Visual Studio: simple test case

hi all,

I am new to c++ and is trying to figure out how unit testing works in Visual Studio. The firt problem i have, is that my test class cannot find the class i want to instantiate.

The program i am testing has a class called Cat_Population_Manager, and the test code is this:

Code:

#include "stdafx.h"

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
using namespace	Microsoft::VisualStudio::TestTools::UnitTesting;

namespace CatTesting
{
	[TestClass]
	public ref class Cat_Test
	{
	public: 
		[TestMethod]
		void TestMethod1()
		{
			Cat_Population_Manager manager;
			Assert.IsNotNull(manager);
		}
	};
}

And the error goes like this:
1>------ Build started: Project: CatTesting, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> Cat_Test.cpp
1>Cat_Test.cpp(17): error C2065: 'Cat_Population_Manager' : undeclared identifier
1>Cat_Test.cpp(17): error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'manager'
1>Cat_Test.cpp(17): error C2065: 'manager' : undeclared identifier
1>Cat_Test.cpp(18): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '.'
1>Cat_Test.cpp(18): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '.'
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

So Cat_Population_Manager is undeclared :-(
Have tried for two days now, to make this work, but cant figure out how to declare it.

Please help me...

You need to include additional header, which contains Cat_Population_Manager definition.

Originally Posted by kmdv

You need to include additional header, which contains Cat_Population_Manager definition.

Do i simple write: #include "Cat_Population_Manager.h"
because it will not except this. It makes a fatal error on that line.

I cant understand it. What am i doing wrong??? Do i somehow have to tell VS where to find this file Cat_Population_Manager.h ?

Put your header file in your project and then do

Code:

#include "your_Class_Name.h"

Visual Studio only contains tests for managed crap. But fear not, for there is a good native alternative. It's called Visual Assert. Try it.

Originally Posted by Elysia

Visual Studio only contains tests for managed crap. But fear not, for there is a good native alternative. It's called Visual Assert. Try it.

Visual Assert was exactly what i needed. Thank you :-) Should be integrated in the original program and not an add-on.

Should be, but isn't unfortunately due to Microsoft's thick-headedness. Can't be helped.