Can i set background image in a webview?

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I want to set background image in a webview in android , so that whenever no page or url is load , it shows a background image in a webview.

Coulod u please check this, might this helpful to you stackoverflow.com/questions/10280406/… — ajitksharma
– ajitksharma, Commented Sep 18, 2014 at 12:07

Amit Vaghela · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-29 06:38:00Z

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You can set background image in a webview by adding that line of code :

webView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.image_name); webView.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000);

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answered Sep 18, 2014 at 12:03

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Use android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT instead of 0x00000000 for readability but otherwise this solved my problem!

Sagar Pilkhwal · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-18 12:07:33Z

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webView.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000); //<-- Color to transparent webView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.backgroundImage);

answered Sep 18, 2014 at 12:07

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Use android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT instead of 0x00000000 for readability but otherwise this solved my problem!