How Open Html File (*.html) by Android Browser in Cordova

Question

I create a andriod application by Cordova (in vs).

I want to open a html file (from SDcard) by browser in android OS.

so i use under code (with InAppBrowser Plugin):

var path = cordova.file.externalRootDirectory + "file.html";
window.open(path, '_system');

but my problem is that the html file open by HtmlViewer Whereas i want open by browser.

how can do that?

l3est · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-06 18:42:53Z

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Why don't you use document.write() instead of loading file ?

<script>
    var html = "<html>" +
            "<body>" +
            "here's your html file content" +
            "</body>" +
            "</html>";
    document.write(html);
</script>

edited Dec 6, 2015 at 18:42

answered Dec 6, 2015 at 18:32

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suraj mahajan · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-07 04:12:29Z

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try phonegap's file opener plugin https://github.com/pwlin/cordova-plugin-file-opener2

answered Dec 7, 2015 at 4:12

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