One of the most powerful features QuickTest Professional (QTP) provides is the ability to override methods of object classes with custom functions tailored to serve specific purposes. For example, the WebEdit.Set method might be expanded to first check if a popup message is open before or after (or both) the set operation took place. This …

Inheritance is a common way of extending and reusing the functionality of a class. Delegation is a more general way to extend a classes behavior. Delegation extends a class by using other classes functions, subroutines and properties rather than inheriting them. Inheritance is inappropriate for many situations in which delegation works well.
For example, inheritance is useful for capturing a “is-a-kind-of” relationships because of their very static nature. However, “is-a-role-played-by” relationships are akward to model with inheritance. With delegation you get instances of classes that can play multiple roles.

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In a previous article we have seen how to decrypt an encrypted password. In this brief post we shall see how to block such possibility to ensure passwords are secure within the scope of automation.

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This article describes a powerful technique that exploits Object Oriented Design Patterns, QTP descriptive programming (DP) and the Dictionary object to pack together GUI objects with their corresponding business oriented functions. The article includes a valuable bonus: a highly effective tip that enables to exit a test smoothly, preventing QTP from getting stuck when it fails to identify GUI objects during runtime.

  Abstract This article describes a powerful technique that exploits my previously outlined innovation – Function Pointers in VB Script – to build a generic mechanism having the capacity of executing components repeatedly: the generic iterator.   Introduction Executing processes repeatedly is a common theme in software development, one that is at the core of …

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This article complements the previous post on Using a Test Object Custom Property, in which we discussed the possibility given by QTP to add a custom TOProperty through its Object Identification dialog. Such a property may be used to improve the tool’s capacity to identify Test Objects of particular classes, after implementing its population with data by the AUT’s development team. [...] Sometimes, however, we may find it handy to use custom properties just during the runtime session.

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Function pointers are used in C and C++ to enable callbacks and as a result, more generic and parsimonious coding. This article shows how to implement function pointers in VB Script using the Scripting.Dictionary object and the Command Wrapper design pattern. It is also shown how to implement “constructor” functions, callbacks and event handlers.