Setting Up Tests

This section explains how to set up and customize your tests with .NET Explorer. Topics include an introduction to GUI elements, customization of input parameters, definition of output value verifications, and generation of random variables. The section concludes with an explanation of how to use .NET Explorer to test .NET Remoting.

Customizing Input Parameters
Explains how to customize method parameters using the Input Value Wizard.
Storing Output Values in Variables
Defining Global Variables
Explains how to create a global variable to be used as an input parameter. Also explains how to initialize parameters from a data file.
Defining Output Value Verifications
Explains that once you have stored an output parameter value in a variable you can specify a verification rule for the variable.
Adding Method Calls
Explains how to invoke a method and add it to the currently selected test case.
Updating Method Calls
Explains how to update a method that has already been added to a test case.
Complex Input/Output Data
Explains that .NET Explorer supports complex data types such as arrays and objects as both input data and output data.
Testing .NET Remoting
Explains that .NET Explorer supports both Client Activated Objects (CAO) remote objects and Server Activated Objects (SAO) remote objects.
Negative Testing
Explains that negative testing is testing in which test methods are designed to throw exceptions. Such methods are only considered successfully executed when the anticipated exception type is thrown.

Parent topic: .NET Explorer Help