Use EditText to accept user input
package app.Test; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.KeyEvent; import android.view.View; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; import android.view.View.OnKeyListener; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.EditText; public class appTest extends Activity { private EditText urlText; private Button goButton; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); // Get a handle to all user interface elements urlText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.url_field); goButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.go_button); // Setup event handlers goButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View view) { openBrowser(); } }); urlText.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() { public boolean onKey(View view, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) { if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) { openBrowser(); return true; } return false; } }); } /** Open a browser on the URL specified in the text box */ private void openBrowser() { Uri uri = Uri.parse(urlText.getText().toString()); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri); startActivity(intent); } } //main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <EditText android:id="@+id/url_field" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" android:lines="1" /> <Button android:id="@+id/go_button" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/go_button" /> </LinearLayout> <WebView android:id="@+id/web_view" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" /> </LinearLayout>