The Classic Agent and the Open Agent differ slightly in the types of classes that they support. These differences are important if you want to manually script your test cases. Or, if you are testing a single test environment with both the Classic Agent and the Open Agent. Otherwise, the Open Agent provides the majority of the same record capabilities as the Classic Agent and the same replay capabilities.
Both Agents support testing Windows API-based client/server applications. The Open Agent classes, functions, and properties differ slightly from those supported on the Classic Agent for Windows API-based client/server applications.
| Classic Agent | Open Agent |
|---|---|
| AnyWin | AnyWin |
| AgentClass (Agent) | AgentClass (Agent) |
| CheckBox | CheckBox |
| ChildWin | <no corresponding class> |
| ClipboardClass (Clipboard) | ClipboardClass (Clipboard) |
| ComboBox | ComboBox |
| Control | Control |
| CursorClass (Cursor) | CursorClass (Cursor) |
| CustomWin | CustomWin |
| DefinedWin | <no corresponding class> |
| DesktopWin (Desktop) | DesktopWin (Desktop) |
| DialogBox | DialogBox |
| DynamicText | <no corresponding class> |
| Header | HeaderEx |
| ListBox | ListBox |
| ListView | ListViewEx |
| MainWin | MainWin |
| Menu | Menu |
| MenuItem | MenuItem |
| MessageBoxClass | <no corresponding class> |
| MoveableWin | MoveableWin |
| PageList | PageList |
| PopupList | ComboBox |
| PopupMenu | <no corresponding class> |
| PopupStart | <no corresponding class> |
| PopupSelect | <no corresponding class> |
| PushButton | PushButton |
| RadioButton |
Note: Items in Radiolists are recognized as RadioButtons on the CA. OA only identifies all of those buttons as RadioList.
|
| RadioList | RadioList |
| Scale | Scale |
| ScrollBar | ScrollBar, VerticalScrollBar, HorizontalScrollBar |
| StaticText | StaticText |
| StatusBar | StatusBar |
| SysMenu | <no corresponding class> |
| Table | TableEx |
| TaskbarWin (Taskbar) | <no corresponding class> |
| TextField | TextField |
| ToolBar |
ToolBar Additionally: PushToolItem, CheckBoxToolItem |
| TreeView, TreeViewEx | TreeView |
| UpDown | UpDownEx |
The following core classes are supported on the Open Agent only:
Both Agents support testing Web-based applications. The Open Agent classes, functions, and properties differ slightly from those supported on the Classic Agent for Windows API-based client/server applications.
| Classic Agent | Open Agent |
|---|---|
| Browser | BrowserApplication |
| BrowserChild | BrowserWindow |
| HtmlCheckBox | DomCheckBox |
| HtmlColumn | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlComboBox | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlForm | DomForm |
| HtmlHeading | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlHidden | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlImage | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlLink | DomLink |
| HtmlList | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlListBox | DomListBox |
| HtmlMarquee | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlMeta | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlPopupList | DomListBox |
| HtmlPushButton | DomButton |
| HtmlRadioButton | DomRadioButton |
| HtmlRadioList | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlTable | DomTable |
| HtmlText | <no corresponding class> |
| HtmlTextField | DomTextField |
| XmlNode | <no corresponding class> |
| Xul* Controls | <no corresponding class> |
Both Agents support testing Java AWT/Swing applications. The Open Agent classes, functions, and properties differ slightly from those supported on the Classic Agent for Windows API-based client/server applications.
| Classic Agent | Open Agent |
|---|---|
| JavaApplet | AppletContainer |
| JavaDialogBox | AWTDialog, JDialog |
| JavaMainWin | AWTFrame, JFrame |
| JavaAwtCheckBox | AWTCheckBox |
| JavaAwtListBox | AWTList |
| JavaAwtPopupList | AWTChoice |
| JavaAwtPopupMenu | <no corresponding class> |
| JavaAwtPushButton | AWTPushButton |
| JavaAwtRadioButton | AWTRadioButton |
| JavaAwtRadioList | <no corresponding class> |
| JavaAwtScrollBar | AWTScrollBar |
| JavaAwtStaticText | AWTLabel |
| JavaAwtTextField | AWTTextField, AWTTextArea |
| JavaJFCCheckBox | JCheckBox |
| JavaJFCCheckBoxMenuItem | JCheckBoxMenuItem |
| JavaJFCChildWin | <no corresponding class> |
| JavaJFCComboBox | JComboBox |
| JavaJFCImage | <no corresponding class> |
| JavaJFCListBox | JList |
| JavaJFCMenu | JMenu |
| JavaJFCMenuItem | JMenuItem |
| JavaJFCPageList | JTabbedPane |
| JavaJFCPopupList | JList |
| JavaJFCPopupMenu | JPopupMenu |
| JavaJFCProgressBar | JProgressBar |
| JavaJFCPushButton | JButton |
| JavaJFCRadioButton | JRadioButton |
| JavaJFCRadioButtonMenuItem | JRadioButtonMenuItem |
| JavaJFCRadioList | <no corresponding class> |
| JavaJFCScale | JSlider |
| JavaJFCScrollBar | JScrollBar, JHorizontalScrollBar, JVerticalScrollBar |
| JavaJFCSeparator | JComponent |
| JavaJFCStaticText | JLabel |
| JavaJFCTable | JTable |
| JavaJFCTextField | JTextField, JTextArea |
| JavaJFCToggleButton | JToggleButton |
| JavaJFCToolBar | JToolBar |
| JavaJFCTreeView | JTree |
| JavaJFCUpDown | JSpinner |
Only the Open Agent supports testing Java SWT/RCP-based applications. For a list of the classes, see Supported SWT Widgets for the Open Agent.