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user1944151
user1944151

Reputation: 353

Upload file with webdriver when input is hidden

I'm not able to upload a file and I guess the problem is because input object is hidden!

I have a lot of uploads in my tests but they all use "" and everything works perfectly

This is the first time I have to use something like the code below

Another question is why it works if I start my test from selenium IDE but not when I start it from my framework ( testNG+webdriver)

Code line is:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='file']")).sendKeys("C:\test.txt");

Object structure is: 

<button class="btn btn-lg btn-success" flow-btn="">
    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-upload"/>
    <span>Upload files</span>
    <input type="file" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute;" multiple="multiple"/>
</button>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2595

Answers (1)

user1944151
user1944151

Reputation: 353

Great,

I solved my problem in this way and , it works perfectly! But, I'm wondering if this is the only way. I mean, make the object visible !

    String js = "arguments[0].style.visibility = 'visible';";
    jse.executeScript(js, element);
    element.sendKeys("C:\\test.txt");
    String jsa = "arguments[0].style.visibility = 'hidden';";
    jse.executeScript(jsa, element);

Upvotes: 1

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