Private Methods

Hi
Of course it is possible! 8)
In reflective mocks it is straight forward just like
you will do with public methods.

    class TheClass
    {
        public int Method()
        {
            return PrivateMethod();
        }

        private int PrivateMethod()
        {
            return 1;
        }
    }

    [TestFixture]
    public class TestClass
    {
        [Test]
        public void Test()
        {
            Mock mock = MockManager.Mock(typeof(TheClass));
            mock.ExpectAndReturn("PrivateMethod", 5);

            TheClass c = new TheClass();
            Assert.AreEqual(5, c.Method());
        }
    }

You can mock private methods using natural mocks if you are using
Visual Studio Team System.
See the details here

Hmm,
It looks like this would work with MbUnit's analog:
http://vadim-net.blogspot.com/2007/04/t ... bunit.html

Jay

Ooh I forgot to ask. So lets say I don't have VSTS for Devs and the private method I want to mock is on my TestSubject. I know that the Natural style will let you mock single calls. Is this possible with reflective mocking?

Hi
OK I understand now that you want to call directly to private methods
using TypeMock.
Currently this is not supported by TypeMock.
(As I showed you mocking private methods is possible)
I will add that to our features request list.

No. I don't want to call the private method. I want to mock it, just it and nothing else on that object.

So my test is Testing TestSubject.AddProduct. TestSubject.AddProduct calls a private method TestSubject.CreateProduct. CreateOrder is a long and complex method that ultimately calls a significant portion of the system. This is motivating me to take it out of the equation for testing AddProduct.

I hope I have made things more clear.

Thanks,
Jay

Hi
If you want to mock a private method using reflective mocks
it is quiet easy.
I just use your methods names with no regards to the implementation
of course :)

The tested class code:

Public Class OrderMaster
    Private Function CreateProduct() As Integer
        CreateProduct = 1
    End Function

    Public Function AddProduct()
        AddProduct = CreateProduct()
    End Function
End Class

The test code

    <Test()> _
    Public Sub TestMethod()

        Dim mock As Mock = MockManager.Mock(GetType(OrderMaster))
        mock.ExpectAndReturn("CreateProduct", 100)

        Dim om As OrderMaster = New OrderMaster()
        Assert.AreEqual(100, om.AddProduct())

    End Sub

Oh! It is not tied to an instance?

Thanks!

It seems that prevents the real constructor from being called. That is not desired here. Am I wrong? If not is there a way to have the real constructor called?

I found right after the previous post. That is controlled in the creation of the mock:

MockManager.Mock(GetType(API.Base.OrderInfo.OrderMaster), False)

Hi
You are right.
I should have mention that by default constructors are mocked
when using MockManager.Mock :oops:
By the way when using MockManager.MockObject the constructor is NOT mocked by default ...
One note:
MockManager.Mock(Type, Boolean)
is obsolete use instead

MockManager.Mock(GetType(API.Base.OrderInfo.OrderMaster), Constructor.NotMocked)