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25 #define NUNIT_FRAMEWORK
31 namespace NUnit.Framework.Interfaces
34 /// Interface to be implemented by filters applied to tests.
35 /// The filter applies when running the test, after it has been
36 /// loaded, since this is the only time an ITest exists.
38 public interface ITestFilter : IXmlNodeBuilder
41 /// Determine if a particular test passes the filter criteria. Pass
42 /// may examine the parents and/or descendants of a test, depending
43 /// on the semantics of the particular filter
45 /// <param name="test">The test to which the filter is applied</param>
46 /// <returns>True if the test passes the filter, otherwise false</returns>
47 bool Pass(ITest test);
50 /// Determine if a test matches the filter expicitly. That is, it must
51 /// be a direct match of the test itself or one of it's children.
53 /// <param name="test">The test to which the filter is applied</param>
54 /// <returns>True if the test matches the filter explicityly, otherwise false</returns>
55 bool IsExplicitMatch(ITest test);