Class: Wx::WEB::WebView

Inherits:
Control show all
Defined in:
lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb,
lib/wx/doc/webview.rb

Overview

This control may be used to render web (HTML / CSS / JavaScript) documents.

It is designed to allow the creation of multiple backends for each port. It differs from HTML::HtmlWindow in that each backend is actually a full web engine, provided by a 3rd party (e.g., WebView2 on MSW or WebKit on macOS and GTK). This allows the correct viewing of complex pages with JavaScript and CSS.

Backend Descriptions

This class supports using multiple backends, corresponding to different implementations of the same functionality. Wx::WebViewChrome is available on all three major platforms and each platform also has its own default native backend. Backends are identified by their names, documented in the backend descriptions below.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE (MSW)

The IE backend uses Microsoft's WebBrowser control, which depends the locally installed version of Internet Explorer. By default this backend emulates Internet Explorer 11. This can be changed with a registry setting by #msw_set_ie_emulation_level see this article for more information. This backend has full support for custom schemes and virtual file systems. The predefined WEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE constant contains the name of this backend and can be used to explicitly select it when using WebView.new.

Note:

If you plan to display any modern web content you should consider using Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_EDGE (MSW), as Internet Explorer is not supported anymore by Microsoft.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_EDGE (MSW)

The Edge backend uses Microsoft's Edge WebView2. It is available for Windows 7 (newer versions require Windows 10+) and newer. This backend does not support custom schemes. When using handlers, see Wx::WEB::WebViewHandler#set_virtual_host for more details on how to access handler provided URLs. This backend is enabled by default for WXMSW.

If enabled and available at runtime, Edge will be selected as the default backend. If you require the IE backend use WEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE when using WebView.new.

The predefined WEBVIEW_BACKEND_EDGE constant contains the name of this backend.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT (GTK)

Under GTK the WebKit backend uses WebKitGTK+. The current minimum version required is 1.3.1 which ships by default with Ubuntu Natty and Debian Wheezy and has the package name libwebkitgtk-dev. Custom schemes and virtual files systems are supported under this backend, however embedded resources such as images and stylesheets are currently loaded using the data:// scheme. The predefined Wx::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT constant contains the name of this backend.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT2 (GTK3)

Under GTK3 the WebKit2 version of WebKitGTK+ is used. In Ubuntu the required package name is libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev and under Fedora it is webkitgtk4-devel. All features are supported except for clearing and enabling / disabling the history. The predefined Wx::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT constant contains the name of this backend.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT (macOS)

The macOS WebKit backend uses Apple's WKWebView class. This backend has full support for custom schemes and virtual file systems on macOS 10.13+. In order to use handlers, two-step creation has to be used and #register_handler has to be called before #create. Starting with macOS 10.11 and iOS 9 an application cannot create unsecure connections (this includes HTTP and unverified HTTPS). You have to include additional fields in your Info.plist to enable such connections. For further details see the documentation on NSAppTransportSecurity here The predefined Wx::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT constant contains the name of this backend.

Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_CHROMIUM (MSW, macOS, GTK)

The Chromium Embedded Framework backend has to be enabled when building wxWidgets, see the wxWidgets documentation for wxWebViewChromium for additional usage and build instructions. This backend can not be automatically build by the wxRuby3 build scripts but requires a custom wxWidgets installation. See the wxRuby3 INSTALL documentation for details on how to build with a custom wxWidgets setup.

The predefined WEBVIEW_BACKEND_CHROMIUM constant contains the name of this backend.

Asynchronous Notifications

Many of the methods in WebView are asynchronous, i.e. they return immediately and perform their work in the background. This includes functions such as #load_url and #reload. To receive notification of the progress and completion of these functions you need to handle the events that are provided. Specifically EVT_WEBVIEW_LOADED notifies when the page or a sub-frame has finished loading and EVT_WEBVIEW_ERROR notifies that an error has occurred.

Virtual File Systems and Custom Schemes

WebView supports the registering of custom scheme handlers, for example file or http. To do this create a new class which inherits from WebViewHandler, where Wx::WEB::WebViewHandler#get_file returns a pointer to a FSFile which represents the given url or Wx::WEB::WebViewHandler#start_request for more complex requests. You can then register your handler with #register_handler it will be called for all pages and resources. WebViewFSHandler is provided to access the virtual file system encapsulated by FileSystem. The MemoryFSHandler documentation gives an example of how this may be used. WebViewArchiveHandler is provided to allow the navigation of pages inside a zip archive. It supports paths of the form: scheme:///C:/example/docs.zip;protocol=zip/main.htm

Events emitted by this class

The following event-handler methods redirect the events to member method or handler blocks for WebViewEvent events. Event handler methods for events emitted by this class:

Library: WebView Category: Controls, WebView

See Also:

Requires:

  • USE_WEBVIEW

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Control

#command, ellipsize, escape_mnemonics, #get_label, #get_label_text, #get_size_from_text, #get_size_from_text_size, #initialize, remove_mnemonics, #set_label, #set_label_markup, #set_label_text

