Calling Javascript method from within webview in Android

I am trying to call a javascript method defined in a html page from within webview. Function is not being called, and I don't see any errors in the log.

This is html file.

    </head>
    <body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function callJS(){
            $.ajax({url:"http://10.0.2.2:5010"});
        }
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

And this is the Java code in a Activity in android

    WebView webView = new WebView(this);
    webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    webView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/temp.html");
    webView.loadUrl("javascript:callJS()");

Not sure how to debug this. When I add a onload=callJS() in body tag in html, I see the remote call being made. So, it looks like my HTML is fine,and it is being loaded into webview. However, webview is not able to call javascript method directly.

Calling Javascript method from within webview in Android

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