Silverlight Application Support

Microsoft Silverlight (Silverlight) is an application framework for writing and running rich internet applications, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for most web browsers.

Silk Test Workbench provides built-in support for testing Silverlight applications. Silk Test Workbench supports Silverlight applications that run in a browser as well as out-of-browser and can record and play back controls in .NET version 3.5 or later.

The following applications, that are based on Silverlight, are supported:

Silverlight applications that run in Internet Explorer.
Out-of-Browser Silverlight applications.

For information about new features, supported platforms, and tested versions, refer to the Release Notes.

Supported Controls

Silk Test Workbench includes record and replay support for Silverlight controls.

For a complete list of the controls available for Silverlight testing, see the Silverlight Class Reference.

Note: With Silk Test 14.0 or later, Silk Test Workbench recognizes only Silverlight controls that are available for interaction and visible on the screen. This change might change the behavior of tests that were recorded with a Silk Test version prior to Silk Test 14.0. To run such tests with Silk Test 14.0 or later, remove all invisible or not yet available Silverlight controls from the tests.

Prerequisites

The support for testing Silverlight applications in Microsoft Windows XP requires the installation of Service Pack 3 and the Update for Windows XP with the Microsoft User Interface Automation that is provided in Windows 7. You can download the update from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13821.

Note: The Microsoft User Interface Automation needs to be installed for the Silverlight support. If you are using a Windows operating system and the Silverlight support does not work, you can install the update with the Microsoft User Interface Automation, which is appropriate for your operating system, from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971513.