Methods inherited from Wx::Window

#accepts_focus, #accepts_focus_from_keyboard, #accepts_focus_recursively, #add_child, #adjust_for_layout_direction, #always_show_scrollbars, #begin_repositioning_children, #cache_best_size, #can_accept_focus, #can_accept_focus_from_keyboard, #can_scroll, #can_set_transparent, #capture_mouse, #center, #center_on_parent, #centre, #centre_on_parent, #clear_background, #client_to_screen, #client_to_window_size, #close, #convert_dialog_to_pixels, #convert_pixels_to_dialog, #destroy, #destroy_children, #disable, #disable_focus_from_keyboard, #do_prepare_update_window_ui, #do_update_window_ui, #drag_accept_files, #each_child, #enable, #enable_touch_events, #enable_visible_focus, #end_repositioning_children, find_focus, #find_window_by_id, find_window_by_id, #find_window_by_label, find_window_by_label, #find_window_by_name, find_window_by_name, #fit, #fit_inside, #freeze, #from_dip, from_dip, #from_phys, from_phys, #get_accelerator_table, #get_auto_layout, #get_background_colour, #get_background_style, #get_best_height, #get_best_size, #get_best_virtual_size, #get_best_width, #get_border, get_capture, #get_caret, #get_char_height, #get_char_width, #get_children, get_class_default_attributes, #get_client_area_origin, #get_client_rect, #get_client_size, #get_containing_sizer, #get_content_scale_factor, #get_cursor, #get_cursor_bundle, #get_default_attributes, #get_dpi, #get_dpi_scale_factor, #get_drop_target, #get_effective_min_size, #get_event_handler, #get_extra_style, #get_font, #get_foreground_colour, #get_grand_parent, #get_help_id_at_point, #get_help_text, #get_help_text_at_point, #get_id, #get_label, #get_layout_direction, #get_max_client_size, #get_max_height, #get_max_size, #get_max_width, #get_min_client_size, #get_min_height, #get_min_size, #get_min_size_from_known_direction, #get_min_width, #get_name, #get_next_sibling, #get_parent, #get_popup_menu_selection_from_user, #get_position, #get_prev_sibling, #get_rect, #get_screen_position, #get_screen_rect, #get_scroll_pos, #get_scroll_range, #get_scroll_thumb, #get_size, #get_sizer, #get_text_extent, #get_theme_enabled, #get_tool_tip, #get_tool_tip_text, #get_update_client_rect, #get_update_region, #get_validator, #get_virtual_size, #get_window_border_size, #get_window_style, #get_window_style_flag, #get_window_variant, #handle_as_navigation_key, #handle_window_event, #has_capture, #has_extra_style, #has_flag, #has_focus, #has_multiple_pages, #has_scrollbar, #has_transparent_background, #hide, #hide_with_effect, #hit_test, #inform_first_direction, #inherit_attributes, #inherits_background_colour, #inherits_foreground_colour, #init_dialog, #initialize, #invalidate_best_size, #is_being_deleted, #is_descendant, #is_double_buffered, #is_enabled, #is_exposed, #is_focusable, #is_frozen, #is_retained, #is_scrollbar_always_shown, #is_shown, #is_shown_on_screen, #is_this_enabled, #is_top_level, #is_transparent_background_supported, #layout, #line_down, #line_up, #locked, #lower_window, #move, #move_after_in_tab_order, #move_before_in_tab_order, #navigate, #navigate_in, new_control_id, #on_internal_idle, #page_down, #page_up, #paint, #paint_buffered, #pop_event_handler, #popup_menu, #post_size_event, #post_size_event_to_parent, #process_window_event, #process_window_event_locally, #push_event_handler, #raise_window, #refresh, #refresh_rect, #register_hot_key, #release_mouse, #remove_child, #remove_event_handler, #reparent, #screen_to_client, #scroll_lines, #scroll_pages, #scroll_window, #send_size_event, #send_size_event_to_parent, #set_accelerator_table, #set_auto_layout, #set_background_colour, #set_background_style, #set_can_focus, #set_caret, #set_client_size, #set_containing_sizer, #set_cursor, #set_cursor_bundle, #set_double_buffered, #set_drop_target, #set_event_handler, #set_extra_style, #set_focus, #set_focus_from_kbd, #set_font, #set_foreground_colour, #set_help_text, #set_id, #set_initial_size, #set_label, #set_layout_direction, #set_max_client_size, #set_max_size, #set_min_client_size, #set_min_size, #set_name, #set_next_handler, #set_own_background_colour, #set_own_font, #set_own_foreground_colour, #set_position, #set_previous_handler, #set_scroll_pos, #set_scrollbar, #set_size, #set_size_hints, #set_sizer, #set_sizer_and_fit, #set_theme_enabled, #set_tool_tip, #set_transparent, #set_validator, #set_virtual_size, #set_window_style, #set_window_style_flag, #set_window_variant, #should_inherit_colours, #show, #show_with_effect, #switch_sizer, #thaw, #to_dip, to_dip, #to_phys, to_phys, #toggle_window_style, #transfer_data_from_window, #transfer_data_to_window, #unregister_hot_key, unreserve_control_id, #unset_tool_tip, #update, #update_window_ui, #use_background_colour, #use_bg_col, #use_foreground_colour, #validate, #warp_pointer, #window_to_client_size

