In Xcode (Mac), How to make textfield update to WebView URL (Cocoa)

Question

in Xcode, I am working on a browser. (for desktop)

So far, I have a basic one. I am very new to Xcode.

How do I make the TextField (where you type the URL) update to what the URL the web viewer is currently viewing?

For example, if you type in stackoverflow.com in chrome and start clicking on stuff, the text field above will change and not stay as stackoverflow.com like mine does.

Thanks!

Possible duplicate of [WKWebView full URL](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26342546/wkwebview-full-url) — Tamás Sengel, Jul 03 '17 at 13:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 03 '17 at 13:55

You should implement WKNavigationDelegate's decidePolicyFor:navigationAction:decisionHandler: and retreive the URL there.

func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, decidePolicyFor navigationAction: WKNavigationAction, decisionHandler: @escaping ((WKNavigationActionPolicy) -> Void)) {
    textField.text = navigationAction.request.url?.absoluteString

    decisionHandler(.allow)
}

Note: you must apply the delegate to the WKWebView, like this:

webView.navigationDelegate = self

In Xcode (Mac), How to make textfield update to WebView URL (Cocoa)

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