How can I jump to the App Store from a UIWebView link in my iPhone app?

Question

I want to take a user OUT of my app and into the App Store when they click on a link within a UIWebView in my app. But when I click on the link, nothing happens (sim AND device both). How can I jump to the App Store from a UIWebView link in my iPhone app? BY THE WAY: The link in my UIWebView html is as currently follows (minus the self-promotion) ``` Download Now ```

Accepted Answer

Hmm. Perhaps you’re right. In that case, simply use this function of the `UIWebViewDelegate`:

```
- (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView *)webView
shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
```

Parse the `NSURLRequest` to see if it’s an iTunes link and if it is, do this:

```
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:someURL];
```

How can I jump to the App Store from a UIWebView link in my iPhone app?

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