How can I embed a website in my app

Question

I am currently creating an app, only now I have got to a point where I would like to be able to embed a website into the actual app itself. The thing is I would like to be able to view the website without leaving the app, so it is embedded into the app somehow. I am realising that this might not be as easy as it sounds as it almost needs a browser, though I don't really need to do any browsing as such, I only need to load the site and then display it. Is this even possible (isn't anything possible?)

Thanks!

Answer 1

You will need a WebView for it.

But the point here is you want to embed the website in you application.

Following Snippet will help you out.

public class HelloWebViewActivity extends Activity {
    private WebView mWebView = null;
    private EditText mInputUrl = null;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    mInputUrl = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.input_url);
    Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
    mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    mWebView.setWebViewClient(new HelloWebViewClient());
    button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
              String url = mInputUrl.getText().toString();
              mWebView.loadUrl(url);
            }
        });


}

private class HelloWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
    @Override
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
    view.loadUrl(url);
    return true;
    }
}
}

Remember to include android.permission.internet permission in you manifest. Also always make sure you specify url as http://www.google.com or https://www.google.com if you don't prefix http or https then webview will not display web page.

Answer 2

hi you can use the webview in android to load the web page here is the example