Code Coverage
Code coverage is a software testing metric also termed as Code Coverage Testing which helps in determining how much code of the source is tested which helps in accessing the quality of the test suite and analyzing how comprehensively a software is verified. Actually in simple code coverage refers to the degree to which the source code of the software code has been tested. This Code Coverage is considered as one of the forms of white box testing.
As we know at last of the development each client wants a quality software product as well and the developer team is also responsible for delivering a quality software product to the customer/client. Where this quality refers to the product’s performance, functionalities, behavior, correctness, reliability, effectiveness, security, and maintainability. Where Code Coverage metric helps in determining the performance and quality aspects of any software. The formula to calculate code coverage is
Code Coverage = (Number of lines of code executed)/(Total Number of lines of code in a system component) * 100
Code Coverage Testing in Software Testing
Prerequisite: Software Testing
Every Software Developer follows the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the development of any software application. Testing is one of the important phases that is performed to check whether the developed software application is fulfilling the requirements or not. Different types of software testing are there which are performed based on various metrics/testing parameters.