docs: fix incorrect OR operator syntax in test-filters documentation #4582
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Summary
The documentation showed an invalid OR operator syntax that causes errors with Microsoft.Testing.Platform's TreeNodeFilter.
Invalid syntax (old):
This throws:
A filter '/.*/.*/Class1/.*' should not contain a '/' characterValid syntax (new):
Root Cause
Microsoft.Testing.Platform's TreeNodeFilter validates that expressions being combined with operators (
|,&) cannot contain the/path separator character. OR operations must occur within a single path segment, not across full paths.From the TreeNodeFilter source:
Test plan
dotnet run -- --treenode-filter "/*/*/(Class1)|(Class2)/*"