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Asked: 2026-06-04T12:42:29+00:00

I was wondering how I could embed a browser like view in a Java

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I was wondering how I could embed a browser like view in a Java client application, at the same time that I can interact with it by means of JavaScript.
The problem that triggered this question is the following:

The interface of my application consists of a (Google) map and some svg stuff.
This is easy to do in a browser.
However, I also need access to some special Java libraries that can process some information from the map (e.g., certain coordinates in the map) and that answers values that should influence the browser view (e.g., a path should be drawn over the map).

My first idea was to implement the Java side behaviour as a REST web service, so from JavaScript I will invoke this webservice sending relevant information about the map and using the answer to update the map. Nevertheless, for my current needs (this is only a prototype) using webservices is a bit too much of infrastructure.

Is there a way I could just:

  • embed a browser like view in my Java application.
  • Interact from the Java side with this view by means of JavaScript functions implemented in the web page displayed in the browser view (such as these functions will influence the rendering of the page in the browser like view) ?.

I found other questions related to how to embed a browser in a swing application (e.g., Embedding web browser window in Java) and JDIC seems to be able to do this. Although some people report it is difficult to make it work in OSX (the OS I use) and do not mention if it is possible to interact with the browser by means of JavaScript.

It seems to me that in Android it is possible to make JavaScript calls from the Java (Android) side, so probably this is also possible in plain Java.

Thanks for any pointer !

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  1. Editorial Team

    With Java FX 2 you can. You get a webkit webview there. Can interact with it back and forth with java<->javascript.

    For an example embedding google maps see: http://java-buddy.blogspot.se/2012/03/embed-google-maps-in-javafx-webview.html

    You can embed java fx in swing with JFXPanel if you don’t want to go with 100% JavaFX yet.

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