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WebViewController.m

/*
     File: WebViewController.m
 Abstract: The view controller for hosting the UIWebView feature of this sample.
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#import "WebViewController.h"
#import "Constants.h"
 
@implementation WebViewController
 
@synthesize myWebView;
 
- (void)dealloc
{
    myWebView.delegate = nil;
    [myWebView release];
    
    [super dealloc];
}
 
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    
    self.title = NSLocalizedString(@"WebTitle", @"");
 
    CGRect webFrame = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame];
    webFrame.origin.y += kTopMargin + 5.0;  // leave from the URL input field and its label
    webFrame.size.height -= 40.0;
    self.myWebView = [[[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:webFrame] autorelease];
    self.myWebView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    self.myWebView.scalesPageToFit = YES;
    self.myWebView.autoresizingMask = (UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight);
    self.myWebView.delegate = self;
    [self.view addSubview: self.myWebView];
    
    CGRect textFieldFrame = CGRectMake(kLeftMargin, kTweenMargin,
                                       self.view.bounds.size.width - (kLeftMargin * 2.0), kTextFieldHeight);
    UITextField *urlField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:textFieldFrame];
    urlField.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleBezel;
    urlField.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    urlField.delegate = self;
    urlField.placeholder = @"<enter a URL>";
    urlField.text = @"http://www.apple.com";
    urlField.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    urlField.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
    urlField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeyGo;
    urlField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeURL;  // this makes the keyboard more friendly for typing URLs
    urlField.autocapitalizationType = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone; // don't capitalize
    urlField.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;   // we don't like autocompletion while typing
    urlField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
    [urlField setAccessibilityLabel:NSLocalizedString(@"URLTextField", @"")];
    [self.view addSubview:urlField];
    [urlField release];
    
    [self.myWebView loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.apple.com/"]]];
}
 
// called after the view controller's view is released and set to nil.
// For example, a memory warning which causes the view to be purged. Not invoked as a result of -dealloc.
// So release any properties that are loaded in viewDidLoad or can be recreated lazily.
//
- (void)viewDidUnload
{
    [super viewDidUnload];
    
    // release and set to nil
    self.myWebView = nil;
}
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark UIViewController delegate methods
 
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    self.myWebView.delegate = self; // setup the delegate as the web view is shown
}
 
- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [self.myWebView stopLoading];   // in case the web view is still loading its content
    self.myWebView.delegate = nil;  // disconnect the delegate as the webview is hidden
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
}
 
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
    // we support rotation in this view controller
    return YES;
}
 
// this helps dismiss the keyboard when the "Done" button is clicked
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField
{
    [textField resignFirstResponder];
    [self.myWebView loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[textField text]]]];
    
    return YES;
}
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark UIWebViewDelegate
 
- (void)webViewDidStartLoad:(UIWebView *)webView
{
    // starting the load, show the activity indicator in the status bar
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = YES;
}
 
- (void)webViewDidFinishLoad:(UIWebView *)webView
{
    // finished loading, hide the activity indicator in the status bar
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
}
 
- (void)webView:(UIWebView *)webView didFailLoadWithError:(NSError *)error
{
    // load error, hide the activity indicator in the status bar
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
 
    // report the error inside the webview
    NSString* errorString = [NSString stringWithFormat:
                             @"<html><center><font size=+5 color='red'>An error occurred:<br>%@</font></center></html>",
                             error.localizedDescription];
    [self.myWebView loadHTMLString:errorString baseURL:nil];
}
 
@end



Last updated: 2010-06-29

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