Android - Open target _blank links in WebView with external browser
android, android-webview, webviewclient
Solution
After visiting the above links, I come up with this code and hope this helps.
wv.getSettings().setSupportMultipleWindows(true);
wv.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
@Override
public boolean onCreateWindow(WebView view, boolean dialog, boolean userGesture, android.os.Message resultMsg)
{
WebView.HitTestResult result = view.getHitTestResult();
String data = result.getExtra();
Context context = view.getContext();
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(data));
context.startActivity(browserIntent);
return false;
}
});
Problem
I build a `WebView` which displays a website. The website contains links without a `target="_blank"` attribute and some with it. I need to open the links with `target` defined in the external standard device browser and the ones without it inside the WebView. I'm using a `WebViewClient` and I tried around with this function but still all my links are opened within the `WebView`: Alternative 1: ``` @Override public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) { return super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url); } ``` Alternative 2: ``` @Override public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) { view.loadUrl(url); return true; } ``` Does anybody know how I can open blank-links externally? Thanks! PS: To avoid missunderstandings: I can't use this approach because the only way I know the link should be opened externallly is the `target` attribute.