I'm new to developing, for my first app I'm trying to make a web browser. My problem is I cant get my webview to load a url from a shared Intent. All I get is a blank page. I've spent days searching the web, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
my code to get the intent (in oncreate and onresume)
Intent receivedIntent = getIntent();
String receivedAction = receivedIntent.getAction();
String receivedType = receivedIntent.getType();
try {
if (receivedAction.equals(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)) {
String receivedText = receivedIntent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
if (receivedText != null) {
if (receivedType.equals("text/plain")) {
webView.loadUrl(receivedText);
}
}
my manifest
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme="http" />
<data android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:mimeType="text/plain" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
you can do something like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:context="org.sakaiproject.sakai.WebViewActivity" >
<WebView
android:id="@+id/webview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<ProgressBar
android:id="@+id/webview_progressbar"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="4dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:focusable="false" />
</RelativeLayout>
Now on the Activity
you must get the url with getDataString()
public class WebViewActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private WebView webView;
private ProgressBar progressBar;
private String url = null;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_web_view);
// get the url
url = getIntent().getDataString();
progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.webview_progressbar);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
@Override
public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int progress) {
// update progressbar
progressBar.setProgress(progress);
}
});
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebClient());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl(url);
}
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (webView.canGoBack())
webView.goBack();
else
super.onBackPressed();
}
public class WebClient extends WebViewClient {
@Override
public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url, Bitmap favicon) {
super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
}
@Override
public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
super.onPageFinished(view, url);
progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
// return super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url);
progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
view.loadUrl(url);
return false;
}
}
}
and on the manifest
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme="http" />
<data android:scheme="https" />
</intent-filter>