Wednesday 4 December 2013

HTML to Android Code Access - android html


Acess Android native code from HTML, Its not that tough as you think to access native code of Android.
You just need a "JavascriptInterface" which is a class written by you in your activity, a HTML page where you define methods & pass arguments to Android java class.

I have created a sample Android java class to
1. Show a Toast Notification
2. Alert builder
3. Progress Dialog


1. Show a Toast Notification
From html you will call below method like this, where you will pass the message to your Toast Notification
AndroidNativeCode.showToast(message);



2. Alert builder
From html you will call below method like this, where you will pass the Title & Message for AlertBuilder

AndroidNativeCode.showAlertDialog(title,message);





3. Progress Dialog
From html you will call below method like this, where you will pass integer to ProgressDialog, which will be active for defined milliseconds by you.

AndroidNativeCode.showProgressDialog(parseInt(seconds));



Android java code is as follows

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.webkit.JavascriptInterface;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class HtmlToAndroid extends Activity{
WebView mWebview;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.html_layout);

// Assing webview object
mWebview = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.webview);

// Load your html page here
mWebview.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html");

// Enable javascript
mWebview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);

// Adding javascript interface to your page.
// Pass the JavaScriptInterface class & related String "AndroidNativeCode" which will be used to call android methods written below.
// ex  AndroidNativeCode.showToast("Your toast notification")
mWebview.addJavascriptInterface(new JavaScriptInterface(this), "AndroidNativeCode");


}

public class JavaScriptInterface {
        Context mContext;

   
        JavaScriptInterface(Context c) {
            mContext = c;
        }

        // Simple method to display Toast Notification
     @JavascriptInterface
        public void showToast(String toast) {
            Toast.makeText(mContext, toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   
        }
   
     // Simple method to disply Alert Dialog
     @JavascriptInterface
        public void showAlertDialog(String title, String message)
        {
        Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
       
        alert.setTitle(title);
        alert.setMessage(message);
       
        alert.setPositiveButton("Cool",new  DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {


}
});
       
        alert.show();
        }
   
   
     // Simple method to display Progress Dialog
     @JavascriptInterface
        public void showProgressDialog(int seconds)
        {
        final ProgressDialog l_progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(mContext);
       
        l_progressDialog.setMessage("HTML to Android code");
        l_progressDialog.setTitle("Wait for "+seconds+" miliseconds");
        l_progressDialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
       
        l_progressDialog.show();
       
        Handler handler = new Handler();
    handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
   
    l_progressDialog.dismiss();
    }
    }, seconds);
       
        }
     
    }
}



Layout code is as follows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <WebView
        android:id="@+id/webview"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

</LinearLayout>




HTML page which needs to be put in Android Project assets folder inside www folder. 

<html>
<head>
<title>Android is Awesome!!</title>

<script type="text/javascript">
function getAlert()
{
var title = document.getElementById('alert_title').value;
var message = document.getElementById('alert_message').value;
AndroidNativeCode.showAlertDialog(title,message);
}

function getToast()
{
var message = document.getElementById('toast_input').value;
AndroidNativeCode.showToast(message);
}

function getProgressDialog()
{
var seconds = document.getElementById('progress_input').value;
AndroidNativeCode.showProgressDialog(parseInt(seconds));
}

</script>

</head>

<body>
<br>
<center><h1>HTML to Android Native code access</h1></center>
<br><br>
<div>
Toast Message: <input type="text" id="toast_input"/>
<br>
<Button onclick="getToast()">Toast Message</Button>
</div>


<br><br>
<div>
Alert Dialog Title : &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" id="alert_title"/>
<br>
Alert Dialog Message : <input type="text" id="alert_message"/>
<br>
<Button onclick="getAlert()">Get Alert</Button>
</div>


<br><br>
<div>
Progress Dialog Timing : <input type="number" id="progress_input"/>
<br>
<Button onclick="getProgressDialog()">Get Progress Dialog</Button>
</div>


</body>
</html>


Let me know if you have any doubts. 

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