.NET support

IBM® Rational® Functional Tester supports recording and playing back user applications that are built with the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 4.5.1. You can also test Microsoft Windows 32-bit applications that contain .NET controls.

Testing .NET 3.0 and 3.5 applications: Supported controls

Rational® Functional Tester supports testing .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5 applications that contain these Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls:
  • Layout:
    • BulletDecorator
    • Canvas
    • DockPanel
    • Expander
    • Grid
    • GridSplitter
    • GroupBox
    • Panel
    • ScrollBar
    • ScrollViewer
    • StackPanel
    • Thumb
    • ViewBox
    • Window
  • Buttons
    • Button
    • RepeatButton
  • Menus
    • ContextMenu
    • Menu
    • ToolBar
  • Selection
    • CheckBox
    • ComboBox
    • ListBox
    • ListView
    • TreeView
    • RadioButton
    • Slider
  • Navigation
    • NavigationWindow
    • TabControl
  • User Information
    • Label
    • PopUp
    • ProgressBar
    • StatusBar
    • TextBlock
  • Documents
    • DocumentViewer
    • FlowDocumentPageViewer
    • FlowDocumentScrollViewer
  • Input
    • TextBox
    • RichTextBox
    • PasswordBox
  • Media
    • Image
  • Digital Ink
    • InkCanvas

Testing .NET 4.0 applications: Supported controls

In addition to the supported controls for .NET 3.0 and 3.5 applications, Rational® Functional Tester supports testing .NET 4.0 applications that contain these Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls:
  • Data display
    • DataGrid
  • Date display and selection
    • Calendar
    • DatePicker

Testing .NET 4.5 applications: Supported controls

In addition to the supported controls for .NET 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 applications, Rational® Functional Tester supports testing .NET 4.5 applications that contain these Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls:
Note: Recording actions on the drop-down list of a RibbonFilterMenu is not supported.
  • Ribbon controls provided by the System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon namespace:
    • System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.RibbonApplicationMenu
    • System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.RibbonApplicationMenuItem
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonApplicationSplitMenuItem
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonButton
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonCheckBox
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonComboBox
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonContextMenu
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonMenuButton
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonMenuItem
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonQuickAccessToolBar
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonRadioButton
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonSplitButton
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonSplitMenuItem
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonTab
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonTabHeader
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonTextBox
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonToggleButton
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonToolTip
    • System.Windows.Controls.RibbonWindow

Rational® Functional Tester supports testing .NET 4.0 and 4.5 applications hosting side by side CLRs.

Testing .NET 4.5.1 applications

The Microsoft .NET 4.5.1 Framework does not offer any new UI controls. However, Rational® Functional Tester continues to support all the controls (listed as supported so far) contained in the .NET 4.5.1 applications.