Ignore IgnoreAttribute

Question

We have MSTest tests which automatically run in hourly production. One of these tests is marked with [Ignore] attribute because it is not yet ready

Answer 1

It looks like there are other ways to enable/disable tests using the testrunconfig file. However, if you use the IgnoreAttribute it compiles in with the code and therefore cannot be easily toggled.

From the documentation:

The Ignore attribute for a unit test resides in the source file of the unit test, together with the other attributes and source code of the test. This means that, if you disable a unit test in the Test Manager window, and later run the test by using the MSTest.exe command-line utility, the test still runs. But if you mark a unit test with the Ignore attribute, compile the assembly, and then run the test by using MSTest.exe, the test does not run. It does not run because the Ignore attribute has become part of the test.