModified	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element object has been modified.
	IsRunnable	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element can be executed as part of a test run.
	IsRunOnRestart	Gets a value that indicates whether the test run will restart with this test if it crashes during a test run.
	Link	Gets a link that can be used to access this test element.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of this test element.
	Owner	Gets the owner name as it is entered by the user in the user interface.
	ParentExecId	Gets the test execution ID for the parent object.
	Priority	Gets or sets a numeric indication of priority for this test element.
	ProjectData	Gets the project data object for this test element.
	ProjectName	Gets the name of the project to which this test element belongs.
	ProjectRelativePath	Gets the relative path of the test project.
	Properties	Gets a collection of the properties for this test element.
	ReadOnly	Gets a value that indicates whether this test element is read-only.
	SolutionName	Gets the name of the solution that contains this test element.
	SourceFileName	Gets the path and file name for the test that contains this element.
	Storage	Gets or sets the path of the storage location of the deployment items for this element.
	TestCategories	Gets a collection of test category items that is assigned to this test element by the user in the user interface.
	TestType	Gets the test type for this test element.
	Timeout	Gets or sets the number of milliseconds before the execution of this test element times out.
	UserData	Gets or sets an object that contains nonpersistable arbitrary data for a custom test element.
	VisibleProperties	Gets a collection of property descriptors for properties that are visible to the user. (Inherited from IVisiblePropertyProvider.)
	WorkItemIds	Gets a list of work items that is associated with this test element.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AssignIsRunnable	Assigns values for the IsRunnable and ErrorMessageForNonRunnable properties.
	Clone	Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance. (Inherited from ICloneable.)
	IsValid	When implemented in a derived class, gets a value that indicates whether the essential elements are available and valid. (Inherited from IVerifiable.)

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See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Common Namespace

IVerifiable

IVisiblePropertyProvider