+bool Controller::BackspaceKeyEvent()
+{
+ DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Controller::KeyEvent %p DALI_KEY_BACKSPACE\n", this );
+
+ // IMF manager is no longer handling key-events
+ mImpl->ClearPreEditFlag();
+
+ bool removed( false );
+
+ if ( EventData::SELECTING == mImpl->mEventData->mState ||
+ EventData::SELECTION_CHANGED == mImpl->mEventData->mState )
+ {
+ removed = RemoveSelectedText();
+ }
+ else if( mImpl->mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0 )
+ {
+ // Remove the character before the current cursor position
+ removed = RemoveText( -1, 1 );
+ }
+
+ if( removed )
+ {
+ if( 0u != mImpl->mLogicalModel->mText.Count() ||
+ !mImpl->IsPlaceholderAvailable() )
+ {
+ mImpl->QueueModifyEvent( ModifyEvent::TEXT_DELETED );
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ ShowPlaceholderText();
+ mImpl->mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return removed;
+}
+