Play YouTube video from a button

[djp_phillips]

Hello,

I have a TableView and each row is a different youtube video object I've got from their data API, I've got a thumbnail and a few bits on info in the cell, I would like to be able to tap the cell and start the video playing.

I can't seem to find a way of initiating the youtube video without the UIWebView. I need to stay in my app so I can't call the YouTube application.

Any thoughts ?

[Allah]

I've found a minor workaround, it might not produce exact wanted results, but I'm sure you could overlay an image or something:

How To Play YouTube Videos Within an Application | iPhone Development Blog

[dany_dev]

mmm....what's the problem using a UIWebView exactly?
How To Play YouTube Videos Within an Application | iPhone Development Blog

[djp_phillips]

Well, the problem is that ugly play button and the youtube logo, also the image is loaded only after a short delay, this is what I've achieved:



I managed to place a webview behind the thumbnail and hide it from view, when I tap the cell I penetrate the webview and look for the play button, which I then send a tap action to programmatically. So I ended up with everything I needed

[peachGames]

djp_phillips: Do you have the code for this? I need exactly the same.