Enter or Provide Objects information (Properties and values of the object) directly into statements is called descriptive programming.Advantages of Descriptive Programming:
-> Tests based on Descriptive Programming are faster in execution than Object Repository based Tests.
-> We can start Test design process even though Application is not ready.
-> Using Descriptive programming we can handle multiple instants of Application.
-> Using Descriptive programming we can handle duplicate objects.
-> Descriptive Programming is portable (we can run on different machines easily)
-> Maintenance is easy (Less amount of Resources)Test Execution Process:
Object Repository based Test Versus Descriptive ProgrammingObject Repository based Test:
During Test Execution, UFT reads statements one by one and gets objects information from Object Repository, based on that information performs operations on AUT.Descriptive Programming:
During Test Execution, UFT reads statements one by one, Objects information also available in the statements, based on that information performs operations directly on AUT.
Note: Test object statements vary from Descriptive Programming to Object Repository based Test, remaining all statements are same.Object Repository based Test Versus Descriptive Programming in case of Test Object Statements:
a) Single Test Object statement
OR based:
Syntax:
TestObject("Name of the Object").Method or Operation
Example:
Dialog("Login").Activate
Browser("Google").Close
DP:
Syntax:
TestObject("PropertyName:=PropertyValue").Method or Operation
Or
TestObject("Property1Name:=Property1Value", "Property2Name:=Property2Value").Method or Operation
Example:
Dialog("text:=Login").Activate
Or
Dialog("text:=Login", "width:=320","height:=204").Activate
Browser("CreationTime:=0").close
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Dynamic Programming- Create description objects and generate statements using description objects.
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Three steps in Dynamic Programming:
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i) Create Description objects
Syntax:
Set Variable = Description.Create
Example:
Set Login = Description.Create
---------------------------------------ii) Enter one or more properties
Syntax:
Description Object("Property1 name").Value = Property1 value
Description Object("Property2 name").Value = Property2 value
Example:
Login("text").Value = "Login"
Login("width").Value = 320
Login("enabled").Value = True
-----------------------------------------------iii) Generate statements using Description Objects
Synatx:
TestObject(descriptionObject).Method / Operation
Ex:
Dialog(Login).Activate
-------------------------------------------------------Example:
'Create Description Objects
Set Login = Description.Create
Set Agent = Description.Create
Set Pwd = Description.Create
Set Ok = Description.Create'Enter Properties Information
Login("text").Value ="Login"
Login("width").Value = 320
Login("height").Value = 204
Login("enabled").Value = True
Agent("attached text").value ="Agent Name:"
Agent("window id").value = 3001
Agent("x").value = 20
Pwd("attached text").value ="Password:"
Pwd("window id").value = 2000
Pwd("y").value = 123
Ok("text").Value="OK"
Ok("width").Value= 60
'Generate Statements using Description Objects
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\HP\Unified Functional Testing\samples\flight\app\flight4a.exe"
Dialog(Login).Activate
Dialog(Login).WinEdit(Agent).Set "abcd"
Dialog(Login).WinEdit(Pwd).SetSecure "53868ff62bf9c6a003e6a222cde99074e0bd01d7"
Dialog(Login).WinButton(OK).Click
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ExecuteFile "Objects.vbs"
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\HP\Unified Functional Testing\samples\flight\app\flight4a.exe"
Dialog(Login).Activate
Dialog(Login).WinEdit(Agent).Set "abcd"
Dialog(Login).WinEdit(Pwd).SetSecure "53868ff62bf9c6a003e6a222cde99074e0bd01d7"
Dialog(Login).WinButton(OK).Click