Methods inherited from EvtHandler

add_filter, #add_pending_event, #call_after, clear_filters, #connect, #delete_pending_events, #disconnect, #evt_activate, #evt_activate_app, #evt_aui_pane_activated, #evt_aui_pane_button, #evt_aui_pane_close, #evt_aui_pane_maximize, #evt_aui_pane_minimize, #evt_aui_pane_restore, #evt_aui_render, #evt_auinotebook_allow_dnd, #evt_auinotebook_begin_drag, #evt_auinotebook_bg_dclick, #evt_auinotebook_button, #evt_auinotebook_drag_done, #evt_auinotebook_drag_motion, #evt_auinotebook_end_drag, #evt_auinotebook_page_changed, #evt_auinotebook_page_changing, #evt_auinotebook_page_close, #evt_auinotebook_page_closed, #evt_auinotebook_tab_middle_down, #evt_auinotebook_tab_middle_up, #evt_auinotebook_tab_right_down, #evt_auinotebook_tab_right_up, #evt_auitoolbar_begin_drag, #evt_auitoolbar_middle_click, #evt_auitoolbar_overflow_click, #evt_auitoolbar_right_click, #evt_auitoolbar_tool_dropdown, #evt_button, #evt_calculate_layout, #evt_calendar, #evt_calendar_page_changed, #evt_calendar_sel_changed, #evt_calendar_week_clicked, #evt_calendar_weekday_clicked, #evt_char, #evt_char_hook, #evt_checkbox, #evt_checklistbox, #evt_child_focus, #evt_choice, #evt_choicebook_page_changed, #evt_choicebook_page_changing, #evt_close, #evt_collapsiblepane_changed, #evt_colourpicker_changed, #evt_colourpicker_current_changed, #evt_colourpicker_dialog_cancelled, #evt_combobox, #evt_combobox_closeup, #evt_combobox_dropdown, #evt_command, #evt_command_enter, #evt_command_kill_focus, #evt_command_left_click, #evt_command_left_dclick, #evt_command_range, #evt_command_right_click, #evt_command_scroll, #evt_command_scroll_bottom, #evt_command_scroll_changed, #evt_command_scroll_linedown, #evt_command_scroll_lineup, #evt_command_scroll_pagedown, #evt_command_scroll_pageup, #evt_command_scroll_thumbrelease, #evt_command_scroll_thumbtrack, #evt_command_scroll_top, #evt_command_set_focus, #evt_context_menu, #evt_date_changed, #evt_dialup_connected, #evt_dialup_disconnected, #evt_dirctrl_fileactivated, #evt_dirctrl_selectionchanged, #evt_dirpicker_changed, #evt_dpi_changed, #evt_drop_files, #evt_end_session, #evt_enter_window, #evt_erase_background, #evt_filectrl_fileactivated, #evt_filectrl_filterchanged, #evt_filectrl_folderchanged, #evt_filectrl_selectionchanged, #evt_filepicker_changed, #evt_find, #evt_find_close, #evt_find_next, #evt_find_replace, #evt_find_replace_all, #evt_fontpicker_changed, #evt_fullscreen, #evt_gesture_pan, #evt_gesture_rotate, #evt_gesture_zoom, #evt_grid_cell_changed, #evt_grid_cell_changing, #evt_grid_cell_left_click, #evt_grid_cell_left_dclick, #evt_grid_cell_right_click, #evt_grid_cell_right_dclick, #evt_grid_cmd_col_size, #evt_grid_cmd_editor_created, #evt_grid_cmd_range_selected, #evt_grid_cmd_range_selecting, #evt_grid_cmd_row_size, #evt_grid_col_auto_size, #evt_grid_col_label_size, #evt_grid_col_move, #evt_grid_col_size, #evt_grid_col_sort, #evt_grid_editor_created, #evt_grid_editor_hidden, #evt_grid_editor_shown, #evt_grid_label_left_click, #evt_grid_label_left_dclick, #evt_grid_label_right_click, #evt_grid_label_right_dclick, #evt_grid_range_selected, #evt_grid_range_selecting, #evt_grid_row_auto_size, #evt_grid_row_label_size, #evt_grid_row_move, #evt_grid_row_size, #evt_grid_select_cell, #evt_grid_tabbing, #evt_header_begin_reorder, #evt_header_begin_resize, #evt_header_click, #evt_header_dclick, #evt_header_dragging_cancelled, #evt_header_end_reorder, #evt_header_end_resize, #evt_header_middle_click, #evt_header_middle_dclick, #evt_header_resizing, #evt_header_right_click, #evt_header_right_dclick, #evt_header_separator_dclick, #evt_help, #evt_help_range, #evt_hibernate, #evt_hotkey, #evt_html_cell_clicked, #evt_html_cell_hover, #evt_html_link_clicked, #evt_hyperlink, #evt_iconize, #evt_idle, #evt_init_dialog, #evt_joy_button_down, #evt_joy_button_up, #evt_joy_move, #evt_joy_zmove, #evt_joystick_events, #evt_key_down, #evt_key_up, #evt_kill_focus, #evt_leave_window, #evt_left_dclick, #evt_left_down, #evt_left_up, #evt_list_begin_drag, #evt_list_begin_label_edit, #evt_list_begin_rdrag, #evt_list_cache_hint, #evt_list_col_begin_drag, #evt_list_col_click, #evt_list_col_dragging, #evt_list_col_end_drag, #evt_list_col_right_click, #evt_list_delete_all_items, #evt_list_delete_item, #evt_list_end_label_edit, #evt_list_insert_item, #evt_list_item_activated, #evt_list_item_checked, #evt_list_item_deselected, #evt_list_item_focused, #evt_list_item_middle_click, #evt_list_item_right_click, #evt_list_item_selected, #evt_list_item_unchecked, #evt_list_key_down, #evt_listbook_page_changed, #evt_listbook_page_changing, #evt_listbox, #evt_listbox_dclick, #evt_long_press, #evt_magnify, #evt_maximize, #evt_media_finished, #evt_media_loaded, #evt_media_pause, #evt_media_play, #evt_media_statechanged, #evt_media_stop, #evt_menu, #evt_menu_close, #evt_menu_highlight, #evt_menu_highlight_all, #evt_menu_open, #evt_menu_range, #evt_middle_dclick, #evt_middle_down, #evt_middle_up, #evt_motion, #evt_mouse_aux1_dclick, #evt_mouse_aux1_down, #evt_mouse_aux1_up, #evt_mouse_aux2_dclick, #evt_mouse_aux2_down, #evt_mouse_aux2_up, #evt_mouse_events, #evt_mousewheel, #evt_move, #evt_move_end, #evt_move_start, #evt_moving, #evt_navigation_key, #evt_notebook_page_changed, #evt_notebook_page_changing, #evt_paint