Testing Java Swing/AWT applications with QF-Test

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With QF-Test you can test any Java Swing and AWT applications.

• Java Swing
• AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit)
• Applets
• WebStart
• Netbeans Platform
• ULC (UltraLightClient)
• JIDE Common Layer components
• RIA (Rich Internet Application)
• Spring Rich Client Project
• Integrated browser components like JxBrowser
• WebSwing
• Combinations with JavaFX
• Load tests on local and remote machines
  Testing Java Swing/AWT applications with QF-Test

  QF-Test supports automated JavaFX UI testing ✓ Hybrid applications ✓ Deep API access included ➤ Start testing efficiently now!

What is QF-Test particularly good at when testing Java Swing/AWT?

Testing of Swing applications in all forms and combinations

• QF-Test supports Java Swing since its release in 1999 and really knows all the challenges and pitfalls
• All technology combinations (JavaFX, WebStart, Embeded Browser, WebSwing)
• Robust test execution through “soft events” independent of system events

Full support of complex structures

• High test stability due to clean event synchronization
• Intelligent component recognition on hierarchy level, independent of geometric arrangements

Tests on all platforms

With QF-Test Java Swing/AWT applications can be tested cross-platform on:

• Windows
• Linux
• macOS

Access to the entire Java Swing API

The following scripting languages allow full access to objects of the Java Swing application under test:

• Jython
• Groovy
• JavaScript

Java Swing – quo vadis Oracle?

• Oracle will continue to develop Swing as the core of Java SE technology across all supported releases.
• The Java Swing UI toolkit is and will remain part of Java SE 8, which will be supported at least until December 2030.
• It is also included as the Java Swing module java.desktop.jmod in Java 11, which Oracle will support until September 2026.

Do you also want to test your Java Swing application?

Then use QF-Test for quality assurance of your Java Swing software!

Just contact us via phone + 49 8171 38648-10 or via service@qftest.com that we can make an appointment for a demo webinar with one of our experienced experts.

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• jaxenter 20 examples of real world JavaFX applications (German)
• IT service provider DVZ recommends QF-Test for Java Swing application after evaluation compared to Tosca

Automated Desktop Application Testing with QF-Test

QF-Test enables professional and efficient automation of desktop application testing. Both Java-based and classic Windows applications can be tested easily, resulting in robust, low-maintenance test cases. With its intuitive interface, flexible script integration, and broad UI support, QF-Test is an ideal solution for quality assurance within your software project.

Desktop Application Testing

Benefits for QA engineers

How does QF-Test support testers in doint test automation? Intuitive usability & clear structure, efficient test creation, maintenance & debugging.

Benefits for software developers

API access, Java, Groovy, Jython & JavaScript, unit integration, modularization of extensive tests, abstraction of complex UI components.

Benefits for decision-makers

Fast ROI, faster in the market, low maintenance effort, established for 20 years, daily monitoring, better quality.