BaseKeyListener.Backspace(View, IEditable, Keycode, KeyEvent) Method

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Definition

Namespace:: Android.Text.Method

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Performs the action that happens when you press the KeyEvent#KEYCODE_DEL key in a TextView.

[Android.Runtime.Register("backspace", "(Landroid/view/View;Landroid/text/Editable;ILandroid/view/KeyEvent;)Z", "GetBackspace_Landroid_view_View_Landroid_text_Editable_ILandroid_view_KeyEvent_Handler")]
public virtual bool Backspace (Android.Views.View? view, Android.Text.IEditable? content, Android.Views.Keycode keyCode, Android.Views.KeyEvent? e);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("backspace", "(Landroid/view/View;Landroid/text/Editable;ILandroid/view/KeyEvent;)Z", "GetBackspace_Landroid_view_View_Landroid_text_Editable_ILandroid_view_KeyEvent_Handler")>]
abstract member Backspace : Android.Views.View * Android.Text.IEditable * Android.Views.Keycode * Android.Views.KeyEvent -> bool
override this.Backspace : Android.Views.View * Android.Text.IEditable * Android.Views.Keycode * Android.Views.KeyEvent -> bool

Parameters

view: View

content: IEditable

keyCode: Keycode

e: KeyEvent

Returns

Boolean

true if anything was deleted; false otherwise.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Performs the action that happens when you press the KeyEvent#KEYCODE_DEL key in a TextView. If there is a selection, deletes the selection; otherwise, deletes the character before the cursor, if any; ALT+DEL deletes everything on the line the cursor is on.

Java documentation for android.text.method.BaseKeyListener.backspace(android.view.View, android.text.Editable, int, android.view.KeyEvent).

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