Open AccessInvestigation into the effectiveness of white‐box T‐way testing
Author(s) -
Dutta Arpita,
Patel Anwesha,
Mall Rajib
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet software
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1751-8814
pISSN - 1751-8806
DOI - 10.1049/iet-sen.2018.5309
Subject(s) - white box testing , black box testing , orthogonal array testing , manual testing , non regression testing , white box , test strategy , computer science , test suite , predicate (mathematical logic) , reliability engineering , keyword driven testing , integration testing , software performance testing , random testing , regression testing , context (archaeology) , risk based testing , test management approach , test case , machine learning , programming language , engineering , software , paleontology , software construction , regression analysis , software system , biology
An unduly large number of test cases are required for effective testing of programmes containing complex decision statements. In this context, modified condition/decision coverage (MC/DC) testing has been acknowledged to provide effective testing using a test suite whose size is linear in the number of the clauses present in a predicate. MC/DC testing is well‐accepted and is mandated by several testing standards. T‐way testing is another prominent testing technique that helps to limit the combinatorial explosion of black‐box test cases. Its application to white‐box testing promises to provide effective testing with a comparatively small number of test cases. The authors empirically investigate the effectiveness of MC/DC testing vis‐à‐vis white‐box pairwise, 3‐way and 4‐way testing.