Sending JavaScript URL Commands to UIWebView

Question

So I was looking to create a UIBarButton, via IBOutlet, and send a JavaScript code to the WebView through this button. This is what I have so far but it keeps returning an error:

ViewController.m

- (IBAction)emailCodePhone:(id)sender {
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"javascript:location.href="mailto:[email protected]?body="+document.getElementById("code").value;"];
    NSURLRequest *requestObj = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
    [webViewPhone loadRequest:requestObj];
}

ViewController.m Error Error Screenshot

javascript:location.href="mailto:[email protected]?body="+document.getElementById("code").value;

^ This being the JavaScript code I want sent to the UIWebView so whatever's located in the Textarea (who's ID is code), will be emailed to [email protected].

Please also specify if theres an easier way to do this.

Mike Fahy · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-07 01:43:20Z

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The error is being thrown because your string is ending prematurely at the first quotation mark inside it. You need to "escape" the quotations within your string with a backslash:

NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"javascript:location.href=\"mailto:...

answered Mar 7, 2012 at 1:43

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