Is selenium automation tool supports flex applications?

Question

I want to know that is Selenium automation tool supports flex application? Currently i have some flex application that need to be automated. If not can you suggest any other free automation tool that supports flex?

Regards, Nilesh

Answer 1

Yes, We can automate flex application in selenium web driver, For this we need to follow these steps:

1. you have to download selenium flex api .

2. you will get a SeleniumFlexAPI.swc file here.

   a. you need to put this file in your flex application.

   b.you need to add lib path in flex compiler like this and compile the code

    -include-libraries "libs\\SeleniumFlexAPI.swc"

See this link for more explanation.

best way to automate Flex With selenium web driver

For reference of example code see

Answer 2

yes.

FlexUISelenium is an extension to the Selenium RC client driver that enables the Selenium RC client drivers to interact (and test) the Flex UI components and methods of the Flex application.

FlexMonkey- open source Paid tools like RIATest,Silktest, SeleniumFlex