Applet Recording
Testing Java Applet
Java Applets are making WebSites
more and more sophisticated.
Highly graphical techniques bring
more interactivity and visual
effects to your WebSite. How can
you make sure that your WebSite
lives up to its expectations?
What Is Different About Testing
My Applet?
A Java Applet creates objects
outside the scope of normal HTML.
eValid has the ability to record and
playback successfully the
interactive options of an applet and
validate the pixel count of the
applet to make sure it appears on
the screen as it is supposed to.
eValid Advanced Recording
Techniques
Using the Advanced Recording
features of eValid, one can create
tests that interact and validate Java
Applets. Advanced Recording
options are powerful tools that can
help test and validate even the
most sophisticated WebSites.
Testing From The Browser
Step 1 of 9
From the eValid
browser navigate
to the WebSite
you want to test,
by typing the URL
in the address bar.
Applets: Start Testing
Step 2 of 9
Before initiating the
record engine of eValid,
you need to program it.
This happens by simply
clicking on Settings
from the tool bar, and
select:
Settings >
Record/Play
Advanced
Preferences
Applets: Advanced Preferences
Step 3 of 9
In the
Miscellaneous
Recording
menu, select from the
many Applet Recording
options that will satisfy
your testing needs.
Applets: Record Applet Interaction
Step 4 of 9
By simply
clicking on
Start Recording
from the pulldown menu, you
start interacting
with your applet.
Applets: Validate Output
Step 5 of 9 (option 1)
Next, validate the
output from the
applet. If the text is
selectable, as in the
screenshot to the
left, you can use
Record > Validate
> Selected > Text.
Applets: Validate Output
Step 5 of 9 (option 2)
Or you can use
Record > Validate
> & Synchronize >
Screen Rectangle.
Applets: Insert Waits
Step 6 of 9
You may also wish
to edit the script
file and add Wait
1000 commands
between each
AppletMouseClick to
ensure that eValid
is completely
synchronized with
the applet.
Notes: Recording Tips and Solutions
Sometimes, depending how an
Applet or ActiveX control is
instantiated, an application
creates another layer between
itself and the browser.
Notes: Recording Tips and Solutions
To properly record the applet, it
may be necessary to enable use of
the Absolute Events options.
Notes: Absolute Events
Step 7 of 9
From the Toolbar,
click on Settings >
Record/Play
Advanced
Preferences >
Absolute Events
and choose the
Absolute Clicks
option among other
Absolute recording
options in the menu.
Access To Reports
Step 8 of 9
This report shows that you successfully
validated the Selected Text and the
Screen Rectangle.
Access To Reports
Step 9 of 9
Click View + Icon
in the Event Log to
view the same
reports in a variety
of formats: in
graphical format,
as a Spreadsheet,
a HTML Table or in
Test Editor.
Immediate results
are just a click
away.