Class FixtureFreezer

Contains extension methods for freezing specimens in IFixture instances.

Inheritance
System.Object
FixtureFreezer
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ToString()
Namespace: AutoFixture
Assembly: AutoFixture.dll
Syntax
public static class FixtureFreezer

Methods

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Freeze<T>(IFixture)

Freezes the type to a single value.

Declaration
public static T Freeze<T>(this IFixture fixture)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IFixture fixture

The fixture.
Returns
Type Description
T

The value that will subsequently always be created for T.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type to freeze.
Remarks

The Freeze<T>(IFixture) method freezes the type to always return the same instance whenever an instance of the type is requested either directly, or indirectly as a nested value of other types.

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Freeze<T>(IFixture, Func<ICustomizationComposer<T>, ISpecimenBuilder>)

Freezes the type to a single value.

Declaration
public static T Freeze<T>(this IFixture fixture, Func<ICustomizationComposer<T>, ISpecimenBuilder> composerTransformation)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IFixture fixture

The fixture.
System.Func<ICustomizationComposer<T>, ISpecimenBuilder> composerTransformation

A function that customizes a given ICustomizationComposer<T> and returns the modified composer.
Returns
Type Description
T

The value that will subsequently always be created for T.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type to freeze.
Remarks

This method freezes the type to always return the same instance whenever an instance of the type is requested either directly, or indirectly as a nested value of other types. The frozen instance is created by an ISpecimenBuilder that is the result of applying the composerTransformation.

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