LocalFileDetector (uploading files) - InternetExplorer Driver (Java platform)

Hi all,

Currently working with Selenium to automate integration tests.

I'm trying to write a functional test that uploads an XLS file. After digging on the internet for a solution, I saw that when you invoke the sendKeys() method on an WebElement, it is possible to pass a file path but always returning null because by default a UselessFileDetector is instantiated (which really does nothing, and returning null).

When I try to set the LocalFileDetector from InternetExplorerDriver class, an exception is throwed withe the following message:

"Setting the file detector only works on remote webdriver instances obtained via RemoteWebDriver"

Now is my question, how can I obtain an instance via RemoteWebDriver ??

I really don't know how to set the LocalFileDetector for internet explorer webdriver.

Setup: Java + Spring

Code:



@Configuration
@Profile("internet-explorer")
public class InternetExplorerWebDriverConfig {
    @Bean(destroyMethod = "quit")
    public WebDriver internetExplorerDriver() {
        final RemoteWebDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

        // driver.setFileDetector(new LocalFileDetector());  => this doesn't work

        // When looking for an element on a page, wait 5 seconds if the element is not present yet.
        driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

        // Modify the screen resolution to the standard resolution for end-users.
        driver.manage().window().setSize(new Dimension(1440, 900));

        return driver;
    }
}


Any thoughts ?

Thanks in advance !

I am little confused with this.
Do you encounter error when running test in grid?
If not then you could use as -

WebDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

and sendKeys("filePath") should work