StringAssert.Matches Method (String, Regex, String, array<Object )

Verifies that the specified string matches the regular expression. Displays a message if the assertion fails, and applies the specified formatting to it.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub Matches ( _
    value As String, _
    pattern As Regex, _
    message As String, _
    ParamArray parameters As Object() _
)

public static void Matches(
    string value,
    Regex pattern,
    string message,
    params Object[] parameters
)

public:
static void Matches(
    String^ value, 
    Regex^ pattern, 
    String^ message, 
    ... array<Object^>^ parameters
)

static member Matches : 
        value:string * 
        pattern:Regex * 
        message:string * 
        parameters:Object[] -> unit

public static function Matches(
    value : String, 
    pattern : Regex, 
    message : String, 
    ... parameters : Object[]
)

Parameters

• value
  Type: String

  The string that is expected to match pattern.

• pattern
  Type: Regex

  The regular expression that value is expected to match.

• message
  Type: String

  A message to display if the assertion fails. This message can be seen in the unit test results.

• parameters
  Type: array<Object[]

  An array of parameters to use when formatting message.

Exceptions

Remarks

The assertion fails if the string does not match the expression.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

StringAssert Class

Matches Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace