Loading existing .html file with android WebView

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I did try samples, demos from Google codes and other resources with WebView, but when i try to do it in my own code, it doesn't work for me.

I want to load myfile.html which i put in assets folder, and using:

private WebView myWebView;

myWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_assets/myfile.html");

On emulator shows error

The web page at file:///android_assets/myfile.html could not be loaded as: The requested file was not found. /android_assets/myfile.html

When i put that file to res/raw/ folder and using:

myWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_res/raw/myfile.html");

then only emulator android 2.2 API level 8 can load the file probably, other older versions show the same error. Am i missing something?

Is there any way of loading an existing .html file in the application package which works on all API versions ?

android-webview android-assets android
6 Answers

paste your .html file in assets folder of your project folder. and create an xml file in layout folder with the fol code: my.xml:

<WebView  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:id="@+id/webview"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    />

add fol code in activity

setContentView(R.layout.my);
    WebView mWebView = null;
    mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    mWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/new.html"); //new.html is html file name.
user_5509620

The debug compilation is different from the release one, so:

Consider your Project file structure like that [this case if for a Debug assemble]:

src
  |
  debug
      |
      assets
           |
           index.html

You should call index.html into your WebView like:

web.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/index.html");

So forth, for the Release assemble, it should be like:

src
  |
  release
        |
        assets
             |
             index.html

The bellow structure also works, for both compilations [debug and release]:

src
  |
  main
     |
     assets
          |
          index.html
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