Menu
I've been working on this for a couple of days now. I just started working with Android. I have a 2 part question. i want to check if internet is available. If it is launch the webView if not give an alert and prevent webView from loading. I have tried this but it force closes if there is not internet connection(e.g. airplane mode). How do I get it to give a message and stop loading the webview. Also is there a way to continuously check for connection so that the webpage 404 is not shown when it loses connection?
Here is my code.
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private WebView webView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
android.net.NetworkInfo wifi = cm
.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
android.net.NetworkInfo datac = cm
.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE);
if ((wifi != null & datac != null)
&& (wifi.isConnected() | datac.isConnected())) {
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}else{
//no connection
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Internet Connection", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
}
CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
cookieManager.setAcceptCookie(true);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://mysite.com/?ma=1");
}
private class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
if (Uri.parse(url).getHost().equals("mysite.com")) {
return false;
}
// Otherwise, the link is not for a page on my site, so launch another Activity that handles URLs
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(intent);
return true;
}
}
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
// Check if the key event was the Back button and if there's history
if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && webView.canGoBack()) {
webView.goBack();
return true;
}
// If it wasn't the Back key or there's no web page history, bubble up to the default
// system behavior (probably exit the activity)
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
switch (item.getItemId())
{
case R.id.logout:
finish();
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
Edit: Added Errors To be specific, I get these errors when pressing back after it shows the Toast saying there is no internet connect. It crashes if I use the back button after the toast message and the errors are below.
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): java.lang.NullPointerException
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at com.mysite.testapp.MainActivity.onKeyDown(MainActivity.java:67)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.view.KeyEvent.dispatch(KeyEvent.java:2705)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.app.Activity.dispatchKeyEvent(Activity.java:2401)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchKeyEvent(PhoneWindow.java:2007)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverKeyEventPostIme(ViewRootImpl.java:3813)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.view.ViewRootImpl.handleImeFinishedEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3761)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewRootHandler.handleMessage(ViewRootImpl.java:2926)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4918)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1004)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:771)
04-07 14:40:38.664: E/AndroidRuntime(15173): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
796
To check Network connection availability use the below
public class CheckNetwork {
private static final String TAG = CheckNetwork.class.getSimpleName();
public static boolean isInternetAvailable(Context context)
{
NetworkInfo info = (NetworkInfo) ((ConnectivityManager)
context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE)).getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (info == null)
{
Log.d(TAG,"no internet connection");
return false;
}
else
{
if(info.isConnected())
{
Log.d(TAG," internet connection available...");
return true;
}
else
{
Log.d(TAG," internet connection");
return true;
}
}
}
}
In your Activity
if(CheckNetwork.isInternetAvailable(Activity.this)) //returns true if internet available
{
//do something. loadwebview.
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(Activity.this,"No Internet Connection",1000).show();
}
On back button press
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if(event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
switch(keyCode)
{
case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
if(mWebView.canGoBack() == true){
mWebView.goBack();
}else{
finish();
}
return true;
}
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
Update : if you need to check network connection availability at all times, System broadcasts events when there is connectivity change or loss of connectivity. You can capture those broadcasts in your activity by registering for the broadcast. But you need to unregister when not required.
An example is at the below Link.
Android service to check internet connectivity?.
Or you can use a service that checks internet connectivity in the background. But you need to destroy the service when not required. But service is used for running long running operations in background
Update 2:
Try the below. I have tested. It works on my Samsung Galaxy S3.
Add these permissions in manifest
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
Your activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<WebView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:id="@+id/wv"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Your activity
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private WebView webView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.wv);
if(CheckNetwork.isInternetAvailable(MainActivity.this))
{
CookieManager cookieManager = CookieManager.getInstance();
cookieManager.setAcceptCookie(true);
// webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.wv);
// webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int progress) {
// Activities and WebViews measure progress with different scales.
// The progress meter will automatically disappear when we reach 100%
MainActivity.this.setProgress(progress * 1000);
}
});
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
public void onReceivedError(WebView view, int errorCode, String description, String failingUrl) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Oh no! " + description, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
webView.loadUrl("http://slashdot.org/");
}
else{
//no connection
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Internet Connection", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
}
}
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && webView.canGoBack()) {
webView.goBack();
return true;
}
else
{
finish();
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
}
To keep you application from crashing move all the code that defines the WebView to the place where you check your internet connection, Like this:
....
if ((wifi != null & datac != null) && (wifi.isConnected() || datac.isConnected()))
{
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://mysite.com/?ma=1");
}
else
{
//no connection
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Internet Connection",Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
}
.....
Now, if your application constantly needs internet connection I would suggest to you to create a Service that will constantly check for this connection, and when it exists this Service will fire a broadcast to the listening parties.
UPDATE:
You are receiving an error because of this line:
webView.goBack();
If there was no internet connection and the WebView was not instantiated then you can't goBack() in it because this null, here you need to check:
if (webView != null)
{
webView.goBack();
}
And there is nothing hard in setting the alternative view: 1. Open the visual editor and create an ImageView with the same size as your webview. 2. Then do this:
....
if ((wifi != null & datac != null) && (wifi.isConnected() || datac.isConnected()))
{
imageView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://mysite.com/?ma=1");
}
else
{
imageView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
//no connection
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Internet Connection",Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
}
.....
of course you would have to find this view by id first before you can manipulate it.
30
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With
