Supplying test data for the attributes of object data types

Object attributes are the named variables that can be used to create and drive an object to a desired state. When you click in the test data table in any cell that contains an object, you will see a list of several definitions for the object. When you select a definition, the row representing the object expands to display the attributes of the definition that you have chosen.

To supply test data for the attributes of an object:

1. Double-click in the type column of the object you wish to define attributes for. This displays a list of the various definitions you can use to build the object. These definitions are based on:
   • The available constructors for the object

   • The properties of the object (for those objects that conform to the JavaBeans specification.)

   • The subclasses of an interface, abstract class, or superclass

   • Specialized support for particular classes or interfaces

2. Select the definition that best matches how you want to define the object. After you select the object definition, the object's attributes are added to the test data table as child elements of the object.

3. Move your cursor to any data set in the table and enter the values for the object's attributes.

   Note: There is no support in test data tables for hashmaps (java.util.HashMap).

 

Related concepts

Attributes of complex objects
Test data tables

 

Related tasks

Using a subclass to initialize and test an object
Adding elements to an array