NUnit Parameterized tests: Setting the test description
c#, nunit, nunit-2.5
Solution
It's not possible with `ValueSourceAttribute`, because it would need to merge all descriptions from all `ValueSource` items of all parameters of the parameterized test.
When using the `TestCaseAttribute` you can give a description and a test name that should be passed into the result XML.
An example:
[Test]
[TestCase("abc", TestName = "Simple value", Description = "This test uses a simple input value")]
public void TestIt(string value)
{
...
}
There are also some other "special" parameters you can set, see here.
When you are absolutely keen about this feature, you can write your own `TestCaseProvider` addin. See the NUnit documentation for more information. This will likely solve your issue. But be warned, this is not a 5-minute thing.
Problem
I have written some Parameterized Tests, that use the ValueSourceAttribute for some of the test method arguments. Here from the NUnit doc: ``` | Complete Test Cases | Data for One Argument ---------|-------------------------|------------------------ Inline | TestCaseAttribute | RandomAttribute | | RangeAttribute | | ValuesAttribute Separate | TestCaseSourceAttribute | ValueSourceAttribute ``` Is there anyway I can set the test description (specifically in the XML output) for the test cases generated by NUnit's combination of the parameters? I'm using NUnit 2.5.9.