Using javascript functions from html file in android

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I have a javascript (inside of an html file) to load and reproduce the videos by streaming in my android app, so I am trying to use a webview to display the video. My problem is that the file is not in a server, but it is a project resource (I mean it is in the project directory, exactly in /res/raw/video_player.html) and I want to call a specific function of the javascript passing the video url as param.

Does anyone have an idea about how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

We did something very similar but with Cordova(PhoneGap), and there was a plugin for playing the video — cesztoszule, Mar 27 '14 at 15:54

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If I understand correctly you wish to set the src attribute of your video tag. See this answer for how to do that from JavaScript.

To play video in full-screen mode the WebView passes the URL to the Android media player and the file:///android_asset scheme is something only the WebView supports. If you're assigning an http(s) URL then you're fine and don't need to do anything else, otherwise I guess one way would be to unpack the video to your data folder and use a 'regular' file:// URL.

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I don't understand your answer. The javascrpt is inside of an html file, and the video is reproduced in the html, I am not using MediaPlayer – Tony_craft Mar 27 '14 at 16:27
@Tony_craft - the video is embedded in the html? how? – marcin.kosiba Mar 27 '14 at 16:34
with a video tag inside of the body of the htlm: ` ` – Tony_craft Mar 27 '14 at 16:39
But is it necessary to use a media player also? I have seen in other examples they don't use a media player (or it seems that) – Tony_craft Mar 31 '14 at 14:44
@Tony_craft - the WebView uses a media player internally. – marcin.kosiba Apr 01 '14 at 09:25
@Tony_craft - no, you don't need to do anything with it. – marcin.kosiba Apr 01 '14 at 11:06

Using javascript functions from html file in android

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