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JavaScript not working in Android Webview?

Asked 2011-09-25T19:53:37.857
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I'm trying to make an Android version of a relativly simple iOS app that uses a webview, some buttons and then relies on javascript calls to a CMS.

But I'm stuck at a pretty early point of development: The webview doesn't function with javascript.I've read a lot of posts about how to enable JS in an Android webview, but no luck so far.

Below is some of my code:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    mWebView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient());
    mWebView.setWebViewClient(new HelloWebViewClient()
    {
        @Override  
        public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url)  
        {  
            //Calling an init method that tells the website, we're ready 
            mWebView.loadUrl("javascript:m2Init()");
            page1(mWebView);
        }  
    });
  mWebView.loadUrl("http://my_url/mobile/iphone//app.php");  
}

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

}


@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && mWebView.canGoBack()) {
        mWebView.goBack();
        return true;
    }
    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}

public void page11(View view)
{
    mWebView.loadUrl("javascript:m2LoadPage(1)");
}

What am I doing wrong here? The URL is working perfectly in my iOS app, and in a browser. But not in my app!

Please tell me it's something obvious...

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Did you enable the right internet permission in the manifest? Everything looks fine otherwise. By any chance, have you also tested this code on an actual Android phone? And not just on the emulator?

Here is a good tutorial on a slightly different approach. You may want to try that one to see if it works for you.

answered 2011-09-25T20:52:53.723

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