I want to load a webpage in WebView but remove parts of the webpage. So, I created a custom WebViewClient. And, in onPageFinished(), I did some javascript to remove some elements. Then, I made the WebView visible.
However, when I run it, it sets the view visible, and then I see the elements being removed. It is as if the JS is running in the background very slowly. It creates a poor viewing experience because it flashes the full page and then the desired partial page.
Here is my onPageFinished()
@Override
public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
view.loadUrl("javascript:"
+ "document.getElementsByClassName('header')[0].style.display='none';"
+ "document.getElementById('section_0').style.display='none';"
+ "document.getElementById('page-actions').style.display='none';"
+ "document.getElementsByClassName('languageSelector')[0].style.display='none';"
+ "document.getElementById('mw-mf-last-modified').style.display='none';"
+ "document.getElementById('footer').style.display='none';");
loadingView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
view.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
Any ideas on how to fix this?
In onPageFinished():
view.loadUrl("javascript:"
+ "var FunctionOne = function () {"
+ " var r = $.Deferred();"
+ " try{document.getElementsByClassName('header')[0].style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " try{document.getElementById('section_0').style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " try{document.getElementById('page-actions').style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " try{document.getElementsByClassName('languageSelector')[0].style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " try{document.getElementById('mw-mf-last-modified').style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " try{document.getElementById('footer').style.display='none';}catch(e){}"
+ " setTimeout(function () {"
+ " r.resolve();"
+ " }, 2500);"
+ " return r;"
+ "};"
+ "var FunctionTwo = function () {"
+ " window.CallToAnAndroidFunction.setVisible();"
+ "};"
+ "FunctionOne().done(FunctionTwo);");
In MainActivity.onCreate():
this.webView.addJavascriptInterface(new JsObject(webView, loadingView), "CallToAnAndroidFunction");
In MainActivity():
public class JsObject {
private View loadingView;
private View view;
JsObject(View view, View loadingView){this.view = view;this.loadingView = loadingView;}
@JavascriptInterface
public void setVisible(){
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
view.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
loadingView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
});
}
}
So, it was a combination of making a JavascriptInterface and making a JS function to wait for the JS calls to finish before calling the interface (with the visibility settings).
You could try to speed up your WebView with:
webview.getSettings().setRenderPriority(RenderPriority.HIGH);
webview.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);
Anyways, you shouldn't be making your WebView visible right away. Why don't you create an Interface (refer to http://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/webview.html, Binding JavaScript code to Android) and make a call from your javascript to:
public void myCallback(){ view.SetVisibilitu(View.VISIBLE) };
after the animations have ended?