Renders a native WebView.

Props

View props...

automaticallyAdjustContentInsets bool

contentInset {top: number, left: number, bottom: number, right: number}

html string

Deprecated

Use the source prop instead.

injectedJavaScript string

Sets the JS to be injected when the webpage loads.

mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction bool

Determines whether HTML5 audio & videos require the user to tap before they can start playing. The default value is false.

onError function

Invoked when load fails

onLoad function

Invoked when load finish

onLoadEnd function

Invoked when load either succeeds or fails

onLoadStart function

Invoked on load start

onNavigationStateChange function

renderError function

Function that returns a view to show if there's an error.

renderLoading function

Function that returns a loading indicator.

scalesPageToFit bool

Sets whether the webpage scales to fit the view and the user can change the scale.

source {uri: string, method: string, headers: object, body: string}, {html: string, baseUrl: string}, number

Loads static html or a uri (with optional headers) in the WebView.

startInLoadingState bool

style View#style

url string

Deprecated

Use the source prop instead.

androiddomStorageEnabled bool

Used on Android only, controls whether DOM Storage is enabled or not

androidjavaScriptEnabled bool

Used on Android only, JS is enabled by default for WebView on iOS

iosallowsInlineMediaPlayback bool

Determines whether HTML5 videos play inline or use the native full-screen controller. default value false NOTE : "In order for video to play inline, not only does this property need to be set to true, but the video element in the HTML document must also include the webkit-playsinline attribute."

iosbounces bool

iosdecelerationRate ScrollView.propTypes.decelerationRate

A floating-point number that determines how quickly the scroll view decelerates after the user lifts their finger. You may also use string shortcuts "normal" and "fast" which match the underlying iOS settings for UIScrollViewDecelerationRateNormal and UIScrollViewDecelerationRateFast respectively. - normal: 0.998 - fast: 0.99 (the default for iOS WebView)

iosonShouldStartLoadWithRequest function

Allows custom handling of any webview requests by a JS handler. Return true or false from this method to continue loading the request.

iosscrollEnabled bool

Methods

goForward()

Go forward one page in the webview's history.

goBack()

Go back one page in the webview's history.

reload()

Reloads the current page.

stopLoading()

getWebViewHandle(): any

Returns the native webview node.

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'use strict';
 
var React = require('react');
var ReactNative = require('react-native');
var {
  StyleSheet,
  Text,
  TextInput,
  TouchableWithoutFeedback,
  TouchableOpacity,
  View,
  WebView
} = ReactNative;
 
var HEADER = '#3b5998';
var BGWASH = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.8)';
var DISABLED_WASH = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.25)';
 
var TEXT_INPUT_REF = 'urlInput';
var WEBVIEW_REF = 'webview';
var DEFAULT_URL = 'https://m.facebook.com';
 
var WebViewExample = React.createClass({
 
  getInitialState: function() {
    return {
      url: DEFAULT_URL,
      status: 'No Page Loaded',
      backButtonEnabled: false,
      forwardButtonEnabled: false,
      loading: true,
      scalesPageToFit: true,
    };
  },
 
  inputText: '',
 
  handleTextInputChange: function(event) {
    var url = event.nativeEvent.text;
    if (!/^[a-zA-Z-_]+:/.test(url)) {
      url = 'http://' + url;
    }
    this.inputText = url;
  },
 
  render: function() {
    this.inputText = this.state.url;
 
    return (
      <View style={[styles.container]}>
        <View style={[styles.addressBarRow]}>
          <TouchableOpacity
            onPress={this.goBack}
            style={this.state.backButtonEnabled ? styles.navButton : styles.disabledButton}>
            <Text>
               {'<'}
            </Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
          <TouchableOpacity
            onPress={this.goForward}
            style={this.state.forwardButtonEnabled ? styles.navButton : styles.disabledButton}>
            <Text>
              {'>'}
            </Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
          <TextInput
            ref={TEXT_INPUT_REF}
            autoCapitalize="none"
            defaultValue={this.state.url}
            onSubmitEditing={this.onSubmitEditing}
            onChange={this.handleTextInputChange}
            clearButtonMode="while-editing"
            style={styles.addressBarTextInput}
          />
          <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.pressGoButton}>
            <View style={styles.goButton}>
              <Text>
                 Go!
              </Text>
            </View>
          </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
        <WebView
          ref={WEBVIEW_REF}
          automaticallyAdjustContentInsets={false}
          style={styles.webView}
          source={{uri: this.state.url}}
          javaScriptEnabled={true}
          domStorageEnabled={true}
          decelerationRate="normal"
          onNavigationStateChange={this.onNavigationStateChange}
          onShouldStartLoadWithRequest={this.onShouldStartLoadWithRequest}
          startInLoadingState={true}
          scalesPageToFit={this.state.scalesPageToFit}
        />
        <View style={styles.statusBar}>
          <Text style={styles.statusBarText}>{this.state.status}</Text>
        </View>
      </View>
    );
  },
 
  goBack: function() {
    this.refs[WEBVIEW_REF].goBack();
  },
 
  goForward: function() {
    this.refs[WEBVIEW_REF].goForward();
  },
 
  reload: function() {
    this.refs[WEBVIEW_REF].reload();
  },
 
  onShouldStartLoadWithRequest: function(event) {
    // Implement any custom loading logic here, don't forget to return!
    return true;
  },
 
  onNavigationStateChange: function(navState) {
    this.setState({
      backButtonEnabled: navState.canGoBack,
      forwardButtonEnabled: navState.canGoForward,
      url: navState.url,
      status: navState.title,
      loading: navState.loading,
      scalesPageToFit: true
    });
  },
 
  onSubmitEditing: function(event) {
    this.pressGoButton();
  },
 
  pressGoButton: function() {
    var url = this.inputText.toLowerCase();
    if (url === this.state.url) {
      this.reload();
    } else {
      this.setState({
        url: url,
      });
    }
    // dismiss keyboard
    this.refs[TEXT_INPUT_REF].blur();
  },
 
});
 
var Button = React.createClass({
  _handlePress: function() {
    if (this.props.enabled !== false && this.props.onPress) {
      this.props.onPress();
    }
  },
  render: function() {
    return (
      <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={this._handlePress}>
        <View style={[styles.button, this.props.enabled ? {} : styles.buttonDisabled]}>
          <Text style={styles.buttonText}>{this.props.text}</Text>
        </View>
      </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
    );
  }
});
 
var ScaledWebView = React.createClass({
 
  getInitialState: function() {
    return {
      scalingEnabled: true,
    }
  },
 
  render: function() {
    return (
      <View>
        <WebView
          style={{
            backgroundColor: BGWASH,
            height: 200,
          }}
          source={{uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/'}}
          scalesPageToFit={this.state.scalingEnabled}
        />
        <View style={styles.buttons}>
        { this.state.scalingEnabled ?
          <Button
            text="Scaling:ON"
            enabled={true}
            onPress={() => this.setState({scalingEnabled: false})}
          /> :
          <Button
            text="Scaling:OFF"
            enabled={true}
            onPress={() => this.setState({scalingEnabled: true})}
          /> }
        </View>
      </View>
    );
  },
})
 
var styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: HEADER,
  },
  addressBarRow: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    padding: 8,
  },
  webView: {
    backgroundColor: BGWASH,
    height: 350,
  },
  addressBarTextInput: {
    backgroundColor: BGWASH,
    borderColor: 'transparent',
    borderRadius: 3,
    borderWidth: 1,
    height: 24,
    paddingLeft: 10,
    paddingTop: 3,
    paddingBottom: 3,
    flex: 1,
    fontSize: 14,
  },
  navButton: {
    width: 20,
    padding: 3,
    marginRight: 3,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    backgroundColor: BGWASH,
    borderColor: 'transparent',
    borderRadius: 3,
  },
  disabledButton: {
    width: 20,
    padding: 3,
    marginRight: 3,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    backgroundColor: DISABLED_WASH,
    borderColor: 'transparent',
    borderRadius: 3,
  },
  goButton: {
    height: 24,
    padding: 3,
    marginLeft: 8,
    alignItems: 'center',
    backgroundColor: BGWASH,
    borderColor: 'transparent',
    borderRadius: 3,
    alignSelf: 'stretch',
  },
  statusBar: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    alignItems: 'center',
    paddingLeft: 5,
    height: 22,
  },
  statusBarText: {
    color: 'white',
    fontSize: 13,
  },
  spinner: {
    width: 20,
    marginRight: 6,
  },
  buttons: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    height: 30,
    backgroundColor: 'black',
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'space-between',
  },
  button: {
    flex: 0.5,
    width: 0,
    margin: 5,
    borderColor: 'gray',
    borderWidth: 1,
    backgroundColor: 'gray',
  },
});
 
const HTML = `
<!DOCTYPE html>\n
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Hello Static World</title>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=320, user-scalable=no">
    <style type="text/css">
      body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        font: 62.5% arial, sans-serif;
        background: #ccc;
      }
      h1 {
        padding: 45px;
        margin: 0;
        text-align: center;
        color: #33f;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello Static World</h1>
  </body>
</html>
`;
 
exports.displayName = (undefined: ?string);
exports.title = '<WebView>';
exports.description = 'Base component to display web content';
exports.examples = [
  {
    title: 'Simple Browser',
    render(): ReactElement<any> { return <WebViewExample />; }
  },
  {
    title: 'Scale Page to Fit',
    render(): ReactElement<any> { return <ScaledWebView/>; }
  },
  {
    title: 'Bundled HTML',
    render(): ReactElement<any> {
      return (
        <WebView
          style={{
            backgroundColor: BGWASH,
            height: 100,
          }}
          source={require('./helloworld.html')}
          scalesPageToFit={true}
        />
      );
    }
  },
  {
    title: 'Static HTML',
    render(): ReactElement<any> {
      return (
        <WebView
          style={{
            backgroundColor: BGWASH,
            height: 100,
          }}
          source={{html: HTML}}
          scalesPageToFit={true}
        />
      );
    }
  },
  {
    title: 'POST Test',
    render(): ReactElement<any> {
      return (
        <WebView
          style={{
            backgroundColor: BGWASH,
            height: 100,
          }}
          source={{
            uri: 'http://www.posttestserver.com/post.php',
            method: 'POST',
            body: 'foo=bar&bar=foo'
          }}
          scalesPageToFit={false}
        />
      );
    }
  }
];
WebView#mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction bool Determines whether HTML5 audio & videos require the user to tap

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WebView#javaScriptEnabled
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

androidjavaScriptEnabled bool Used on Android only, JS is enabled by default

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WebView#domStorageEnabled
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

androiddomStorageEnabled bool Used on Android only, controls whether DOM

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WebView#bounces
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

iosbounces bool

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WebView#onLoadStart
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

onLoadStart function Invoked on load start

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WebView#goForward()
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

goForward() Go forward one page in the webview's history.

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WebView#onNavigationStateChange
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

onNavigationStateChange function

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WebView#source
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

source {uri: string, method: string, headers: object, body: string}, {html: string, baseUrl: string}, number Loads

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WebView#onLoadEnd
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

onLoadEnd function Invoked when load either succeeds or fails

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WebView#scalesPageToFit
  • References/JavaScript/React Native/Components: WebView

scalesPageToFit bool Sets whether the webpage scales to fit the view and the user can change the scale.

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