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Cannot capture keydown event in a modal
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Description
Environment
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- CLI: 14
- Cross-platform modules:
- Android Runtime: 8.2
- iOS Runtime:
- Plugin(s):
- NativeScript-Angular: 13
- Angular: 13.2
Describe the bug
I am unable to capture the keydown event in a modal dialog.
The key press is coming from a hardware keyboard, not the onscreen one.
I can accomplish this in any other component using:
application.on('KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN', (() => {
console.log('Keyboard Down Arrow Pressed');
}));
And it works fine.
This is after extending activity.android.ts, and adding:
public dispatchKeyEvent(event) {
let keyCode = event.getKeyCode();
switch (keyCode) {
case android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT:
case android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_UP:
application.notify({
eventName: 'KEYCODE_DPAD_UP',
})
return true;
case android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT:
case android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN:
application.notify({
eventName: 'KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN',
})
return true;
default:
return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
}
}
I have tried every manner of capturing the keypress in a modal that I could, none work.
To Reproduce
Extend android activity to capture a keypress, try to capture a keypress in a non-fullscreen modal.
Expected behavior
Should be able to capture the keypress and console log it, similar to how it is in a component.
Sample project
Additional context
In my modal, I have a dropdown. If I open the dropdown and then press the up/down arrow keys, it navigates through the selections, so the buttons work in the modal, I just don't know how to capture and console log them.
Please let me know if additional info is required.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the extended activity.android.ts dispatchKeyEvent implementation and reproduce the issue with a non-fullscreen modal containing the dropdown. Compare key handling in the modal with the working component case and verify that arrow-key events can be captured and logged without breaking dropdown navigation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, angular, typescript
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100