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is there a default back key(on device) listener in android?


I am having two activities A and B. when i click the button in A that will shows B. when i click the Button in B it backs to A. i had set the overridePendingTransition method after the finish() method. it works properly. but in case the current Activity is B. on that time i click the default back button in the device. it shows the right to left transition to show the Activity A.

How i can listen that Default back key on device?

EDIT:

Log.v(TAG, "back pressed");
finish();
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.slide_top_to_bottom, R.anim.hold);

Solution

  • @Override
    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)  {
        if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
            // do something on back.
            return true;
        }
    
        return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    }
    

    The following link is a detailed explanation on how to handle back key events, written by the Android developers themselves:

    Using the back key