Getting Started with XUnit and C#: A Beginner’s Guide

XUnit is a popular open-source testing framework for C# that enables developers to write and run unit tests for their code. In this article, we will provide a beginner’s guide to getting started with XUnit and C#, so you can start writing and running effective unit tests for your own projects.

The first step in getting started with XUnit and C# is to install the framework. To do this, you will need to have the .NET Core SDK installed on your machine. Once you have the SDK installed, you can use the dotnet command-line interface (CLI) to install the XUnit package.

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To install the XUnit package, open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to create your project. Then, run the following command :

dotnet new xunit -n MyProject

This will create a new project called MyProject and install the XUnit package as a dependency.

Once you have your project set up, you can start writing tests. XUnit tests are written using the [Fact] attribute, which is applied to methods that contain the test logic. Here is an example of a simple test that asserts that the result of adding two numbers is correct:

using Xunit;

public class MyTests
{
    [Fact]
    public void…