Android PhoneGap to open a new Activity

Question

I have an html page loaded with PhoneGap. The html is mine and is on the phone, so I have full control of it.

I would like to click on a link on the html page to open a

Answer 1

Create a new class:

public class Variables {

    private WebView mAppView;
    private DroidGap mGap;

    public Variables(DroidGap gap, WebView view)
    {
        mAppView = view;
        mGap = gap;
    }

    public void changeActivity(){     
        Intent intent = new Intent(mGap, Example.class);
        mGap.startActivity(intent);
    }
}

in your main activity add:

super.init();
mc = new Variables(this, appView);
appView.addJavascriptInterface(mc, "MyCls");

in JavaScript call window.MyCls methods:

function changeActivity() {
    window.MyCls.changeActivity();
}

Answer 2

Take a look at this plugin: http://smus.com/android-phonegap-plugins

This how-to is about exposing additional Android functionality to the web with PhoneGap plugins. Intents are a fundamental part of the Android ecosystem, allowing a sort of message-passing mechanism between applications, but they are not exposed to web applications. The sample Android plugin I wrote is called WebIntent, which lets you create a first class Android applications in JavaScript...

This architecture is the key to unlock any Android functionality to your PhoneGap-wrapped mobile web application...