Android Autolink to launch WebView

Question

Hi,

I'm using autoLink="web" attribute in TextView to launch Browser. However, I want to launch the myActivity with WebView, when I click the links in TextView. Is is possible that catch the click event and invoke startActivity?

Thanks in advance, Jason

Answer 1

Yes, this is fairly easy to do :)

• Create an activity with the WebView in it and the appropriate settings.
• In the TextView, allow the links to fire an intent instead.
• Make that intent one that opens the activity with the WebView in it
• In that intent object, do myIntent.putExtra() and add the URL as an extra
• In the WebView-containing activity, use savedInstanceState.getExtras() to retrieve the URL and load it in the WebView

You can get more information about intents and how to use them here:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.html

You can also have a look here for the Notepad Tutorial application that contains some very basic examples of intents working.