How to prevent Android from closing web-application when backbutton is pressed?

Question

I am developing a HTML5 web-application and compiling it with Cordova (phonegap) 1.7.

I want to override the Android backbutton so that I can call window.history.ba

Answer 1

I solved my own question by adding the code below to the DefaultActivity.java file to prevent the default android behavior, and keeping the JavaScript code as stated in the question:

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
   return;
}

I hope this helps someone in the future with the same problem!