2. Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20122 Flash Testing with Selenium By Dilhan Jayakody

3. Content Why Flash became very popular? Why is it Challenging for Automation? Prerequisites for Automating Flash Content Flash Selenium API for Selenium RC Test YouTube… Summary Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20123

4. Why Flash became very popular? It is browser independent Allows you to make your site more interactive Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20124

5. Why is it Challenging for Automation? There are two main issues that needs to be addressed while automating web applications: Need to 'get' certain properties of the object and compare it against your benchmarks. Performing actions on an object or 'set' certain values. But Selenium cannot read or record any actions on flash objects. Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20125

6. Prerequisites for Automating Flash Content Have access to the Application Code Install Adobe Flash Builder to see the developer code (download : www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flash_builder)www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flash_builder Include Flash Selenium API to your test code (download : http://code.google.com/p/flash-selenium/downloads/list)http://code.google.com/p/flash-selenium/downloads/list Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20126

7. Flash Selenium API for Selenium RC It is an extension to the Selenium RC client driver that enables the Selenium RC client test drivers to call ActionScript methods of the Flash application. Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20127

8. Test YouTube… Using Flash Selenium API with Selenium RC Using WebDriver Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20128

9. Summary Automating Flash Content with Selenium is Possible. Limitation is the need to have access to the developer code. Flash Testing with Selenium l 17/10/20129

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