[android-developers] How to detect backspace/delete key in Jelly Bean and later

[jb]

Hi,

I'm looking for some help in how to detect backspace/delete keys when 
running on Jelly Bean or later.
According to the KeyEvent reference:

the default software keyboard will never send any key event to any 
> application targeting Jelly Bean or later, and will only send events for 
> some presses of the delete and return keys to applications targeting Ice 
> Cream Sandwich or earlier


 myEditText.setOnKeyListener() does not get called when the backspace is 
clicked on a soft keyboard.

TIA,

jb

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Re: [android-developers] How to detect backspace/delete key in Jelly Bean and later

[Douglas Drumond]

Soft keyboard will show for text input, so you can detect if the text
changed.


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2013/9/7 jb 

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for some help in how to detect backspace/delete keys when
> running on Jelly Bean or later.
> According to the KeyEvent reference:
>
> the default software keyboard will never send any key event to any
>> application targeting Jelly Bean or later, and will only send events for
>> some presses of the delete and return keys to applications targeting Ice
>> Cream Sandwich or earlier
>
>
>  myEditText.setOnKeyListener() does not get called when the backspace is
> clicked on a soft keyboard.
>
> TIA,
>
> jb
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Re: [android-developers] How to detect backspace/delete key in Jelly Bean and later

[jb]

I've seen on some devices that the backspace/delete key does not delete 
previously entered characters. That is why I'm asking how to detect the 
backspace key.
Entering text is not a problem, just deleting previous characters by 
backspace/delete key is the issue.


On Saturday, September 7, 2013 12:09:27 PM UTC-7, Douglas Drumond wrote:
>
> Soft keyboard will show for text input, so you can detect if the text 
> changed.
>
>
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> *@douglasdrumond* 
>
>
>
> 2013/9/7 jb >
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for some help in how to detect backspace/delete keys when 
>> running on Jelly Bean or later.
>> According to the KeyEvent reference:
>>
>> the default software keyboard will never send any key event to any 
>>> application targeting Jelly Bean or later, and will only send events for 
>>> some presses of the delete and return keys to applications targeting Ice 
>>> Cream Sandwich or earlier
>>
>>
>>  myEditText.setOnKeyListener() does not get called when the backspace is 
>> clicked on a soft keyboard.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> jb
>>  
>>
>>
>

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