NUnit and private methods

[julien]

Hello,
I wonder how people test private methods with NUnit: is it a good idea
to have a special build with all methods made public? Is there a better way?

I you make a special build for NUnit, what tool do you use?

Thank you
Julien

 

[Manohar Kamath]

You could write your tests inside of your code. But then make sure you
compile this conditionally -- just so that the test code does not go into
production.

 

[Alexander Shirshov]

Julien,

This is a topic of hot debates... I'd suggest to start reading here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/jaybaz_ms/archive/2004/06/11/153978.aspx

Alexander Shirshov

 

[Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]]

You can use Reflection to test private methods

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk/weblog
http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk

Hello,
I wonder how people test private methods with NUnit: is it a good idea
to have a special build with all methods made public? Is there a better way?

I you make a special build for NUnit, what tool do you use?

Thank you
Julien

 

[Joerg Jooss]

Hello,
I wonder how people test private methods with NUnit: is it a good
idea to have a special build with all methods made public? Is there a
better way?

I usually avoid testing private methods. If I feel it's worth testing
class innards, I "promote" the affected methods to internal.

Cheers,