WebView with custom HTML and local images

raw · 
copy
 · download
/**
 * This code loads a custom HTML from a string which references a local image
 * - for this to work, simply place the image in the directory /assets/
 */
 
public void loadHTML() {
    final String mimeType = "text/html";
    final String encoding = "utf-8";
    final String html = "<h1>Header</h1><p>Custom HTML</p><p><img src=\\"file:///android_asset/image1.jpg\\" /></p>";
    
    WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.wv1);
    wv.loadDataWithBaseURL("fake://not/needed", html, mimeType, encoding, "");
}