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Testing and Troubleshooting 1.3
Figure 1.19 Splitting the Source Code Editor
Such improvements apply to all programming languages used by Eclipse. Because
ABAP is now a member of that happy family, you can take advantage of such
improvements the instant they come out without waiting for an upgrade of your
backend system.
1.3 Testing and Troubleshooting
All throughout this book, you will see a recurring theme: new ABAP tools allow
you to better test your programs, debug them, and analyze what went horribly
wrong. This section examines each of these three areas in turn and discusses what
ABAP in Eclipse brings to the table.
1.3.1 Unit Testing Code Coverage
In Chapter 3, you will learn about unit testing in ABAP and test-driven development
as a philosophy in some detail. Rather than getting ahead of things and discussing
why unit tests are a good thing (t hey are; they are the best thing in the
world), this section will instead talk about how ABAP in Eclipse confronts two of
the main problems with writing unit tests.
Problem 1: Creating Test Methods is Difficult
As you’ll see, in SE80 there is a wiza rd to create test methods from your real
methods. However, that’s the wrong wa y around—you want to create the test
methods first.
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