Very nice!

Thanks very much for your help.

Holf

On Jan 13, 8:00 pm, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> Two options:
>
> 1. Assign to a variable.
>
> Assert.Throws<FooException>(() => { var x = obj.MyProperty; });
>
> 2. Wrap with a dummy method call.
>
> Assert.Throws<FooException>(() => GC.KeepAlive(obj.MyProperty));
>
> Jeff.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Holf <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I've been using Assert.Throws with the nice Lambda syntax and really
> > like it. However, is it possible to test for an exception in a
> > property? For example:
>
> > // arrange
> > Section section = new Section { Name = "DummySection" };
>
> > // assert
> > var exception = Assert.Throws<PostconditionException>(() =>
> > section.CurrentVersion);
>
> > Assert.Throws expects to be passed a Method, not a Property so I get
> > an 'Only assignment, call, increment, decrement, and new object
> > expressions can be used as a statement' error in VS2008.
>
> > Yes, I could refactor the code in question into a Method but all I am
> > doing is using a DesignByContract library to ensure that another
> > property on the same object is not null. I'd rather not unnecessarily
> > complicate the code.
>
> > Any thoughts much appreciated.
>
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