Statement Testing and Statement Coverage

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 Dictionary
statement: an entity in a programming language, which is typically
the smallest indivisible unit of execution.

statement testing: a white box test design technique in which

test cases are designed to execute statements.

statement coverage: the percentage of executable statements

that have been exercised by a test suite.

executable statement: a statement which, when compiled, is

translated into object code, and which will be executed procedurally
when the program is running and may perform an action on data.

code coverage: an analysis method that determines which parts

of the software have been executed (covered) by the test suite and
which parts have not been executed, e.g. statement coverage,
decision coverage or condition coverage.
From „Standard glossary of terms used in Software Testing”

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 What is…?

Statement coverage is the assessment

of the percentage of executable
statements that have been exercised by a
test case suite.

Statement testing derives test cases to

execute specific statements, normally to
increase statement coverage.

From „Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus (version 2011)”

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 Rules

100% branch coverage implies both 100%

decision coverage and 100% statement
coverage.

From „Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus (version 2011)”

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Examples with sequential code
a = b + c
d = e * e
In order to cover all
statements, you need
1 test case.

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 Examples with IF
IF (wa)
{
ev = ghd - pkq / cds; In order to cover all
} statements, you need
1 test case.

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 Examples with IF ELSE
IF (weu)
{
i = o - f; In order to cover all
} statements, you need
ELSE 2 test cases.
{
u = gkt * k;
}

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 Examples with SWITCH
SWITCH (yc)
{
CASE 0: In order to cover all
epl = o / c; statements, you need
break; 4 test cases.
CASE 1:
p = wt * bd;
break;
CASE 2:
fbt = xg + ana - cs;
break;
DEFAULT:
qxn = q / ti;
break;
}

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 Examples with WHILE
a = 1;
WHILE (a < 5)
{ In order to cover all
b = c; statements, you need
a++; 1 test case.
}

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Examples with DO WHILE
DO{
a = a + 1
} WHILE (a <= 0) In order to cover all
statements, you need
1 test case.

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 Examples with FOR
FOR (a = 5; a > -5; a--)
{
b = c + 1; In order to cover all
} statements, you need
1 test case.

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 More examples
IF (a)
{
b = c + d; In order to cover all
} statements, you need
ELSE 2 test cases.
{
IF (e)
{
b = c - d;
}
}

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IF (a)
{
IF (f) In order to cover all
{ statements, you need
g = h - i; 2 test cases.
}
}
ELSE
{
IF (e)
{
b = c - d;
}
}

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SWITCH (a)
{
CASE 0:
IF (b) In order to cover all
{ statements, you need
c; 3 test cases.
}
break;
CASE 1:
IF (d)
{
e;
}
ELSE
{
f;
}
break;
}

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TestCompetence allows you to generate sample pseudocode to pracitse whitebox
techniques including statement coverage…

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TestCompetence allows you to generate sample pseudocode to pracitse whitebox
techniques including statement coverage…

Choose the
maximum
number of
Choose the instructions
level of per level.
nested
statements. Choose the
type of
Choose the coverage
type of from:
statement. statement,
decision,
codition,
multiple
condition,
GENERATE and modified
your exercise. condition.

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Choose the right answer.

Pseudocode

Choose
an answer.

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• Decision testing and coverage >>

• Condition testing and coverage >>

• Multiple condition testing and

coverage >>

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