Skip the SetUp method only for a particular test in NUnit?

Question

I have a test where I do not need to run the SetUp method (attributed with [SetUp]) before running the test. I need the SetUp method to be run for other tests.

Is there a different attribute that can be used or a non-attribute-based way to achieve this?

Answer 1

You could also add a category and inspect the category list in your setup:

public const string SKIP_SETUP = "SkipSetup"; 

[SetUp]
public void Setup(){
   if (!CheckForSkipSetup()){
        // Do Setup stuff
   }
}

private static bool CheckForSkipSetup() {
    ArrayList categories = TestContext.CurrentContext.Test
       .Properties["_CATEGORIES"] as ArrayList;

    bool skipSetup = categories != null && categories.Contains( SKIP_SETUP );
    return skipSetup ;
}

[Test]
[Category(SKIP_SETUP)]
public void SomeTest(){
    // your test code
}

Answer 2

You should create a new class for that test which has only the setup (or lack of setup) that it needs.

Alternatively, you could unfactor the setup code into a method that all the other tests call, but I don't recommend this approach.