Selenium Upload Multiple Files

In this article, we will see about uploading multiple files using selenium sendkeys and java robot class.
For the demo, we will be using this site for uploading files.

1. Using Send Keys


import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import io.GitHub.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager;
public class FileUpload {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 WebDriverManager.chromedriver().setup();
 ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
 driver.get("http://autopract.com/selenium/upload1/");
 driver.manage().window().maximize();
 String path1 = "C:/Users/arili/git/Assignments/Selenium/target/H.png";
 String path2 = "C:/Users/arili/git/Assignments/Selenium/target/I.png";

 WebElement uploadButton = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@class=\"btn btn-success fileinput-button\"]"));
 Thread.sleep(5000);
 uploadButton.sendKeys(path1 + "\n" + path2);
 WebElement startButton = driver.findElement(
   By.xpath("//tr[@class=\"template-upload fade image in\"]//button[@class=\"btn btn-primary start\"]"));
 startButton.click();
 Thread.sleep(10000);
 System.out.println("DONE!");
}
}

After fetching the locator for the 'add file' button, sendkey the paths stored in the variable path1 and path2 followed by "\n."
Doing this will upload multiple files.

2. Using Robot Class:


import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import io.GitHub.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager;
public class FileUpload {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 WebDriverManager.chromedriver().setup();
 ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
 driver.get("http://autopract.com/selenium/upload1/");
 driver.manage().window().maximize();

 WebElement uploadButton = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//span[@class=\"btn btn-success fileinput-button\"]"));
 uploadButton.click();
 Thread.sleep(5000);
 Robot robot = new Robot();
 StringSelection filepath = new StringSelection("C:\\Users\\arili\\git\\Assignments\\Selenium\\target");
 Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(filepath, null);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
 Thread.sleep(1000);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
 Thread.sleep(1000);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
 StringSelection filepath2 = new StringSelection("\"G.png\" \"H.png\" \"I.png\" \"L.png\"");
 Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(filepath2, null);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
 Thread.sleep(1000);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
 Thread.sleep(1000);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
 robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
 robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
 Thread.sleep(10000);
 System.out.println("DONE!");
}
}

After clicking the 'Add Files Button,' an Open dialogue box of windows appears during this course robot class needs to perform.
Copying of the path in the path field.
Click on open.
Coming back to the perspective of the code after clicking the 'add files,' StringSelection is created to select the provided link for copying.
Using the toolkit facility, we are copying the path to the clipboard by passing the StringSelection variable into it.
Control 'V' and 'Enter' buttons are pressed and released using the robot class.
Once the file path is navigated, filenames are stored in StringSelection again, with multiple required files with double quotes around the names.
The toolkit is again used to copy it to the clipboard, and the same robot process is followed.
This will add multiple files to the site using the robot class.