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Expand Up @@ -97,7 +97,25 @@ Optional exercise: You can add a new pet type, such as a `Bird`, by extending th

The `NewTypes` project is in place, and you've organized it by keeping the pets-related types in a folder. Next, create your test project and start writing tests with the [xUnit](https://xunit.github.io/) test framework. Unit testing allows you to automatically check the behavior of your pet types to confirm that they're operating properly.

Navigate back to the *src* folder and create a *test* folder with a *NewTypesTests* folder within it. At a command prompt from the *NewTypesTests* folder, execute `dotnet new xunit`. This produces two files: *NewTypesTests.csproj* and *UnitTest1.cs*.
Navigate back to the *root* folder and create a *test* folder with a *NewTypesTests* folder within it.
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Navigate back to the *root* folder and create a *test* folder with a *NewTypesTests* folder within it.
Navigate back to the *NewTypes* folder and create a *test* folder with a *NewTypesTests* folder within it.


The following shows the updated project structure:

```
/NewTypes
|__/src
|__/NewTypes
|__/Pets
|__Dog.cs
|__Cat.cs
|__IPet.cs
|__Program.cs
|__NewTypes.csproj
|__/test
|__NewTypesTests
```

At a command prompt from the *NewTypesTests* folder, execute `dotnet new xunit`. This produces two files: *NewTypesTests.csproj* and *UnitTest1.cs*.

The test project cannot currently test the types in `NewTypes` and requires a project reference to the `NewTypes` project. To add a project reference, use the [`dotnet add reference`](../tools/dotnet-add-reference.md) command:

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