Path Testing in Software Testing

Path Testing

• Path Testing is the name given to a family of test techniques based on judiciously selecting a set of test paths through the program
• If the set of paths is properly chosen, then we have achieved some measure of test thoroughness

Example: Picking enough paths to assure that every source statement has been executed at least once

• Among all the structural test techniques, the oldest techniques are path testing techniques
• Path testing is most applicable to new software for unit testing
• It requires complete knowledge of the program structure
• It is most often used by programmers to unit test their own code
• The effectiveness of the path testing rapidly decreases when the size of the software which is under test increases

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Hi, My name is Venugopala Chary and I'm Currently working as Associate Professor in Reputed Engineerng College, Hyderabad. I have B.Tech and M.tech in regular from JNTU Hyderabad. I have 11 Years of Teaching Experience for both B.Tech and M.Tech Courses.