, #evt_pg_changed, #evt_pg_changing, #evt_pg_col_begin_drag, #evt_pg_col_dragging, #evt_pg_col_end_drag, #evt_pg_double_click, #evt_pg_highlighted, #evt_pg_item_collapsed, #evt_pg_item_expanded, #evt_pg_label_edit_begin, #evt_pg_label_edit_ending, #evt_pg_page_changed, #evt_pg_right_click, #evt_pg_selected, #evt_press_and_tap, #evt_query_end_session, #evt_query_layout_info, #evt_radiobox, #evt_radiobutton, #evt_ribbonbar_help_click, #evt_ribbonbar_page_changed, #evt_ribbonbar_page_changing, #evt_ribbonbar_tab_left_dclick, #evt_ribbonbar_tab_middle_down, #evt_ribbonbar_tab_middle_up, #evt_ribbonbar_tab_right_down, #evt_ribbonbar_tab_right_up, #evt_ribbonbar_toggled, #evt_ribbonbuttonbar_clicked, #evt_ribbonbuttonbar_dropdown_clicked, #evt_ribbongallery_clicked, #evt_ribbongallery_hover_changed, #evt_ribbongallery_selected, #evt_ribbonpanel_extbutton_activated, #evt_ribbontoolbar_clicked, #evt_ribbontoolbar_dropdown_clicked, #evt_richtext_buffer_reset, #evt_richtext_character, #evt_richtext_consuming_character, #evt_richtext_content_deleted, #evt_richtext_content_inserted, #evt_richtext_delete, #evt_richtext_focus_object_changed, #evt_richtext_left_click, #evt_richtext_left_dclick, #evt_richtext_middle_click, #evt_richtext_properties_changed, #evt_richtext_return, #evt_richtext_right_click, #evt_richtext_selection_changed, #evt_richtext_style_changed, #evt_richtext_stylesheet_changed, #evt_richtext_stylesheet_replaced, #evt_richtext_stylesheet_replacing, #evt_right_dclick, #evt_right_down, #evt_right_up, #evt_sash_dragged, #evt_sash_dragged_range, #evt_scroll, #evt_scroll_bottom, #evt_scroll_changed, #evt_scroll_linedown, #evt_scroll_lineup, #evt_scroll_pagedown, #evt_scroll_pageup, #evt_scroll_thumbrelease, #evt_scroll_thumbtrack, #evt_scroll_top, #evt_scrollbar, #evt_scrollwin, #evt_scrollwin_bottom, #evt_scrollwin_linedown, #evt_scrollwin_lineup, #evt_scrollwin_pagedown, #evt_scrollwin_pageup, #evt_scrollwin_thumbrelease, #evt_scrollwin_thumbtrack, #evt_scrollwin_top, #evt_search, #evt_search_cancel, #evt_set_cursor, #evt_set_focus, #evt_show, #evt_size, #evt_slider, #evt_spin, #evt_spin_down, #evt_spin_up, #evt_spinctrl, #evt_spinctrldouble, #evt_splitter_dclick, #evt_splitter_sash_pos_changed, #evt_splitter_sash_pos_changing, #evt_splitter_sash_pos_resize, #evt_splitter_unsplit, #evt_stc_autocomp_cancelled, #evt_stc_autocomp_char_deleted, #evt_stc_autocomp_completed, #evt_stc_autocomp_selection, #evt_stc_autocomp_selection_change, #evt_stc_calltip_click, #evt_stc_change, #evt_stc_charadded, #evt_stc_clipboard_copy, #evt_stc_clipboard_paste, #evt_stc_do_drop, #evt_stc_doubleclick, #evt_stc_drag_over, #evt_stc_dwellend, #evt_stc_dwellstart, #evt_stc_hotspot_click, #evt_stc_hotspot_dclick, #evt_stc_hotspot_release_click, #evt_stc_indicator_click, #evt_stc_indicator_release, #evt_stc_macrorecord, #evt_stc_margin_right_click, #evt_stc_marginclick, #evt_stc_modified, #evt_stc_needshown, #evt_stc_painted, #evt_stc_romodifyattempt, #evt_stc_savepointleft, #evt_stc_savepointreached, #evt_stc_start_drag, #evt_stc_styleneeded, #evt_stc_updateui, #evt_stc_userlistselection, #evt_stc_zoom, #evt_sys_colour_changed, #evt_taskbar_click, #evt_taskbar_left_dclick, #evt_taskbar_left_down, #evt_taskbar_left_up, #evt_taskbar_move, #evt_taskbar_right_dclick, #evt_taskbar_right_down, #evt_taskbar_right_up, #evt_text, #evt_text_copy, #evt_text_cut, #evt_text_enter, #evt_text_maxlen, #evt_text_paste, #evt_text_url, #evt_time_changed, #evt_timer, #evt_togglebutton, #evt_tool, #evt_tool_dropdown, #evt_tool_enter, #evt_tool_range, #evt_tool_rclicked, #evt_tool_rclicked_range, #evt_toolbook_page_changed, #evt_toolbook_page_changing, #evt_tree_begin_drag, #evt_tree_begin_label_edit, #evt_tree_begin_rdrag, #evt_tree_delete_item, #evt_tree_end_drag, #evt_tree_end_label_edit, #evt_tree_get_info, #evt_tree_item_activated, #evt_tree_item_collapsed, #evt_tree_item_collapsing, #evt_tree_item_expanded, #evt_tree_item_expanding, #evt_tree_item_gettooltip, #evt_tree_item_menu, #evt_tree_item_middle_click, #evt_tree_item_right_click, #evt_tree_key_down, #evt_tree_sel_changed, #evt_tree_sel_changing, #evt_tree_set_info, #evt_tree_state_image_click, #evt_treebook_node_collapsed, #evt_treebook_node_expanded, #evt_treebook_page_changed, #evt_treebook_page_changing, #evt_two_finger_tap, #evt_update_ui, #evt_update_ui_range, #evt_webview_browsing_data_cleared, #evt_webview_created, #evt_webview_error, #evt_webview_fullscreen_changed, #evt_webview_loaded, #evt_webview_navigated, #evt_webview_navigating, #evt_webview_newwindow, #evt_webview_newwindow_features, #evt_webview_script_message_received, #evt_webview_script_result, #evt_webview_title_changed, #evt_webview_window_close_requested, #evt_window_create, #evt_window_destroy, #evt_wizard_before_page_changed, #evt_wizard_cancel, #evt_wizard_finished, #evt_wizard_help, #evt_wizard_page_changed, #evt_wizard_page_changing, #evt_wizard_page_shown, #get_client_object, #get_evt_handler_enabled, #get_next_handler, #get_previous_handler, #initialize, #is_unlinked, #make_shared, #process_event, #process_event_locally, #process_pending_events, #queue_event, register_class, remove_filter, #safely_process_event, #set_client_object, #set_evt_handler_enabled, #set_next_handler, #try_after, #try_before, #unlink

