make an action from the back button of the device

Question

i would like to have an action when the user press the back button from his device.how i can make it?thanks

Answer 1

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)) {
        Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "back button pressed");
        if(canPressBack) {
            return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
        }
    }
    return true;
}

Answer 2

Activity has public void onBackPressed() callback method for it.. use it

Answer 3

Try this code

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    String dialog_message = "Please Select at least one item or press Cancel button";
    if(keyCode==KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)
    {
         AlertDialog.Builder invalid_input_dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(Classname.this);
          invalid_input_dialog.setTitle("Application name")
          .setMessage(dialog_message)
          .setCancelable(true)
          .setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
              @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {

              }
          })
          .show();
        return true;
    }
    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}