{"title":"Using genetic algorithms for test case generation in path testing","authors":"Jin-Cherng Lin, Pu-Lin Yeh","doi":"10.1109/ATS.2000.893632","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Generic algorithms are inspired by Darwin's survival of the fittest theory. This paper discusses a genetic algorithm that can automatically generate test cases to test a selected path. This algorithm takes a selected path as a target and executes sequences of operators iteratively for test cases to evolve. The evolved test case can lead the program execution to achieve the target path. A fitness function named SIMILARITY is defined to determine which test case should survive if the final test case has not been found.","PeriodicalId":403864,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Ninth Asian Test Symposium","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"55","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings of the Ninth Asian Test Symposium","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ATS.2000.893632","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Generic algorithms are inspired by Darwin's survival of the fittest theory. This paper discusses a genetic algorithm that can automatically generate test cases to test a selected path. This algorithm takes a selected path as a target and executes sequences of operators iteratively for test cases to evolve. The evolved test case can lead the program execution to achieve the target path. A fitness function named SIMILARITY is defined to determine which test case should survive if the final test case has not been found.