How to use WebView on xcode 4.5.1

Question

I\'m new to programming and I need to embed a website in my application (which is blank; I only want to embed the website right now). I\'ve been searching for it since 5:00 PM (

Answer 1

In your AppDelegate.h file, add this line below the #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h> line:

#import <WebKit/WebKit.h>

and add this line below the @property (assign) IBOutlet NSWindow *window; line:

@property (assign) IBOutlet WebView *webView;

Select your MainMenu.xib file.

Open the window inside it, then drag a WebView from the Object Library browser into the window. Align and size it.

There should be an icon representing your AppController object to the left of your UI layout. Control-drag from it to your WebView inside your window. (Do not control-drag from your File's Owner icon!) Release the mouse button. A contextual menu should appear, containing the word webView. Select it.

Add the framework WebKit.framework to your project. Right-click on your Frameworks folder in the resource list on the left side of the Xcode window. Choose "Add files to "<your project name>"... and select the framework using this path: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework.

Select your AppDelegate.m file.

In your -applicationDidFinishLaunching: method, replace the comment with this code:

// I provided Apple's URL, but this is where you provide your own instead.
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
NSURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[[[self webView] mainFrame] loadRequest:urlRequest];

Build and run. When the window appears, you should see it load the web page you described in the URL.

A few final words:

I see that you're new here. What I've just done, in the context of Stack Overflow, is to give you a gift. You need to try a little harder looking for resources on the Web. I found two myself, but because they're a bit old (and the development tools look different enough), I embarked upon this answer. I want you to promise that you'll work harder to find answers for yourself. A great place to begin is by reading Apple's own very excellent documentation.

Answer 2

Did you find the Apple tutorial on this very subject:

WebView *webview = [[WebView alloc] init]; // or initialise using the modern-equivalent of InterfaceBuilder
[[webView mainFrame] loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlText]]];