I'm trying to build web project using android, from webview. I have a input field of type file <input type="file" >
to let user upload files to server, but it seem not to work on android webview, when I tap on the browse button, nothing happens.
Comp.java
package com.gururaju.bbmp;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
public class Comp extends Activity {
WebView comp;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_comp);
WebView myWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.comp);
myWebView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient());
myWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/comp.html");
}
}
activity_comp.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<WebView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="@+id/comp"
>
</WebView>
</LinearLayout>
comp.html (in assets folder)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="comp.css">
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<h2 align="center">Post your Complaints here</h2>
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" name="complaints" method="POST">
<input class="title" type="text" name="title" placeholder="Enter the Complaint Title" /><br />
<div class="spacer-welcome"></div>
<textarea name="desc" class="desc" placeholder="Your complaint description here..."></textarea><br />
<div class="spacer-welcome1"></div>
<input id="center" type="file" name="image" ><br />
<input class="upload" type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" >
</form>
</body>
</html>
Any help would be appreciated.
Webview class alone does not support file upload on facebook. You need to use both web chrome client and webview client to handle file upload on your android application as shown below. View more details and a working demo
Try implementing the
file Chooser
method like this, as mentioned in the article link provided at the end:View Details Here
The answer by Riad points into the right direction, but that single callback is not enough to implement.
There are, in total, four hidden API methods that you have to implement. Their usage depends on the Android version. These methods are:
You can use the following library which does all these things for you:
https://github.com/delight-im/Android-AdvancedWebView
Alternatively, you may take a look at the source code to see how it's done:
https://github.com/delight-im/Android-AdvancedWebView/blob/master/Source/src/im/delight/android/webview/AdvancedWebView.java