Upload file using webdriver - testing

Question

I have tried to upload a photo using the code
driver.findElement(By.xpath("xpath")).sendKeys("C:\\Users\\path\\ben.jpg");
But the image is not getting uploaded.
The html of the upload button is
<button id="upfile1" class="buttonclass" style="cursor: pointer" type="button"> Choose Photo</button>
Is there any other way to upload image. I have tried using WebElement also. I need a solution in JAVA.

Answer 1

I was able to do it using
driver.findElement(By.id("upfile1")).click();
Thread.sleep(2000);
StringSelection ss = new StringSelection("C:\\Users\\logo1.jpg");
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(ss, null);
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
But is there any other simple methods to achieve the same other than using robot?

Answer 2

Add System.Windows.Forms reference and try the below code.
driver.findElement(By.Id("upfile1")).Click();
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("C:\\Users\\path\\ben.jpg");
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}");

Answer 3

The pop-up which appears is a windows one.It should be handled using AutoIT.

Answer 4

If you are using RemoteWebDriver, then you need to use LocalFileDector to upload the file to the remote selenium server first. And then use the remote path to upload from the remote selenium server.
driver.setFileDetector(new LocalFileDetector());
driver.findElement(By.xpath("xpath")).sendKeys("C:\\Users\\path\\ben.jpg");