hyperlink not working in a pdf in a UIWebView

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I have text file (instructions.docx) with a hyperlink in it - I convert it to a pdf (instructions.pdf) and use it in a UIWebView as follows:

NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Instructions" ofType:@"pdf"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path];
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[_webView loadRequest:request];
[_webView setScalesPageToFit:YES];

All works fine except the hyperlink does not work - shows blue - but tapping it does nothing. Am I going about this the wrong way - or am I missing something?

I have similar problem, though it opens on the second tap. – user1055568 Jan 12 '16 at 05:13 — user1055568, Jan 12 '16 at 05:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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I'm not sure, but you can try this line of code:

[_webView setDataDetectorTypes:UIDataDetectorTypeLink];

Otherwise, you can try Reader library by vfr. PDF embedded links work in it.

Also you may want to take a look at this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Feb 03 '14 at 19:33

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 08 '17 at 22:36

I had a similar problem. Turns out the links in the PDF weren't hyperlinks. They were just typed in (even though they were blue and looked like real hyperlinks).

Resolved the issue by:

Manually adding hyperlinks
Checked Word to PDF conversion allowed for "Best for electronic distribution and accessibility"

hyperlink not working in a pdf in a UIWebView

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