Called by the testing framework to initialize the internal objects and data for a custom diagnostic data adapter.
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.ExecutionCommon (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.ExecutionCommon.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustOverride Sub Initialize ( _
    configurationElement As XmlElement, _
    events As DataCollectionEvents, _
    dataSink As DataCollectionSink, _
    logger As DataCollectionLogger, _
    environmentContext As DataCollectionEnvironmentContext _
)
public abstract void Initialize(
    XmlElement configurationElement,
    DataCollectionEvents events,
    DataCollectionSink dataSink,
    DataCollectionLogger logger,
    DataCollectionEnvironmentContext environmentContext
)
public:
virtual void Initialize(
    XmlElement^ configurationElement, 
    DataCollectionEvents^ events, 
    DataCollectionSink^ dataSink, 
    DataCollectionLogger^ logger, 
    DataCollectionEnvironmentContext^ environmentContext
) abstract
abstract Initialize : 
        configurationElement:XmlElement * 
        events:DataCollectionEvents * 
        dataSink:DataCollectionSink * 
        logger:DataCollectionLogger * 
        environmentContext:DataCollectionEnvironmentContext -> unit
public abstract function Initialize(
    configurationElement : XmlElement, 
    events : DataCollectionEvents, 
    dataSink : DataCollectionSink, 
    logger : DataCollectionLogger, 
    environmentContext : DataCollectionEnvironmentContext
)
Parameters
- configurationElement 
 Type: XmlElement- An XmlElement that has test configuration data. 
- events 
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution.DataCollectionEvents- A DataCollectionEvents object that has the events for which your custom diagnostic data adapter can register. 
- dataSink 
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution.DataCollectionSink- A DataCollectionSink object that your custom diagnostic data adapter can use to save files and data. 
- logger 
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution.DataCollectionLogger- A DataCollectionLogger object that your custom diagnostic data adapter can use to log information during a test. 
- environmentContext 
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Execution.DataCollectionEnvironmentContext- A DataCollectionEnvironmentContext that has information about the context of the current test. 
Remarks
When you create a custom diagnostic data adapter, you must implement this Initialize method, where you will register the events that you want to use.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.