diff --git a/framework/tests/helper/.101.setmember.onelevel.et b/framework/tests/helper/.101.setmember.onelevel.et
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b184f35fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/tests/helper/.101.setmember.onelevel.et
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+value1.1
+value2
+3
+Array
+(
+    [0] => 1
+    [1] => 2
+    [2] => 3
+)
+stdClass Object
+(
+    [key1] => value2.1
+)
diff --git a/framework/tests/helper/.110.setmember.multilevel.et b/framework/tests/helper/.110.setmember.multilevel.et
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc89088126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/tests/helper/.110.setmember.multilevel.et
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Mary
+20
+us
diff --git a/framework/tests/helper/101.setmember.onelevel.php b/framework/tests/helper/101.setmember.onelevel.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cb7a794639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/tests/helper/101.setmember.onelevel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+<<<TC
+title: testing the setMember method.
+TC;
+
+/* Include the helper class. */
+include '../../helper.class.php';
+
+/* Create two objects named obj and obj2. */
+$obj = new stdclass();
+$obj->key1 = 'value1';
+
+$obj2 = new stdclass();
+$obj2->key1 = 'value2.1';
+
+helper::setMember('obj', 'key1', 'value1.1');     // overide the exists key.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'key2', 'value2');       // add a new key.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'key3', 3);              // set an int value.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'key4', array(1, 2, 3)); // set an array value.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'key5', $obj2);          // set an object value.
+
+echo $obj->key1 . "\n";
+echo $obj->key2 . "\n";
+echo $obj->key3 . "\n";
+print_r($obj->key4);
+print_r($obj->key5);
diff --git a/framework/tests/helper/110.setmember.multilevel.php b/framework/tests/helper/110.setmember.multilevel.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..648ef092a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/tests/helper/110.setmember.multilevel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+<<<TC
+title: testing the setMember method with multi level.
+TC;
+
+/* Include the helper class. */
+include '../../helper.class.php';
+
+/* Create two objects named obj and obj2. */
+$obj = new stdclass();
+$obj->user = new stdclass();
+$obj->user->name = 'Tom';
+
+helper::setMember('obj', 'user.name', 'Mary');    // overide the exists key.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'user.age',  20);        // add a child key to an existing key.
+helper::setMember('obj', 'home.address', 'us');   // add a child key even the parent doesn't exist.
+
+echo $obj->user->name . "\n";
+echo $obj->user->age . "\n";
+echo $obj->home->address . "\n";