Stopping Tests in Code

[GlenW]

How do I stop a list of tests from executing, in code, if the first one fails?

I have a large list of unit tests that need to be run against a project, these tests should not be run in full unless the database has been rebuilt. So, I want to check the database is empty and, if it isn't, abandon all further tests in the list.

Obviously, checking the database is easy, but I cannot find any way of stopping the rest of the test list from executing in code.

Any ideas?

[gep13]

Hey,

Rather than do that, use an Initialize method either at the start of all the unit tests, or have it run on a per test basis:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...attribute.aspx

or

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...attribute.aspx

Hope that helps!!

Gary

[GlenW]

Hope that helps!!

Yes it does, thanks.
In fact, it has given me an idea. I can check that the tables that have to be empty are, and if they are not, I can empty them there and then.

Then re-run the delete stuff again in the Cleanup method, just to make sure.

Or, I could just trust the testers to follow instructions ... maybe not.

[gep13]

Or, I could just trust the testers to follow instructions ... maybe not.

Now that would just be silly

Sounds like you have got the idea though. I would tend to have one method that blanks the entire database back to a known state, and then call that regardless before each test.

Gary