README.md

InAppBrowser Tutorial

This sample app shows how to use the following Cordova* InAppBrowser API methods:

• addEventListener(): Adds a listener for an event from the InAppBrowser.

• window.open(): Opens a new browser window. For Android devices, opens the default browser. For iOS devices, opens the InAppBrowser.

• window.close(): Closes the InAppBrowser window.

Sample Contents

The app illustrates opening a webpage in InAppBrowser, Open a webpage and closing it in 3 seconds using the close() method, opening a webpage in system browser, opening an online PDF file and opening a local image file.

Important App Files

js/init-app.js - The initialization place for your code. App init point (runs on custom app.Ready event from xdk/init-dev.js). Runs after underlying device native code and the webview is ready.

js/app.js - Contains methods that bind the buttons click events to the proper handler.

Here is an example method to open a webpage in the system web browser:

function extPageSysBrowser() {
"use strict";
var fName = "extPageSysBrowser():";
console.log(fName, "entry");
try {
    if (window.tinyHippos) {
        emulatorAlert();
        console.log(fName, "emulator alert");
    } else {
        var ref = window.open('http://html5test.com', '_system', 'location=yes');
        console.log(fName, "try, success");
    }
} catch (e) {
    console.log(fName, "catch, failure");
}

console.log(fName, "exit");
}