[iOS] Fix WebView.Reload() with HtmlWebViewSource returning WebNavigationResult.Failure

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Description

Fixed an issue where calling WebView.Reload() on an iOS WebView with HtmlWebViewSource would trigger the Navigated event with WebNavigationResult.Failure instead of WebNavigationResult.Success.

Problem

The iOS WKWebView.Reload() method cannot reload HTML content that was loaded via LoadHtmlString() because there's no actual URL to reload from. This caused the reload operation to fail for HtmlWebViewSource while working correctly for UrlWebViewSource.

Solution

Modified the UpdateReload method in WebViewExtensions.cs to reload from the original source instead of calling the platform's native reload method:

// Before
public static void UpdateReload(this WKWebView platformWebView, IWebView webView)
{
    platformWebView?.Reload(); // ❌ Fails for HTML content
}

// After  
public static void UpdateReload(this WKWebView platformWebView, IWebView webView)
{
    if (platformWebView == null)
        return;

    if (webView.Source != null && platformWebView is IWebViewDelegate webViewDelegate)
    {
        // Reload from source - works for both HTML and URL sources
        webView.Source.Load(webViewDelegate); // ✅ 
    }
    else
    {
        // Fallback to standard reload
        platformWebView.Reload();
    }
}

This approach leverages the existing polymorphism:

• HtmlWebViewSource: Load() → renderer.LoadHtml(Html, BaseUrl)
• UrlWebViewSource: Load() → renderer.LoadUrl(Url)

Testing

Added comprehensive tests for both HtmlWebViewSource and UrlWebViewSource reload scenarios to ensure:

• ✅ HTML-based WebViews now reload successfully
• ✅ URL-based WebViews continue to work without regression
• ✅ Both return WebNavigationResult.Success on reload

Changes

• src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/WebViewExtensions.cs: Updated UpdateReload method
• src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/WebView/WebViewHandlerTests.iOS.cs: Added test coverage

Fixes #13.

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