Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns

Index

Symbols

. (dot) character, regular expressions, 84

/ (slash) character, regular expressions, 84

$ (dollar sign), regular expressions, 84

A

AAA (arrange, act, and assert) test structure, 48, 66

Abstract Factory pattern

overview of, 156–159

testing data-driven execution, 33

Acceptance tests, 9, 41, 200

Access levels

adjusting visibility by changing, 109–111

adjusting visibility by packaging tests, 105–107

designating with test-only interfaces, 111–112

using reflection to coerce access, 114–115, 126

AccessibleObject class, 115

Agile development

Automated Testing Triangle, 9

overview of, 5–6

Alternate path tests, 29–31

Annotations

simplifying error condition tests with, 131

in test naming conventions, 49–50

Anonymous entities, difficult to ...