[Android] Fixes Bug 2031 - Backspace Not Sending Events From On-Scree…

…n Keyboard Thanks Joe LeVeque!
libsdl-org · Nov 11, 2013 · 6dbed82 · 6dbed82
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diff --git a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -825,6 +825,17 @@ public boolean setComposingText(CharSequence text, int newCursorPosition) {
 
     public native void nativeSetComposingText(String text, int newCursorPosition);
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean deleteSurroundingText(int beforeLength, int afterLength) {       
+        // Workaround to capture backspace key. Ref: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14560344/android-backspace-in-webview-baseinputconnection
+        if (beforeLength == 1 && afterLength == 0) {
+            // backspace
+            return super.sendKeyEvent(new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL))
+                && super.sendKeyEvent(new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL));
+        }
+
+        return super.deleteSurroundingText(beforeLength, afterLength);
+    }
 }
 
 /* A null joystick handler for API level < 12 devices (the accelerometer is handled separately) */