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Wx::Control

Class Method Details

.get_backend_version_info(backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT, context = VersionContext::RunTime) ⇒ Wx::VersionInfo

Retrieve the version information about the backend implementation.

Parameters:

  • backend (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT)

    The name of the backend to retrieve the version information for, can be left unspecified to use the default backend.

  • context (Wx::VersionContext) (defaults to: VersionContext::RunTime)

    The context in which the version information is requested, by default it is the run-time version. Currently only GTK WebKit and CEF backends support returning compile-time version information, all the other backends return an empty VersionInfo object in this case.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 988

def self.get_backend_version_info(backend=Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT, context=VersionContext::RunTime) end

.is_backend_available(backend) ⇒ Boolean

Allows to check if a specific backend is currently available.

For example, to check for Edge backend availability:

  if Wx::WEB::WebView::is_backend_available(Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_EDGE)
      #... enable some extra functionality not available with the IE backend ...
  end

Parameters:

  • backend (String)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 982

def self.is_backend_available(backend) end

.msw_set_ie_emulation_level(level = Wx::WEB::WEBVIEWIE_EMU_IE11) ⇒ Boolean

Sets emulation level.

This function is useful to change the emulation level of the system browser control used for Wx::WebView implementation under MSW, rather than using the currently default, IE11-compatible, level (with wxRuby3).

Please notice that this function works by modifying the per-user part of MSW registry, which has several implications: first, it is sufficient to call it only once (per user) as the changes done by it are persistent and, second, if you do not want them to be persistent, you need to call it with Wx::WEB::WEBVIEWIE_EMU_DEFAULT argument explicitly.

In particular, this function should be called to allow #run_script to work for JavaScript code returning arbitrary objects, which is not supported at the default emulation level.

If set to a level higher than installed version, the highest available level will be used instead. Wx::WEB::WEBVIEWIE_EMU_IE11 is recommended for best performance and experience.

This function is MSW-specific and doesn't exist under other platforms.

Parameters:

  • level (Wx::WEB::WebViewIE_EmulationLevel) (defaults to: Wx::WEB::WEBVIEWIE_EMU_IE11)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

    true on success, false on failure (a warning message is also logged in the latter case).

Requires:

  • WXMSW


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/webview.rb', line 35

def self.msw_set_ie_emulation_level(level=Wx::WEB::WEBVIEWIE_EMU_IE11); end

.self.new(backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView .self.new(config) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView .self.new(parent, id, url = Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR, pos = Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION, size = Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE, backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT, style = 0, name = Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView

Overloads:

  • .self.new(backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView

    Factory function to create a new Wx::WEB::WebView with two-step creation, #create should be called on the returned object.

    The created Wx::WEB::WebView.

    Parameters:

    • backend (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT)

      The backend to use.

    Returns:

  • .self.new(config) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView

    Factory function to create a new Wx::WEB::WebView with two-step creation, #create should be called on the returned object.

    The created Wx::WEB::WebView

    Parameters:

    Returns:

  • .self.new(parent, id, url = Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR, pos = Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION, size = Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE, backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT, style = 0, name = Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebView

    Factory function to create a new Wx::WEB::WebView using a Wx::WebViewFactory.

    Note that the returned object may not be immediately usable yet, see #create and EVT_WEBVIEW_CREATED.

    The created Wx::WEB::WebView, or nil if the requested backend is not available

    Parameters:

    • parent (Wx::Window)

      Parent window for the control

    • id (Integer)

      ID of this control

    • url (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR)

      Initial URL to load

    • pos (Array(Integer, Integer), Wx::Point) (defaults to: Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION)

      Position of the control

    • size (Array(Integer, Integer), Wx::Size) (defaults to: Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE)

      Size of the control

    • backend (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT)

      The backend web engine to use. Wx::WebViewBackendDefault and other backend names constants in format wxWebViewBackend (e.g., Wx::WebViewBackendWebKit) are predefined where appropriate. See Backend descriptions.

    • style (Integer) (defaults to: 0)

      Window style. For generic window styles, please see Wx::Window.

    • name (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR)

      Window name.

    Returns:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 969

def self.new(*args) end

.new_configuration(backend = Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT) ⇒ Wx::WEB::WebViewConfiguration

Create a new Wx::WEB::WebViewConfiguration object.

Parameters:

  • backend (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 993

def self.new_configuration(backend=Wx::WEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT) end

Instance Method Details

#add_script_message_handler(name) ⇒ Boolean

Add a script message handler with the given name.

To use the script message handler from javascript use window..postMessage() where corresponds the value of the name parameter. The will be available to the application via a EVT_WEBVIEW_SCRIPT_MESSAGE_RECEIVED event. Sample code receiving a script message:

   # Install message handler with the name wx_msg
   @webView.add_script_message_handler("wx_msg")
   # Bind handler
   @webView.evt_webview_script_message_received(Wx::ID_ANY) { |evt|
       Wx.log_message("Script message received; value = %s, handler = %s", evt.get_string, evt.get_message_handler)
   }

Sample JavaScript sending a script message:

  // Send sample message body
  window.wx_msg.postMessage('This is a message body');

true if the handler could be added, false if it could not be added.

Note:

The Edge backend only supports a single message handler and the Chromium and IE backends do not support script message handlers.

Parameters:

  • name (String)

    Name of the message handler that can be used from JavaScript

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 450

def add_script_message_handler(name) end

#add_user_script(javascript, injectionTime = Wx::WEB::WebViewUserScriptInjectionTime::WEBVIEW_INJECT_AT_DOCUMENT_START) ⇒ Boolean

Injects the specified script into the webpage's content.

true if the script was added successfully.

Note:

Please note that this is unsupported by the IE backend and the Edge backend does only support Wx::WEB::WebViewUserScriptInjectionTime::WEBVIEW_INJECT_AT_DOCUMENT_START.

Parameters:

  • javascript (String)

    The JavaScript code to add.

  • injectionTime (Wx::WebViewUserScriptInjectionTime) (defaults to: Wx::WEB::WebViewUserScriptInjectionTime::WEBVIEW_INJECT_AT_DOCUMENT_START)

    Specifies when the script will be executed.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 473

def add_user_script(javascript, injectionTime=Wx::WEB::WebViewUserScriptInjectionTime::WEBVIEW_INJECT_AT_DOCUMENT_START) end

#are_browser_accelerator_keys_enabledBoolean

Returns true if browser accelerator keys are enabled.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 571

def are_browser_accelerator_keys_enabled; end

#can_copyBoolean Also known as: can_copy?

Returns true if the current selection can be copied.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 484

def can_copy; end

#can_cutBoolean Also known as: can_cut?

Returns true if the current selection can be cut.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 489

def can_cut; end

#can_go_backBoolean Also known as: can_go_back?

Returns true if it is possible to navigate backward in the history of visited pages.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 575

def can_go_back; end

#can_go_forwardBoolean Also known as: can_go_forward?

