C++ use Assert::AreEqual string and string

Question

I use the Microsoft Unit Testing for C++, but when I use Assert::AreEqual comparing string and the string contains Chinese words. The Test Explorer display unrecognizable characters.

using namespace Microsoft::VisualStudio::CppUnitTestFramework;
namespace tests
{
 using std::string,std::wstring;
 TEST_CLASS(Test)
 {
 public:
 TEST_METHOD(test)
 {
 Assert::AreEqual("测试", "测试1");
 }
 };
}

unrecognizable characters

If I should use converter to change the string or char* to wstring or wcahr_t*?

using namespace Microsoft::VisualStudio::CppUnitTestFramework;
namespace tests
{
 using std::string,std::wstring;
 TEST_CLASS(Test)
 {
 public:
 TEST_METHOD(test)
 {
 Assert::AreEqual(L"测试", L"测试1");
 }
 };
}

recognizable characters

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

It fails to display the correct character set but does not affect the results.

For displaying Chinese, you need to use wide characters.

• haijia: That said, normally I don't need to change my original working code, and if I want to display it properly in my tests, is it better to convert to wide characters or wait for Microsoft to improve this detail someday?
• BRZ owner: You can submit a report to Visual Studio Developer Community. But currently it is better to use wide characters.