iOS UIWebView intercept link click

Question

Is it possible intercept when a user clicks a link in a UIWebView and retrieve the link?

I wish to block the UIWebView from going to the clicked link and do something else.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Yes, look at the UIWebViewDelegate Protocol Reference, specifically webView:shouldStartLoadWithRequest:navigationType:

The NSURLRequest will let you know where the link they clicked is going to direct them.

You would simply return NO on this method if you want to prevent the request from loading.