Returns true if it is possible to navigate forward in the history of visited pages.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 580

def can_go_forward; end

#can_pasteBoolean Also known as: can_paste?

Returns true if data can be pasted.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 494

def can_paste; end

#can_redoBoolean Also known as: can_redo?

Returns true if there is an action to redo.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 668

def can_redo; end

#can_set_zoom_type(type) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: can_set_zoom_type?

Retrieve whether a zoom type is supported.

true if this type of zoom is supported by this backend (and thus can be set through #set_zoom_type).

Parameters:

  • type (Wx::WebViewZoomType)

    The zoom type to test.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 703

def can_set_zoom_type(type) end

#can_undoBoolean Also known as: can_undo?

Returns true if there is an action to undo.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 673

def can_undo; end

#clear_browsing_data(types = Wx::WEB::WebViewBrowsingDataTypes::WEBVIEW_BROWSING_DATA_ALL, since = ({})) ⇒ Boolean

Clears the browsing data of the web view.

This function clears the browsing data of the web view, such as cookies, cache, history, etc. The exact data that is cleared depends on the backend used. This operation is asynchronous and may take some time to complete. When finished EVT_WEBVIEW_BROWSING_DATA_CLEARED event is generated.

false if backend doesn't support clearing browsing data or an error occurred. Otherwise, true is returned and the browsing data will be cleared asynchronously and the application will receive a EVT_WEBVIEW_BROWSING_DATA_CLEARED event when it is done (or if doing it fails later).

Note:

This is only implemented in the Edge, WebKit2GTK+ and macOS backends.

Parameters:

  • types (Integer) (defaults to: Wx::WEB::WebViewBrowsingDataTypes::WEBVIEW_BROWSING_DATA_ALL)

    The types of browsing data to clear. By default, it clears all types of browsing data.

  • since (Time, Date, DateTime) (defaults to: ({}))

    The time since when the browsing data should be cleared. By default, it clears all browsing data.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 940

def clear_browsing_data(types=Wx::WEB::WebViewBrowsingDataTypes::WEBVIEW_BROWSING_DATA_ALL, since=({})) end

#clear_historyvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Clear the history, this will also remove the visible page.

Note:

This is not implemented on the WebKit2GTK+ backend and macOS.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 591

def clear_history; end

#clear_selectionvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Clears the current selection.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 639

def clear_selection; end

#copyvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Copies the current selection.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 499

def copy; end

#create(parent, id, url = Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR, pos = Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION, size = Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE, style = 0, name = Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR) ⇒ Boolean

Creation function for two-step creation.

Please note that the object creation may be asynchronous when using some backends (e.g., Wx::WebViewEdge or Wx::WebViewChromium) and the object is not really created until EVT_WEBVIEW_CREATED event is received, so any non-trivial calls to its member functions should be delayed until then.

Parameters:

  • parent (Wx::Window)
  • id (Integer)
  • url (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR)
  • pos (Array(Integer, Integer), Wx::Point) (defaults to: Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION)
  • size (Array(Integer, Integer), Wx::Size) (defaults to: Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE)
  • style (Integer) (defaults to: 0)
  • name (String) (defaults to: Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 770

def create(parent, id, url=Wx::WEB_VIEW_DEFAULT_URL_STR, pos=Wx::DEFAULT_POSITION, size=Wx::DEFAULT_SIZE, style=0, name=Wx::WEB_VIEW_NAME_STR) end

#cutvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Cuts the current selection.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 503

def cut; end

#delete_selectionvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Deletes the current selection.

Note that for Wx::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_WEBKIT the selection must be editable, either through SetEditable or the correct HTML attribute.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 645

def delete_selection; end

#enable_access_to_dev_tools(enable = true) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Enable or disable access to dev tools for the user.

Dev tools are disabled by default.

Note:

This is not implemented for the IE backend.

Parameters:

  • enable (Boolean) (defaults to: true)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 533

def enable_access_to_dev_tools(enable=true) end

#enable_browser_accelerator_keys(enable = true) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Enable or disable if browser accelerator keys are enabled.

Browser accelerator keys are enabled by default. The webview might implement various accelerator keys. This includes allowing accelerator key access to features such as printing and navigation. In many cases this might not be desired and the default keys can be disabled with this setting.

Note:

This is only implemented for the Edge backend.

Parameters:

  • enable (Boolean) (defaults to: true)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 567

def enable_browser_accelerator_keys(enable=true) end

#enable_context_menu(enable = true) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Enable or disable the right click context menu.

By default the standard context menu is enabled, this method can be used to disable it or re-enable it later.

Parameters:

  • enable (Boolean) (defaults to: true)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 514

def enable_context_menu(enable=true) end

#enable_history(enable = true) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Enable or disable the history.

This will also clear the history.

Note:

This is not implemented on the WebKit2GTK+ backend and macOS.

Parameters:

  • enable (Boolean) (defaults to: true)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 604

def enable_history(enable=true) end

#find(text, flags = Wx::WEB::WebViewFindFlags::WEBVIEW_FIND_DEFAULT) ⇒ Integer

Finds a phrase on the current page and if found, the control will scroll the phrase into view and select it.

If search phrase was not found in combination with the flags then NOT_FOUND is returned. If called for the first time with search phrase then the total number of results will be returned. Then for every time its called with the same search phrase it will return the number of the current match.

Note:

This function will restart the search if the flags Wx::WEB::WebViewFindFlags::WEBVIEW_FIND_ENTIRE_WORD or Wx::WEB::WebViewFindFlags::WEBVIEW_FIND_MATCH_CASE are changed, since this will require a new search. To reset the search, for example resetting the highlights call the function with an empty search phrase.

Parameters:

  • text (String)

    The phrase to search for.

  • flags (Wx::WebViewFindFlags) (defaults to: Wx::WEB::WebViewFindFlags::WEBVIEW_FIND_DEFAULT)

    The flags for the search.

Returns:

  • (Integer)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 696

def find(text, flags=Wx::WEB::WebViewFindFlags::WEBVIEW_FIND_DEFAULT) end

#get_backward_historyArray<Wx::WEB::WebViewHistoryItem> Also known as: backward_history

Returns a list of items in the back history.

