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Android Webview open URLs in new browser window
// http://stevesohcot.com/tech-lessons-learned/2016/05/15/android-cannot-resolve-method-startactivityandroid-content-intent
package com.diamondium.hashtagsaver;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
// Needed to open URLs in a new window
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private WebView webview ;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
webview =(WebView)findViewById(R.id.webView);
webview.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webview.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
webview.setOverScrollMode(WebView.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER);
webview.loadUrl("http://hashtagsaver.herokuapp.com/signup");
}
}
class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
if(url.contains("herokuapp.com")){
// load my page
return false;
}
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
return true;
}
}
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