Multi-Task Optimization-Based Test Data Generation for Mutation Testing via Relevance of Mutant Branch and Input Variable

Mutation testing is a powerful software testing technique. However, it is difficult to obtain test data for killing a large number of mutants, especially for hard-to-kill mutants. Mutant branch is formed by an original statement of a program under test and its mutated statement. The true branch of a...

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Main Authors: Xiangying Dang, Xiangjuan Yao, Dunwei Gong, Tian Tian, Baicai Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9159590/