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Stable | Latest CI (how to use) | Build status | |
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v2 core framework | |||
xunit.analyzers | |||
xunit.runner.visualstudio |
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v3 core framework | 0.5.0-pre.27 | (all releases) | |
v2 core framework | 2.9.2 | (all releases) | |
xunit.analyzers | 1.16.0 | (all releases) | |
xunit.runner.visualstudio | 2.8.2 | 3.0.0-pre.42 | (all releases) |
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v3 Core Framework (.NET 6+ and .NET Framework 4.7.2+, cross-platform)
IXunitSerializer
and IXunitSerializable
v2 Core Framework
Source Analyzers
xunit.runner.json
)xunit.runner.json
?xunit.runner.visualstudio
xunit.extensions
?The following target frameworks are current supported:
xUnit.net | Console | MSBuild | TestDriven.NET 2 | Visual Studio 3 | |
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.NET Framework (Windows) |
v1, v2, v3 | ✔ 4a | ✔ 4a | ✔ 4a | ✔ 4b |
.NET Core & .NET 5+ (Windows, Linux, macOS) |
v2 (2.2+), v3 | ✔ 4b |
The following target frameworks have been deprecated and are no longer supported:
xUnit.net | Visual Studio 2 | Devices | |
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Universal Application (Win/WinPhone 8.1) |
v2 (2.0 - 2.1) | ✔ 4b | ✔ 4c |
Universal Windows Platform | v2 (2.1 - 2.4.2) | ✔ 4b | ✔ 4c |
Windows Phone 8 (Silverlight) | v2 (2.0 - 2.1) | ✔ 4c | |
Xamarin iOS Unified 1 | v2 (2.0 - 2.4.2) | ✔ 4c | |
Xamarin MonoAndroid 1 | v2 (2.0 - 2.4.2) | ✔ 4c | |
Xamarin MonoTouch (iOS Classic) 1 | v2 (2.0 - 2.1) | ✔ 4c |
vstest.console.exe
, and dotnet test
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