Setup Callbacks With REF And OUT Parameters

By using Telerik® JustMock you can mock methods that take out or ref parameters.

In the following examples, we will use the following sample code to test:

public interface IFoo 
{ 
    bool Execute(string arg1, out string arg2); 
    void Execute(ref string arg1); 
}   

Expect Out Arguments

Let's arrange that an out argument should have a particular value.

// Arrange 
var iFoo = Mock.Create<IFoo>(); 
 
string expected = "pong"; 
Mock.Arrange(() => iFoo.Execute("ping", out expected)).Returns(true); 
 
// Act 
string actual; 
bool called = false; 
called = iFoo.Execute("ping", out actual); 
 
// Assert 
Assert.IsTrue(called); 
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);   

In the arrange statement we use the out keyword and pass the already initialized variable. Thus, we arrange that a call to the Execute method, passing "ping" as first argument, should set the out argument to "pong".

Assert Ref Arguments

We use the same technique as in the out argument example to set a value for the ref argument.

// Arrange 
var iFoo = Mock.Create<IFoo>(); 
 
string expected = "foo"; 
Mock.Arrange(() => iFoo.Execute(ref expected)).DoNothing(); 
 
// Act 
string actual = string.Empty; 
iFoo.Execute(ref actual); 
 
// Assert 
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);   

In the arrange statement we use the ref keyword and pass the already initialized variable. Thus, we arrange that a call to the Execute method should set the ref argument to "foo".