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+<h3>DataPointProviders (NUnit 2.5)</h3>
+
+<h4>Purpose</h4>
+<p>DataPointProviders are used to supply data for an individual parameter
+of a parameterized test method.
+
+<h4>Extension Point</h4>
+<p>Addins use the host to access this extension point by name:
+
+<pre>
+ IExtensionPoint listeners = host.GetExtensionPoint( "DataPointProviders" );</pre>
+
+<h4>Interface</h4>
+<p>The extension object passed to Install must implement either the
+ <b>IDataPointProvider</b> or the <b>IDataPointProvider2</b> interface:
+
+<pre>
+ public interface IDataPointProvider
+ {
+ bool HasDataFor( ParameterInfo parameter );
+ IEnumerable GetDataFor( ParameterInfo parameter );
+ }
+
+ public interface IDataPointProvider2 : IDatapointProvider
+ {
+ bool HasDataFor( ParameterInfo parameter, Test parentSuite );
+ IEnumerable GetDataFor( ParameterInfo parameter, Test parentSuite );
+ }
+</pre>
+
+<p>NUnit will call <b>IDataPointProvider2</b> if it is available. Otherwise
+ <b>IDataPointProvider</b> will be used.
+
+<p>The <b>HasDataFor</b> method should return true if the provider is able to
+ supply data for the specified parameter. If a provider only wants to be used
+ on certain types of tests, it can examine the supplied ParameterInfo and
+ its associated MethodInfo and Type and/or the parent test suite.
+
+<p>The <b>GetDataFor</b> method should return a list of individual values to
+ use for the supplied parameter in running the test.
+
+<h4>Notes:</h4>
+
+<ol>
+<li>Most providers will delegate one of the interface implementations
+ to the other if they implement both.
+<li>DataPointProviders that use data from the fixture class should use
+ <b>IDataPointProvider2</b> interface so that they are able to access any
+ arguments supplied for constructing the fixture object.
+<li>Providers that acquire data from outside the fixture will usually
+ be able to work with <b>IDataPointProvider</b> alone.
+<li>The <b>IDataPointProvider2</b> interface was added in the NUnit 2.5.1 release.
+</ol>
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