I am trying to automate upload file functionality in Google Drive.
The element used to pass parameters is hidden with height - 0px.
None of the user actions would make this element visible. So I need a work around to click on the element while it is not visible.
<input type="file" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; position: absolute; width: 340px; font-size: inherit;" multiple=""/>
The xpath for the above element is -
//*[@class='goog-menu goog-menu-vertical uploadmenu density-tiny']/input
I am using
WebDriver.findElement(By.xpath(<xpath>).sendKeys(<uploadFile>)
Exception -
org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotVisibleException
I have tried using JavascriptExecutor. But unable to find the exact syntax.
In case an element is a part of the form tag, it can be hidden by setting the attribute type to the value hidden. Selenium by default cannot handle hidden elements and throws ElementNotVisibleException while working with them. Javascript Executor is used to handle hidden elements on the page.
In some cases, one may find it useful to get the hidden text, which can be retrieved from element's textContent , innerText or innerHTML attribute, by calling element. attribute('attributeName') . element. getAttribute("textContent") worked for me.
Try this:
WebElement elem = yourWebDriverInstance.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@class='goog-menu goog-menu-vertical uploadmenu density-tiny']/input")); String js = "arguments[0].style.height='auto'; arguments[0].style.visibility='visible';"; ((JavascriptExecutor) yourWebDriverInstance).executeScript(js, elem);
The above bunch would change the visibility of your file input control. You can then proceed with the usual steps for file upload like:
elem.sendKeys("<LOCAL FILE PATH>");
Be aware, by changing the visibility of an input field you are meddling with the application under test. Injecting scripts to alter behavior is intrusive and not recommended in tests.
Simple solution:
WebElement tmpElement = driver.finElement(ElementLocator); JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor)driver; executor.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", tmpElement);
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