Android's Webview cannot handle javascript?

Question

My android application displays webpages(i used webview for it). .but javascript onthe wepage is not running in a webview .If i visit the same webpage through the Browser,javascript is running . How to run javascript in an application(using a webview)?

Answer 1

Enable Javascript! :

WebSettings webSettings = myWebView.getSettings();
webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);

WebView : setJavaScriptEnabled

Answer 2

From the Android documentation:

"By default, a WebView provides no browser-like widgets, does not enable JavaScript and web page errors are ignored. If your goal is only to display some HTML as a part of your UI, this is probably fine; the user won't need to interact with the web page beyond reading it, and the web page won't need to interact with the user. If you actually want a full-blown web browser, then you probably want to invoke the Browser application with a URL Intent rather than show it with a WebView.

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However, you can modify the WebSettings, such as enabling JavaScript with setJavaScriptEnabled()."