Enable code coverage in Visual Studio

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For some reason, every time that I want to enable code coverage for a library that I’m unit testing, I found hard to remember how to enable this fabulous feature.

Here are the steps (that work for me):

  1. Double click the [Local].testsettings file in the Solutions Items folder in the Solution Explorer window.
  2. In the "Test Settings" dialog, choose the "Data and Diagnostics" item.
  3. In the list of roles, select "Code Coverage" [Figure 1] and immediately click the '"Configure" button.
  4. In the "Code Coverage Detail" [Figure 2] dialog select the assemblies to instrument for code coverage.
  5. Run your test scenario and in the "Test Tools" toolbar, click the icon "Code Coverage Results".
  6. Done.

CodeCoverage1

Figure 1.

CodeCoverage2

Figure 2.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    February 16, 2010
    Enable code coverage in Visual Studio is very useful for me.

  • Anonymous
    February 19, 2012
    I couldn't see the Data and Diagnostics option after double clicking the test settings file... Could you provide some help Thanks in advance Rupesh

  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2012
    @aractnido thanks for the nice summary, short and useful! @rupesh not all versions of Visual Studion include this feature. I had to get the Ultimate Edition to use the code coverage feature

  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2012
    Thanks for circling everything.  That didn't even look like a button, so my eyes never went there!  I'm getting coverage info now!