The first item in the vector is the first page that was loaded by the control.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 610

def get_backward_history; end

#get_current_titleString Also known as: current_title

Get the title of the current web page, or its URL/path if title is not available.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 774

def get_current_title; end

#get_current_urlString Also known as: current_url

Get the URL of the currently displayed document.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 779

def get_current_url; end

#get_forward_historyArray<Wx::WEB::WebViewHistoryItem> Also known as: forward_history

Returns a list of items in the forward history.

The first item in the vector is the next item in the history with respect to the currently loaded page.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 617

def get_forward_history; end

#get_page_sourceString Also known as: page_source

Get the HTML source code of the currently displayed document.

The HTML source code, or an empty string if no page is currently shown.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 786

def get_page_source; end

#get_page_textString Also known as: page_text

Get the text of the current page.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 791

def get_page_text; end

#get_selected_sourceString Also known as: selected_source

Returns the currently selected source, if any.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 649

def get_selected_source; end

#get_selected_textString Also known as: selected_text

Returns the currently selected text, if any.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 654

def get_selected_text; end

#get_user_agentString Also known as: user_agent

Returns the current user agent string for the web view.

Returns:

  • (String)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 902

def get_user_agent; end

#get_zoomWx::WebViewZoom Also known as: zoom

Get the zoom level of the page.

See #get_zoom_factor to get more precise zoom scale value other than as provided by Wx::WEB::WebViewZoom. The current level of zoom.

Returns:

  • (Wx::WebViewZoom)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 710

def get_zoom; end

#get_zoom_factorFloat Also known as: zoom_factor

Get the zoom factor of the page.

The current factor of zoom.

Returns:

  • (Float)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 717

def get_zoom_factor; end

#get_zoom_typeWx::WebViewZoomType Also known as: zoom_type

Get how the zoom factor is currently interpreted.

How the zoom factor is currently interpreted by the backend.

Returns:

  • (Wx::WebViewZoomType)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 724

def get_zoom_type; end

#go_backvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Navigate back in the history of visited pages.

Only valid if #can_go_back returns true.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 624

def go_back; end

#go_forwardvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Navigate forward in the history of visited pages.

Only valid if #can_go_forward returns true.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 630

def go_forward; end

#has_selectionBoolean Also known as: has_selection?

Returns true if there is a current selection.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 659

def has_selection; end

#is_access_to_dev_tools_enabledBoolean Also known as: access_to_dev_tools_enabled?

Returns true if dev tools are available to the user.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 537

def is_access_to_dev_tools_enabled; end

#is_busyBoolean Also known as: busy?

Returns whether the web control is currently busy (e.g. loading a page).

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 796

def is_busy; end

#is_context_menu_enabledBoolean Also known as: context_menu_enabled?

Returns true if a context menu will be shown on right click.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 518

def is_context_menu_enabled; end

#is_editableBoolean Also known as: editable?

Returns whether the web control is currently editable.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 801

def is_editable; end

#load_history_item(item) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Loads a history item.

Parameters:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 635

def load_history_item(item) end

#load_url(url) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Load a web page from a URL.

Note:

Web engines generally report errors asynchronously, so if you wish to know whether loading the URL was successful, register to receive navigation error events.

Parameters:

  • url (String)

    The URL of the page to be loaded.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 813

def load_url(url) end

#pastevoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Pastes the current data.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 507

def paste; end

This method returns an undefined value.

Opens a print dialog so that the user may print the currently displayed page.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 817

def print; end

#redo_void

This method returns an undefined value.

Redos the last action.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 678

def redo_; end

#register_handler(handler) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Registers a custom scheme handler.

Note:

On macOS in order to use handlers two-step creation has to be used and #register_handler has to be called before #create. With the other backends it has to be called after #create.

Note:

The Edge backend does not support custom schemes, but the handler is available as a virtual host under https://scheme.wxsite. To customize this virtual host call Wx::WEB::WebViewHandler#set_virtual_host before registering the handler.

Parameters:

  • handler (Wx::WebViewHandler)

    ] A shared pointer to a Wx::WebHandler.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 834

def register_handler(handler) end

#reload(flags = Wx::WEB::WebViewReloadFlags::WEBVIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Reload the currently displayed URL.

Note:

The flags are ignored by the Edge backend.

Parameters:

  • flags (Wx::WebViewReloadFlags) (defaults to: Wx::WEB::WebViewReloadFlags::WEBVIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT)

    A bit array that may optionally contain reload options.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 845

def reload(flags=Wx::WEB::WebViewReloadFlags::WEBVIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT) end

#remove_all_user_scriptsvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Removes all user scripts from the web view.

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 480

def remove_all_user_scripts; end

#remove_script_message_handler(name) ⇒ Boolean

Remove a script message handler with the given name that was previously added via #add_script_message_handler.

true if the handler could be removed, false if it could not be removed.

Parameters:

  • name (String)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 458

def remove_script_message_handler(name) end

#run_script(javascript) ⇒ String?

Runs the given JavaScript code.

Note:

Because of various potential issues it's recommended to use #run_script_async instead of this method. This is especially true if you plan to run code from a webview event and will also prevent unintended side effects on the UI outside of the webview.

JavaScript code is executed inside the browser control and has full access to DOM and other browser-provided functionality. For example, this code

 webview.run_script('document.write('Hello from wxWidgets!')')

will replace the current page contents with the provided string. This method returns the result of executing this code on success (or nil if no result or on failure), e.g. a JavaScript value such as a string, a number (integer or floating point), a boolean or JSON representation for non-primitive types such as arrays and objects. For example:

   if (result = webview.run_script('document.getElementById('some_id').innerHTML'))
       #... result contains the contents of the given element ...
   # else: the element with this ID probably doesn't exist.
   end

This function has a few platform-specific limitations:

  • When using WebKit v1 in WXGTK2, retrieving the result of JavaScript execution is unsupported and this function will always return nil if output is non-null to indicate this. This functionality is fully supported when using WebKit v2 or later in WXGTK3.
  • When using WebKit under macOS, code execution is limited to at most 10MiB of memory and 10 seconds of execution time.
  • When using Chromium backend, retrieving the result of JavaScript execution is unsupported and this function will always return nil if output is non-null to indicate this.
  • When using IE backend under MSW, scripts can only be executed when the current page is fully loaded (i.e. EVT_WEBVIEW_LOADED event was received). A script tag inside the page HTML is required in order to run JavaScript.

