CEikEdwin::InsertDeleteCharsL does not update virtual keyboard edit field (Known Issue)

Characters inserted using CEikEdwin::InsertDeleteCharsL() are not displayed in the edit field of the virtual keyboard (VKB).

Article Metadata

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 5th Edition

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Article

Keywords: CEikEdwin, InsertDeleteCharsL

Created: User:Kbwiki (07 Apr 2010)

Last edited: hamishwillee (12 Mar 2012)

Description

CEikEdwin::InsertDeleteCharsL() replaces the cursor selection with the specified text. However, when the virtual keyboard is active, characters inserted into the host editor are not displayed in the VKB edit field.

Solution

Avoid using CEikEdwin::InsertDeleteCharsL() to replace text in an editor. A workaround (when replacing a single character) is to first delete the character at cursor position and then add a new character:

TInt pos = editor->CursorPos();
TKeyEvent keyEvent;
keyEvent.iCode = EKeyDelete;
keyEvent.iScanCode = EStdKeyDelete;
keyEvent.iModifiers = 0;
keyEvent.iRepeats = 0;
iEditor->OfferKeyEventL( keyEvent, aType );
iEditor->SetCursorPosL( pos, EFalse );
iEditor->OfferKeyEventL( newKeyEvent, aType );