Loading webpage inside iOS application - ios

Question

If we load a webpage, we can forward it to safari, but this causes users to leave our app. Is there any way so that a user visits any webpage and then come back to our application.

Answer 1

If you want some browser type functionality for devices earlier then iOS7, you can use this inline browser
iOS 9 Update:
Apple has introduced a visible standard interface for browsing the web i.e. SFSafariViewController for iOS 9+ devices.
Example:
func showTutorial() {
if let url = URL(string: "https://www.example.com") {
let config = SFSafariViewController.Configuration()
config.entersReaderIfAvailable = true
let vc = SFSafariViewController(url: url, configuration: config)
present(vc, animated: true)
}
}

Answer 2

You can use a UIWebView to display the page in your application.

Answer 3

I wanted to add a more detailed answer for others in the future (key coding!) :
In the object library, search for WebKit View and add it to your ViewController
Place "import WebKit" under "import UIKit"
Create an outlet from the WebKit View you placed in your ViewController in your code directly under the opening "{"
Under "superViewDidLoad()", all you need is this:
let url = URL(string: "your_url_here"")
and
webview.load(URLRequest(url:url!))
and dassit!
I'll attach a copy of my code just in case I didn't explain it very well:
import UIKit
import WebKit
class WebsiteViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var webview: WKWebView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let url = URL(string: "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pretty-in-petals-tea-party-tickets-43361370025")
webview.load(URLRequest(url: url!))
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}

Answer 4

Use a UIWebView Here's how to program one. Let me know if you need more help or examples

Answer 5

#user1706456 UIWebView is deprecated by Apple, You can use WKWebView for it.
Here's code to do that :
step1: Import WebKit
Step2:
//ViewController's LifeCycle.
override func loadView() {
let webConfiguration = WKWebViewConfiguration()
webView = WKWebView(frame: .zero, configuration: webConfiguration)
webView.uiDelegate = self
webView.navigationDelegate = self
view = webView
}
Step3 :
In ViewDidLoad:
let myURL = URL(string: "www.google.com")
let myRequest = URLRequest(url: myURL!)
webView.load(myRequest)
Step 4: WKWebView Delegate Methods to handle navigation and loading etc.
//MARK: - WKNavigationDelegate
extension GPWebViewController : WKNavigationDelegate {
func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didCommit navigation: WKNavigation!) {
}
func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) {
// Refreshing the content in case of editing...
}
func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFail navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) {
}
}