I'm making a web browser using JavaFX and currently running into an issue. The function that have to allow the user to visit any site they want doesn't work. What I tried to do is use the getText() method to obtain the url that the use entered in the textfield, then it will use webEngine.load() and add http:// before the input. Afterwards it will be put inside parethesis of WebEngine.load to load the website of the user's choice.
However this does not work. What I have tried to get to the root of the problem is I made a button just for the function to go to a specific site. That worked perfectly. I have also tried to create a new webView setup just so I can get the browser to essentially "start fresh" but with the website that the user entered. But that didn't work either.
This is my code for reference:
package application;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.scene.web.WebEngine;
import javafx.scene.web.WebHistory;
import javafx.scene.web.WebView;
public class Main extends Application {
private BorderPane root;
private WebView webView;
private WebEngine webEngine;
private HBox addressBar;
private HBox statusBar;
private Text domain;
private WebHistory history;
private final String homePage = "https://google.ca";
private void setupAddressBar() {
addressBar = new HBox();
Button home = new Button("Home");
Button back = new Button("<--");
Button forward = new Button("-->");
Button refresh = new Button("Refresh");
Button load = new Button("Load");
TextField url = new TextField();
addressBar.getChildren().addAll(home,back,forward,refresh,url, load);
class HomeButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
homePage();
}
}
class BackButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
back();
}
}
class ForwardButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
forward();
}
}
class RefreshButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
refreshPage();
}
}
class DomainBar implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
loadPage();
}
}
class LoadPage implements EventHandler<ActionEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
loadPage();
}
}
/*
class KeyboardPressedHandler implements EventHandler<KeyEvent>{
@Override
public void handle(KeyEvent event) {
KeyCode key = event.getCode();
if(key == KeyCode.ENTER ) {
loadPage();
}
}
};
*/
HomeButton homeButton = new HomeButton();
home.setOnAction(homeButton);
BackButton backButton = new BackButton();
back.setOnAction(backButton);
ForwardButton forwardButton = new ForwardButton();
forward.setOnAction(forwardButton);
RefreshButton refreshButton = new RefreshButton();
refresh.setOnAction(refreshButton);
DomainBar domainBar = new DomainBar();
url.setOnAction(domainBar);
LoadPage loadPage = new LoadPage();
load.setOnAction(loadPage);
}
private void setupStatusBar() {
statusBar = new HBox();
domain = new Text("google.ca");
Text separator = new Text("|");
Text copyright = new Text("JavaFX -- All Rights Reserved.");
statusBar.getChildren().addAll(domain, separator, copyright);
}
public void setupWebView() {
webView = new WebView();
webEngine = webView.getEngine();
webEngine.load(homePage);
}
public void initialize(URL arg0, ResourceBundle arg1) {
webEngine = webView.getEngine();
loadPage();
}
public void loadPage() {
webEngine.load("http://" + domain.getText());
}
public void homePage() {
webEngine.load("http://google.ca");
}
public void refreshPage() {
webEngine.reload();
}
public void forward() {
history = webEngine.getHistory();
ObservableList<WebHistory.Entry> entries = history.getEntries();
history.go(1);
domain.setText(entries.get(history.getCurrentIndex()).getUrl());
}
public void back() {
history = webEngine.getHistory();
ObservableList<WebHistory.Entry> entries = history.getEntries();
history.go(-1);
domain.setText(entries.get(history.getCurrentIndex()).getUrl());
}
public void start(Stage stage) {
root = new BorderPane();
this.setupAddressBar();
this.setupWebView();
this.setupStatusBar();
root.setTop(addressBar);
root.setBottom(statusBar);
root.setCenter(webView);
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
//stage.getFullScreen(true);
stage.setWidth(1200);
stage.setHeight(1000);
stage.setResizable(false);
stage.setTitle("JavaFX Browser");
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
The only problem here is that you're using the value of you're Text domain node instead of the one from TextField url, that you should declare as a field of your class.
It looks puzzling because you don't show any signal informing you that the page is being loaded or has an error. Putting a few logs here and there and using a debugger would help a lot.
Also, just a side remark: waiting for you Stage to be shown before loading your home page makes more sense and might keep you out of some trouble.
Here's a barely edited version that works:
package com.ahpcservices.test.SoWebview;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.scene.web.WebEngine;
import javafx.scene.web.WebHistory;
import javafx.scene.web.WebView;
public class Main extends Application {
private BorderPane root;
private WebView webView;
private WebEngine webEngine;
private HBox addressBar;
private HBox statusBar;
private Text domain;
private TextField url;
private WebHistory history;
private final String homePage = "https://google.ca";
// ------------------------------------------------------
private void setupAddressBar() {
addressBar = new HBox();
Button home = new Button("Home");
Button back = new Button("<--");
Button forward = new Button("-->");
Button refresh = new Button("Refresh");
Button load = new Button("Load");
url = new TextField();
addressBar.getChildren().addAll(home, back, forward, refresh, url, load);
class HomeButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
homePage();
}
}
class BackButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
back();
}
}
class ForwardButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
forward();
}
}
class RefreshButton implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
refreshPage();
}
}
class DomainBar implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
loadPage();
}
}
class LoadPage implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
loadPage();
}
}
/*
* class KeyboardPressedHandler implements EventHandler<KeyEvent>{
*
* @Override public void handle(KeyEvent event) {
*
* KeyCode key = event.getCode();
*
* if(key == KeyCode.ENTER ) { loadPage();
*
* } } };
*/
HomeButton homeButton = new HomeButton();
home.setOnAction(homeButton);
BackButton backButton = new BackButton();
back.setOnAction(backButton);
ForwardButton forwardButton = new ForwardButton();
forward.setOnAction(forwardButton);
RefreshButton refreshButton = new RefreshButton();
refresh.setOnAction(refreshButton);
DomainBar domainBar = new DomainBar();
url.setOnAction(domainBar);
LoadPage loadPage = new LoadPage();
load.setOnAction(loadPage);
}
// ----------------------------------------------------
private void setupStatusBar() {
statusBar = new HBox();
domain = new Text("google.ca");
Text separator = new Text("|");
Text copyright = new Text("JavaFX -- All Rights Reserved.");
statusBar.getChildren().addAll(domain, separator, copyright);
}
// -------------------------------------------------
public void setupWebView() {
webView = new WebView();
webEngine = webView.getEngine();
}
public void initialize(URL arg0, ResourceBundle arg1) {
webEngine = webView.getEngine();
loadPage();
}
public void loadPage() {
webEngine.load("http://" + url.getText());
}
public void homePage() {
webEngine.load("http://google.ca");
}
public void refreshPage() {
webEngine.reload();
}
public void forward() {
history = webEngine.getHistory();
ObservableList<WebHistory.Entry> entries = history.getEntries();
history.go(1);
domain.setText(entries.get(history.getCurrentIndex()).getUrl());
}
public void back() {
history = webEngine.getHistory();
ObservableList<WebHistory.Entry> entries = history.getEntries();
history.go(-1);
domain.setText(entries.get(history.getCurrentIndex()).getUrl());
}
public void start(Stage stage) {
root = new BorderPane();
// ---------------------------------
this.setupAddressBar();
this.setupWebView();
this.setupStatusBar();
// ----------------------------------
root.setTop(addressBar);
root.setBottom(statusBar);
root.setCenter(webView);
// ----------------------------------
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
// stage.getFullScreen(true);
stage.setWidth(1200);
stage.setHeight(1000);
stage.setResizable(false);
stage.setTitle("JavaFX Browser");
stage.setOnShown(e -> {
webEngine.load(homePage);
});
stage.show();
;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}