Access objc variable from javascript?

[Danneman101]

How can I access an objc variable (say an integer) from the javascript-code of a html-page within a uiwebview?

Is it even possible?

[jnic]

I've had limited success doing something similar by modifying the DOM using stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString: (https://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIWebView_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/UIWebView/stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:), but it's basically trial and error.

[Danneman101]

There is very little documentation on it, and no examples to mimic/alter.

Was your solution to call the javascript and pass along the variabel as a parameter?

Pseudocode:

- (NSString *)stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:(NSString *)myJSFunction(returnParameter)

[jnic]

Was your solution to call the javascript and pass along the variabel as a parameter?

Yup.

[webview stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:
[NSString stringWithFormat:@"document.write(\"%d\");", var]];

etc.

[Danneman101]

Alright, Im getting somewhere - thanks for your help :)

Finally, just let me get this straight: in the code you substitute the %d with var?

[jnic]

That's right. In this case, "var" is an integer. See stringWithFormat (http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSString_Class/Reference/NSString.html#//apple_ref/occ/clm/NSString/stringWithFormat:) and String Format Specifiers (http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Strings/Articles/formatSpecifiers.html) for more.

[Danneman101]

Great - thanks again for the help :) Much appreciated!