I found a solution of my own. I know that Andras answer is probably the most consistent with MSTEST, but I didn't feel like refactoring my code.
[TestMethod]
public void OneIsOne()
{
using (ConsoleRedirector cr = new ConsoleRedirector())
{
Assert.IsFalse(cr.ToString().Contains("New text"));
/* call some method that writes "New text" to stdout */
Assert.IsTrue(cr.ToString().Contains("New text"));
}
}
The disposable ConsoleRedirector is defined as:
internal class ConsoleRedirector : IDisposable
{
private StringWriter _consoleOutput = new StringWriter();
private TextWriter _originalConsoleOutput;
public ConsoleRedirector()
{
this._originalConsoleOutput = Console.Out;
Console.SetOut(_consoleOutput);
}
public void Dispose()
{
Console.SetOut(_originalConsoleOutput);
Console.Write(this.ToString());
this._consoleOutput.Dispose();
}
public override string ToString()
{
return this._consoleOutput.ToString();
}
}