How to click on the browse button of this inputfile using selenium in JAVA?

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I don't know how to click on the browse button of an inputfile using Selenium. (InputFile)

Indeed, the input part, and the browse button are part of the same WebElement, and I don't know how to split them, to be able to click on the browse button. (InputFile)

Thank you in advance.

Did you try to click directly on the input tag ? In a browser you do not need to click on "Browse", you can also click on the text zone to open the popup. The behavior should be the same in Selenium. — Val Bonn
– Val Bonn, Commented Apr 26, 2018 at 7:25

Aditya Gaurav · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-26 07:29:07Z

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It's an input tag of type file. You can directly use the below code:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='file']")).sendKeys("PATH_OF_FILE_TO_UPLOAD);

Then simply click on OK

answered Apr 26, 2018 at 7:29

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Mattéo Over a year ago

In fact, I can't use sendKeys, I can't write anything inside the input part. But I have realized that if I double click on the input part, it opens the browse file fialog.

Aditya Gaurav Over a year ago

By using sendKeys you are passing the file location inside the input tag. So what I suggested is equivalent to click on the browse button and then select the expected file.

Mattéo Over a year ago

But I can't with selenium! I can't click on the browse button to select the image.

Mattéo Over a year ago

But, as I told you, i'll try to double click to open the browser file dialog. Thank you, you gave me this idea :)

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