Also notice that with the IE backend converting JavaScript objects to JSON is not supported in the default emulation mode, it implements its own object-to-JSON conversion as a fallback for this case, however it is not as full-featured, well-tested or performing as the implementation of this functionality in the browser control itself, so it is recommended to use Wx::WEB::WebView::msw_set_ie_emulation_level to change emulation level to a more modern one in which JSON conversion is done by the control itself.

Parameters:

  • javascript (String)

    JavaScript code to execute.

Returns:

  • (String, nil)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 404

def run_script(javascript) end

#run_script_async(javascript) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Runs the given JavaScript code asynchronously and returns the result via a EVT_WEBVIEW_SCRIPT_RESULT.

The script result value can be retrieved via Wx::WEB::WebViewEvent#get_string. If the execution fails Wx::WEB::WebViewEvent#is_error will return true. In this case additional script execution error information maybe available via Wx::WEB::WebViewEvent#get_string.

Note:

The IE backend does not support async script execution.

Parameters:

  • javascript (String)

    JavaScript code to execute.

See Also:



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 418

def run_script_async(javascript) end

#select_allvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Selects the entire page.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 664

def select_all; end

#set_editable(enable = true) ⇒ void Also known as: editable=

This method returns an undefined value.

Set the editable property of the web control.

Enabling allows the user to edit the page even if the contenteditable attribute is not set. The exact capabilities vary with the backend being used.

Note:

This is not implemented for macOS and the Edge backend.

Parameters:

  • enable (Boolean) (defaults to: true)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 858

def set_editable(enable=true) end

#set_page(html, baseUrl) ⇒ void #set_page(html, baseUrl) ⇒ void

Overloads:

  • #set_page(html, baseUrl) ⇒ void

    This method returns an undefined value.

    Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given string.

    Note:

    When using Wx::WEB::WEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE you must wait for the current page to finish loading before calling #set_page. The baseURL parameter is not used in this backend and the Edge backend.

    Parameters:

    • html (String)

      The string that contains the HTML data to display.

    • baseUrl (String)

      URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve relative paths, for instance.

  • #set_page(html, baseUrl) ⇒ void

    This method returns an undefined value.

    Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given stream.

    Parameters:

    • html (IO, Wx::InputStream)

      The stream to read HTML data from.

    • baseUrl (String)

      URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve relative paths, for instance.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 877

def set_page(*args) end

#set_proxy(proxy) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: proxy=

Set the proxy to use for all requests.

The proxy string must be a valid proxy specification, e.g. http://my.local.proxy.corp:8080 Currently this function is only implemented in WebKit2, Edge and Chromium backends and only WebKit2 backend allows to set the proxy after creating the webview, so it is recommended to call it before {create}:

  webview = Wx::WEB::WebView.new
  unless webview.set_proxy("http://127.0.0.1:8080")
      Wx.log_warning("Setting proxy failed!")
  end
  webview.create(parent, Wx::ID_ANY)

true if proxy was set successfully or false if it failed, e.g. because this is not supported by the currently used backend.

Parameters:

  • proxy (String)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 921

def set_proxy(proxy) end

#set_user_agent(userAgent) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: user_agent=

Specify a custom user agent string for the web view.

Returns true the user agent could be set. If your first request should already use the custom user agent please use two step creation and call #set_user_agent before #create.

Note:

This is not implemented for IE.

Parameters:

  • userAgent (String)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 897

def set_user_agent(userAgent) end

#set_zoom(zoom) ⇒ void Also known as: zoom=

This method returns an undefined value.

Set the zoom level of the page.

See #set_zoom_factor for more precise scaling other than the measured steps provided by Wx::WEB::WebViewZoom.

Parameters:

  • zoom (Wx::WebViewZoom)

    How much to zoom (scale) the HTML document.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 732

def set_zoom(zoom) end

#set_zoom_factor(zoom) ⇒ void Also known as: zoom_factor=

This method returns an undefined value.

Set the zoom factor of the page.

Note:

zoom scale in IE will be converted into Wx::WEB::WebViewZoom levels for Wx::WEB::WebViewZoomType of Wx::WEB::WebViewZoomType::WEBVIEW_ZOOM_TYPE_TEXT.

Parameters:

  • zoom (Float)

    How much to zoom (scale) the HTML document in arbitrary number.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 744

def set_zoom_factor(zoom) end

#set_zoom_type(zoomType) ⇒ void Also known as: zoom_type=

This method returns an undefined value.

Set how to interpret the zoom factor.

Note:

invoke #can_set_zoom_type first, some backends may not support all zoom types.

Parameters:

  • zoomType (Wx::WebViewZoomType)

    How the zoom factor should be interpreted by the backend.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 756

def set_zoom_type(zoomType) end

#show_dev_toolsBoolean

Show the dev tools window.

Immediately open the dev tools window. Does nothing if this window was already open. Unlike #enable_access_to_dev_tools, which allows the user to open the dev tools window from the context menu, this function opens the same window programmatically. Please note that while #show_dev_tools can be used whether access to the dev tools from the context menu was enabled or not, in WebKit2GTK+ backend calling it also enables interactive access to the dev tools from the context menu as a side effect. true if the dev tools window is shown (even if it had been already shown before this function was called), false if it could not be shown for some reason, most likely because the backend does not provide this functionality.

Note:

This function is not implemented in the IE and WebKit (GTK/macOS) backends (but is implemented for WebKit2 GTK backend).

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 553

def show_dev_tools; end

#stopvoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Stop the current page loading process, if any.

May trigger an error event of type Wx::WEB::WebViewNavigationError::WEBVIEW_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED. TODO: make Wx::WEB::WebViewNavigationError::WEBVIEW_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED errors uniform across ports.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 883

def stop; end

#undovoid

This method returns an undefined value.

Undos the last action.



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# File 'lib/wx/doc/gen/web/web_view.rb', line 682

def undo; end