Webview:hostfromfolder(hostname, folder) method
Maps a virtual host name to a folder path. Any resource using this host name will be loaded from that local folder.
Parameters
hostname
A string representing the virtual host name.
folder
A string representing the path to the local folder to be mapped to.
Return value
This function returnstrue if the operation was successful or false otherwise.
Example
local html = [[
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<center style="margin-top:35%"><a href="https://www.myfolder.com/]]..sys.File(arg[0]).name..[[">Local source code</a></center>
</body>
</html>]]
local ui = require "ui"
require "webview"
-- create a simple Webview
local win = ui.Window("Webview:hostfromfolder() sample", 640, 480)
local Webview = ui.Webview(win, "")
Webview.align = "all"
-- once ready, map a virtual hostname with the current local folder
-- and load the html content from string
function Webview:onReady()
Webview:hostfromfolder("www.myfolder.com", sys.currentdir)
Webview:loadstring(html)
end
-- update the user interface until the user closes the Window
ui.run(win):wait()