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Created February 15, 2011 18:43
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ON PhoneGap-iOS, open external links in the external browser (Safari.app)
/**
* Note: the following function should already exist in your application delegate file.
* Replace it with the following implementation.
*
* Thanks to @purplecabbage for implementation.
* Thanks to Ruddiger for the iFrame patch.
*/
// ...
/**
* Start Loading Request
* This is where most of the magic happens... We take the request(s) and process the response.
* From here we can re direct links and other protocalls to different internal methods.
*/
- (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView *)theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
{
NSURL *url = [request URL];
// Intercept the external http requests and forward to Safari.app
// Otherwise forward to the PhoneGap WebView
// Avoid opening iFrame URLs in Safari by inspecting the `navigationType`
if (navigationType == UIWebViewNavigationTypeLinkClicked && [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"http"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"https"]) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
return NO;
}
else {
return [ super webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType ];
}
}
@JonathanSchndr
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update - with this code you can create a iframe with inside and external links.
you need inside links? add a relative url -> test.php
you need external links? add a absolute url with http: or https and #external

  • (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView *)theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
    {
    NSURL *url = [request URL];

    // Intercept the external http requests and forward to Safari.app
    // Otherwise forward to the PhoneGap WebView
    // Avoid opening iFrame URLs in Safari by inspecting the navigationType
    if (navigationType == UIWebViewNavigationTypeLinkClicked && [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"#external"] && [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"http"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"https"]) {
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
    return NO;
    }
    else {
    return [ super webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType ];
    }
    }

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