HTML support

IBM® Rational® Functional Tester supports testing HTML applications that are loaded in a browser.
Rational Functional Tester supports testing HTML applications that are loaded in these browsers:
Note: For information on the versions of Java that you must have to support testing of Java that is used in applets, see the related topic about Java support.

The following table lists the browsers that run on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Browser Windows Linux
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Yes Yes (see the note.)
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 6.0 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 7.0 Yes Yes
Mozilla Firefox 8.0 Yes Yes
Microsoft Internet Explorer Yes  
Note: For specific information on the browser versions and the associated JREs that are supported, see the technical document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=953&uid=swg27019698

Rational Functional Tester supports testing of Microsoft HTML Applications (MSHTA). Before you can test a Microsoft HTA application, you must configure it by using the Application Configuration tool to start the mshta.exe file as the executable file. For more information, see the related topic about "Tips and Tricks for Testing HTML Applications" and "Configuring Applications for Testing."

When you record a script, Rational Functional Tester creates a test object map for the application under test. The test object map contains descriptions of all test objects to which the script refers. The test object maps that Rational Functional Tester creates for HTML applications are often more hierarchical than those created for Java applications. The top level of the test object map is a browser and the HTML application is inside the browser. For more information, see the example of a test object map that is created for a HTML application.

Two versions of the deleteCookies method are available. One method deletes all cookies for the current profile or user; the other method deletes cookies on a specific page or domain for the current profile or user. For information, see the Rational Functional Tester API Reference, in the com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces package, under IBrowserObject.


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