How do I run unit tests in VS based on different values of a static variable?

Question

I am trying to write a unit test to make sure the results of a method are correct based on different values of a static variable.

Here is a simple example:

public void TestMethod1()
{
     Object1.StaticMember = 1
     Object2 test = new Object2();
     Assert.AreEqual("1", test.getStaticVal());
}

public void TestMethod2()
{
     Object1.StaticMember = 2
     Object2 test = new Object2();
     Assert.AreEqual("2", test.getStaticVal());
}

I was informed that unit tests in VS2012 are excecuted concurrently so there is a posibility of the tests failing. Is this true? How can I write the tests to run one at a time?

possible duplication http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10632975/static-class-method-property-in-unit-test-stop-it-or-not. — Mzf, Jun 06 '13 at 21:59
Really so is that means these two test repeatedly pass in VS2010? Is there more reference detail I can read about the VS2012 concurrency tests running? — Spock, Jun 07 '13 at 00:28

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '13 at 21:57

There is probably a more elegant way to do it but you can always use a lock object like this...

    private static Object LockObject = new object();

    public void TestMethod1()
    {
        lock(LockObject)
        {
            Object1.StaticMember = 1;
            Object2 test = new Object2();
            Assert.AreEqual("1", test.getStaticVal());
        }
    }

    public void TestMethod2()
    {
        lock (LockObject)
        {
            Object1.StaticMember = 2;
            Object2 test = new Object2();
            Assert.AreEqual("2", test.getStaticVal());
        }
    }

I hear you... sometimes you inherit things that are quite difficult to test. — Kevin, Jun 06 '13 at 22:26

How do I run unit tests in VS based on different values of a static variable?

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