How to run unit tests in STAThread mode?

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Peter picture Peter · Mar 12, 2010 · Viewed 22.6k times · Source

I would like to test an app that uses the Clipboard (WindowsForms) and I need the Clipboard in my unit tests also. In order to use it, it should run in STA mode, but since the NUnit TestFixture does not have a main method, I don't know where/how to annotate it.

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mas_oz2k1 picture mas_oz2k1 · Mar 14, 2011

If you are using nunit 2.5+, you can use the new The RequiresSTAAttribute at class

[TestFixture, RequiresSTA]

or assembly level.

[assembly:RequiresSTA]

No need for config file. check: http://www.nunit.org/index.php?p=requiresSTA&r=2.5

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