How to Upload & Download a File using Selenium Webdriver (medium)

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Which method is used to upload files in Selenium WebDriver?

  • getText()
  • submit()
  • click()
  • sendKeys() (correct)

How can file uploads and downloads be handled in Selenium WebDriver?

  • By using click() method
  • By using getText() method
  • By using sendKeys() method (correct)
  • By using submit() method

What is the URL of the test application used in the tutorial?

  • https://demo.guru99.com/test/register/
  • https://demo.guru99.com/test/upload/ (correct)
  • https://demo.guru99.com/test/login/
  • https://demo.guru99.com/test/home/

What is the file path used in the WebDriver code example to upload a file?

<p>C:\newhtml.html (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which WebDriver is used in the provided code example?

<p>FirefoxDriver (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the findElement() method in Selenium WebDriver?

<p>To find and return a single web element (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which package needs to be imported to use WebDriver in Java?

<p>org.openqa.selenium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the baseUrl variable in the provided code example?

<p>To store the base URL of the test application (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the System.setProperty() method in the provided code example?

<p>To set the path to the geckodriver executable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the WebElement interface in Selenium WebDriver?

<p>To represent a web element (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which command is used to move to the root directory in the command prompt?

<p>cd / (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Wget in Selenium WebDriver?

<p>To automate file downloads (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which package needs to be imported to handle IOException in the code?

<p>java.io.IOException (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'getAttribute()' method in WebDriver?

<p>To obtain the value of a specific attribute of an element (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'sendKeys()' method in WebDriver?

<p>To enter text into an input field (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which button is clicked to upload a file in WebDriver?

<p>The 'Send' button (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the '--no-check-certificate' flag in the Wget command?

<p>To skip certificate validation during the download process (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Process exec = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(wget_command)' line in the code?

<p>To execute the Wget command (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'int exitVal = exec.waitFor()' line in the code?

<p>To obtain the exit value of the Wget command (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'driver.close()' line in the code?

<p>To close the WebDriver (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

File Upload and Download in Selenium WebDriver

  • File uploads can be handled in Selenium WebDriver using the sendKeys() method to send the file path to the file input element.
  • File downloads can be handled using the Wget command, which is a free utility for downloading files from the web.

Code Example

  • The file path used to upload a file is C:\\path\\to\\file.txt.
  • The WebDriver used in the provided code example is ChromeDriver.
  • The findElement() method is used to find an element on the web page.
  • The java.util.package needs to be imported to use WebDriver in Java.
  • The baseUrl variable is used to store the base URL of the test application.
  • The System.setProperty() method is used to set the system property for the WebDriver.
  • The WebElement interface is used to represent an element on the web page.

Wget Command

  • The Wget command is used to download files from the web.
  • The --no-check-certificate flag is used to ignore certificate checks.
  • The Process exec = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(wget_command) line is used to execute the Wget command.
  • The int exitVal = exec.waitFor() line is used to wait for the process to complete.

WebDriver Methods

  • The getAttribute() method is used to get the value of an attribute of an element.
  • The sendKeys() method is used to send keys to an element.
  • The driver.close() line is used to close the browser.

Commands

  • The cd command is used to move to the root directory in the command prompt.

Exceptions

  • The java.io package needs to be imported to handle IOException in the code.

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