Changing UserDataFolder in TWebBrowser with webview

[EugeneK 19]

Hi

 

When using TEdgeBrowser directly it is possible to set custom UserDataFolder property value. Is there a way to set it when using TWebBrowser with Edge engine? (Delphi 11 if that matters)

Edited December 3, 2021 by EugeneK

[PeterBelow 238]

18 hours ago, EugeneK said:

Hi

 

When using TEdgeBrowser directly it is possible to set custom UserDataFolder property value. Is there a way to set it when using TWebBrowser with Edge engine? (Delphi 11 if that matters)

Well, TWebbrowser (in D11) has a protected method

    function GetEdgeInterface: TEdgeBrowser;

To get at it you can use a cracker class, e.g. declared in the implementation section of the form unit containing the TWebbrowser control.

type
  TWebBrowserCracker = class(TWebbrowser);

In your code you can then do something like

var Edge: TEdgeBrowser := TWebbrowserCracker(Webbrowser1).GetEdgeInterface;
if Assigned(Edge) then begin
  Edge.UserDataFolder := SomeDirectory;
  Edge.ReinitializeWebView;
end;

Completely untested, so use at your own risk!