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Asked: 2026-05-10T15:45:16+00:00

I would like to be able to add a message to a unit test,

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I would like to be able to add a ‘message’ to a unit test, such that it actually appears within the TestResult.xml file generated by NUnit. For example, this is currently generated:

<results>     <test-case name='MyNamespace.Tests.MyTest' executed='True' success='True' time='0.203' asserts='4' /> </results>

I would like to be able to have an additional attribute (or node as the case may be), such as:

<results>     <test-case name='MyNamespace.Tests.MyTest' executed='True' success='True' time='0.203' asserts='4' message='Tested that some condition was met.' /> </results>

The idea is that ‘message’ above would somehow be defined within the test method itself (in my case, generated at run-time). Is there a property somewhere that I’m missing to be able to do something like this?

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  1. This may be missing the point, but how about naming the tests so they indicate what they test – then you may not even need the message.

    If it proves to be absolutely necessary, I think you’ll need to produce your own testrunner that would (off the top of my head) read an additional attribute off the TestCase and attach it to the output.

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