how to prepopulate a web form in android?

Question

Here is what I'm trying to do:

I wanted to create an android app to capture email address and phone number of the android phone.

And then, use those information to prepopulate a multi submit web form.

Say, I have a form http://unlimited-trials.com/mobijob/search.php (just think of it as text boxes for email address and phone number). If this link is opened in my phone it should be populated with my email address and phone number.

I already have a form and I can already capture phone number and email add on my app using this code below:

tMgr =(TelephonyManager)this.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
        mPhoneNumber = tMgr.getLine1Number();

My problem is on how to populate this data to my form. Please let me know if I'm on the right track here. Thanks

Edit:

I tried Sir Milos' idea:

HTML Code:

<input class="ui-input-text ui-body-a ui-corner-all ui-shadow-inset" data-theme="a" id="location" name="location" type="text">

Android Code:

webView.loadUrl("javascript: document.forms['location'].value ='" + somevalue+ "')");

But it didn't work. I don't know why.

Did you manage to make this work?

Milos Cuculovic
– Milos Cuculovic

2012-10-26 10:08:05 +00:00
Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 10:08 — Milos Cuculovic
– Milos Cuculovic, Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 10:08

Milos Cuculovic · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-22 07:52:17Z

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You can use the id of your formand try something like this:

mWebView.loadUrl("javascript: document.forms['myform_id'].value ='" + newValue + "')");

or

document.getElementById('element_id').value = '" + "stringvalue" +"';

edited Nov 22, 2012 at 7:52

answered Oct 24, 2012 at 13:25

Milos Cuculovic

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Milos Cuculovic Over a year ago

If I understood your question, you have html with insde a form, with this html, your are populating your webview in your adroid app? Then your goal is to edit some elements in your form through the app?

Milos Cuculovic Over a year ago

So, you have two textboxes in your vebview: email and phone number ? You have also their respective id. Then, with the id, you can set the vlue with the code from my answer. Of corse, this will set the values locally in your yebview.

silent_coder14 Over a year ago

webView.loadUrl(url); //string url, which part I can inject the javascript?

Milos Cuculovic Over a year ago

After you loaded your url, call again the code I geved to you. This will change only what you need.

silent_coder14 Over a year ago

thanks sir milos, it finally worked. document.getElementById('em').value = '" + "stringvalue" +"';

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