How to detect delete key on an UITextField in iOS 8?

Question

I have subclassed UITextField and implemented the UIKeyInput protocol\'s deleteBackward method to detect backspace being pressed. This works fine on iOS 7 but not on iOS 8.<

Answer 1

Swift 2.0 version for Detecting BackSpace based deletion, referencing code post from almas

//For Detecting Backspace based Deletion of Entire Word in TextField
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool { 
    if (range.length == 1 && string.isEmpty){
        print("Used Backspace")
    }
return true
}