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40 SilkPerformer Java Explorer User Guide

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ETTING UP TESTS

Adding & Updating Method Calls

Procedure To add a method to a test case:

1 Within the Loaded Components or Method Call pane, select the method

to be added and invoke it by clicking the Invoke button. The invoked

method is then automatically added to the currently selected test case. If

the method call returns a value, the Output Value Wizard will open

automatically, prompting you to store the value.

Procedure To update a method that is already included in a test case:

1 Make modifications to the input parameters of the method that is to be

updated. Updates are automatically accepted when you click outside the

Input Data tree. You must perform an Animated Run to apply changes.

Complex Input/Output Data

Java Explorer supports complex data types such as arrays and objects as both

input data and output data. The Output Value Wizard assists you in using such

data as variables.

Verification of

variables

Full support for the verification of complex return values is available. When the

return value of a method (including array elements and public fields of complex

objects) is complex, an existing variable, an array element of an existing

variable, or a public field of an existing variable can be selected to verify

against. Verification of variables also works for primitive data types.

Arrays & objects as

output data

When a method returns an array or an object as output data, you can store the

value in a variable of either local or global scope.

Procedure To store array- or object-output data as a variable:

1 Select a complex output parameter in the Output Data objects tree.

2 Click the Output Value Wizard (...) button to open the Output Value

wizard.