Send the empty string to IME when PlaceholderText shows

[platform/core/uifw/dali-toolkit.git] / dali-toolkit / internal / text / text-controller.cpp

diff --git a/dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-controller.cpp b/dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-controller.cpp
index 1c15e22..27b982f 100755 (executable)
--- a/dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-controller.cpp
+++ b/dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-controller.cpp
@@ -2737,7 +2737,17 @@ ImfManager::ImfCallbackData Controller::OnImfEvent( ImfManager& imfManager, cons
 
   if( retrieveText )
   {
-    mImpl->GetText( numberOfWhiteSpaces, text );
+    if( !mImpl->IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
+    {
+      // Retrieves the normal text string.
+      mImpl->GetText( numberOfWhiteSpaces, text );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // When the current text is Placeholder Text, the surrounding text should be empty string.
+      // It means DALi should send empty string ("") to IME.
+      text = "";
+    }
   }
 
   ImfManager::ImfCallbackData callbackData( ( retrieveText || retrieveCursor ), cursorPosition, text, false );