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I searched, but I didn't find an answer. I'm developing an Android app based on webview, using HTML5 and JavaScript. Can I call an Android method, like makeToast() from JavaScript?
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You can do this by adding a JavaScript Interface to your WebView and exposing specific methods to the JavaScript code running in your web view. In other words, you'll need to wrap the calls to Android's Toast class in a method you create in your activity/fragment.
WebView is a special component in Android which serves as kind of built-in browser inside Android applications. If you want to execute HTML, CSS or JavaScript code in your Android app, or you need to allow users visit a URL without leaving your application, WebView is the way to go.
After the library get downloaded , unzip the folder and copy the js. jar file and paste the jar to the libs folder inside the app folder in android project. Then right click the js. jar file and click “Add as Library”.
You can do this by adding a JavaScript Interface to your WebView and exposing specific methods to the JavaScript code running in your web view. In other words, you'll need to wrap the calls to Android's Toast class in a method you create in your activity/fragment.
<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">
<WebView android:id="@+id/web_view"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>
</RelativeLayout>
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
WebView webView = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.web_view);
webView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/web.html");
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.addJavascriptInterface(new WebViewJavaScriptInterface(this), "app");
}
/*
* JavaScript Interface. Web code can access methods in here
* (as long as they have the @JavascriptInterface annotation)
*/
public class WebViewJavaScriptInterface{
private Context context;
/*
* Need a reference to the context in order to sent a post message
*/
public WebViewJavaScriptInterface(Context context){
this.context = context;
}
/*
* This method can be called from Android. @JavascriptInterface
* required after SDK version 17.
*/
@JavascriptInterface
public void makeToast(String message, boolean lengthLong){
Toast.makeText(context, message, (lengthLong ? Toast.LENGTH_LONG : Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)).show();
}
}
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript View</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showToast(){
var message = document.getElementById("message").value;
var lengthLong = document.getElementById("length").checked;
/*
Call the 'makeToast' method in the Java code.
'app' is specified in MainActivity.java when
adding the JavaScript interface.
*/
app.makeToast(message, lengthLong);
return false;
}
/*
Call the 'showToast' method when the form gets
submitted (by pressing button or return key on keyboard).
*/
window.onload = function(){
var form = document.getElementById("form");
form.onsubmit = showToast;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form">
Message: <input id="message" name="message" type="text"/><br />
Long: <input id="length" name="length" type="checkbox" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Make Toast" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Check out WebView's addJavascriptInterface() method:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#addJavascriptInterface%28java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.String%29
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Just because it is more convenient (layout):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<WebView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/webView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
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