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Unit Test Explorer window

Last modified: 11 February 2024

ReSharper | Windows | Unit Tests

ReSharper | Unit Tests | Unit Tests

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tip

ReSharper's unit test runner does not allow running two or more tests with the same ID. This rarely happens in practice, but if you do have tests with the same ID, they will appear as a single node in the Unit Tests explorer and Unit Test Sessions window, and only one of them will run.

Note that test frameworks identify tests in different ways. For example, MSTest uses test-methods FQNs but NUnit uses properties of test attributes as test IDs.

Using this window, you can explore and run or debug unit tests of all supported frameworks in the entire solution. Note that unit tests from a project only appear in the window after the project is built. Tests from currently opened files are updated automatically, new tests from the opened files appear in the unit test explorer as soon as you create them. For more information, refer to work with unit tests in project or solution.

To search tests, start typing a test name or its CamelHumps abbreviation as soon as your focus is in this window.

Unit Test Explorer displays test from the entire solution

Toolbar Controls

Control

Name

Description

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Refresh

Updates window content to reflect any changes made in the code or externally.

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Run Unit Tests Ctrl0U,0R

Runs selected tests. To select multiple tests, click them holding the Ctrl key.

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Debug Unit Tests Ctrl0U,0D

Starts debugging for selected tests in the current session.

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Cover Unit Tests Ctrl0U,0H

By clicking this button, you can start code coverage of the selected tests.

This button appears if JetBrains dotCover is integrated with Visual Studio.

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Profile Unit Tests

By clicking this button, you can profile selected tests.

This button appears if JetBrains dotTrace is integrated with Visual Studio.

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Run Unit Tests under dotMemory Unit Ctrl0U,0M

Runs selected tests with dotMemory Unit enabled. Use this button to run tests that use dotMemory Unit framework to check code for memory issues.

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Append Tests to Session Ctrl0U,0A

Click this button to add the selected tests to a test session. ReSharper will suggest choosing one of the existing sessions or creating a new one.

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Create New Session Ctrl0U,0N

Creates a new test session with selected tests, which is then opened in the Unit Test Sessions window.

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Import Session

Click to open a test session that you have previously saved in a .testsession file.

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Expand All/Collapse All

Expands/collapses all nodes in the current tab.

Group by

Allows grouping items in the window by different categories.

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Procedures

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