Handling android back button

Question

I have a basic question about android development. In my app i have a autocomplete box. When user click on a menu button, autocomplete become visible. When user clicks on an entry in autocomplete, the text views show it. I want to use back button such that when user presses it . Textview become invisible , on again click autocomplte disappears and than on third click app exits. But in my app on a single click app exits. I am a new to development so doesn't know much about it, so i ask here.

Technically, @ZouZou points in the right direction. But I would think twice before introducing a UI behaviour which is unique to a single app. — class stacker, Apr 28 '13 at 14:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 28 '13 at 15:49

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@Override
   public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
       if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)) {
         //stuff
       }
    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
   }

Since API 5 :

 @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        //stuff

    }

edited Apr 28 '13 at 15:49

stinepike

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answered Apr 28 '13 at 14:42

Alexis C.

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Handling android back button

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