Compose WebView Part 5 | Should Override URL Loading

Should Override URL Loading :  Public Boolean shoulderoverrideurloading (WebView, string Url) is a method defined in the WebViewClient class. We can override the logic in WebView when the return value is true, and call the system browser or third-party browser when it is false. 

We are going to redirect Facebook to Instagram site in this web view example using override shoulderoverrideurloading method

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 webViewClient = object : WebViewClient() {
                @Deprecated("Deprecated in Java")
                override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view: WebView, url: String): Boolean {
                    if (url.contains("facebook.com")) {
                         mutableStateTrigger.value = true
                         Toast.makeText(context, "Custom Action", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                        return true
                    }
                    else{
                        view.loadUrl(url)
                    }
                    return false
                }
            }

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Full source code:

package com.blogspot.boltuix

import android.annotation.SuppressLint
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.webkit.WebView
import android.webkit.WebViewClient
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView

class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            WebViewPage("https://www.boltuix.com/")
        }
    }
}

@SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled")
@Composable
fun WebViewPage(url: String){
    val mutableStateTrigger = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }

    // Adding a WebView inside AndroidView
    // with layout as full screen
    AndroidView(factory = {
        WebView(it).apply {
            layoutParams = ViewGroup.LayoutParams(
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
            )
            webViewClient = WebViewClient()

            // to play video on a web view
            settings.javaScriptEnabled = true

            webViewClient = object : WebViewClient() {
               
                @Deprecated("Deprecated in Java")
                override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view: WebView, url: String): Boolean {
                    if (url.contains("facebook.com")) {
                        mutableStateTrigger.value = true
                        Toast.makeText(context, "Custom Action", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                        return true
                    }
                    return false
                }
            }


            loadUrl(url)


        }
    }, update = {
        it.loadUrl(url)
    })


    if (mutableStateTrigger.value) {
        WebViewPage("https://www.instagram.com/boltuix/")
    }
}

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GET source code on Github:

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