Can I modify the mstest console output?

Question

I've got some unit tests that I run like this:

mstest /testcontainer:"Tests.dll"

Is there any way for me to modify, or add to, the output of this command? I've tried Console.Writeline and this answer, but neither seemed to work.

All the output is redirected from the console and other outputstreams to the trx file. Why do you need this output on stdout? — allen, Dec 18 '12 at 04:32
Doing a project for school that requires verbose output on the console. — ConditionRacer, Dec 18 '12 at 15:54

chaliasos · Answer 1 · 2012-12-18T19:31:06.890

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Use Console.Writeline as you already do, and run MSTest with the /detail switch:

MSTest /testcontainer:"Tests.dll" /detail:stdout

Code

[TestMethod]
public void TestMethod1()
{
    Console.WriteLine("Output to console...");
}

Output

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edited Dec 18 '12 at 19:31

answered Dec 18 '12 at 18:37

chaliasos

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This is weird, in my case I can see the output. – chaliasos Dec 18 '12 at 19:27
Hmm, that is strange. I'll give it another shot this evening. – ConditionRacer Dec 18 '12 at 20:03
I *sometimes* get something in the console. But also never all output from all testruns. MSTest is freaking me out. – Akku Apr 03 '13 at 14:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '12 at 18:33

I haven't tried this from the console, but usually I use the TestContext in Visual Studio. You can use it like String.Format as well. In Visual Studio you can then go to view test results and see the output.

   public TestContext TestContext { get; set; }

   [TestMethod]
   public void MyTestMethod()
   {
       int value = 5;
       TestContext.WriteLine("This is my output for the test: {0}", value);
   }

Can I modify the mstest console output?

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