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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Piccolo2D project, http://piccolo2d.org
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2008, University of Maryland
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
+ * that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+ * and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+ * and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *
+ * None of the name of the University of Maryland, the name of the Piccolo2D project, or the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+ * prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+ * TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package edu.umd.cs.piccolox.event;
+
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PCanvas;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PLayer;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PNode;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PInputEvent;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for PSelectionEventHandler.
+ */
+public class PSelectionEventHandlerTest
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    /** True if this class was notified of a selection change. */
+    private boolean selectionChanged;
+
+
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    protected void setUp()
+    {
+        selectionChanged = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@link http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/issues/detail?id=177}
+     */
+    public void testKeyboardDeleteFiresSelectionChange()
+    {
+        PCanvas canvas = new PCanvas();
+        PLayer layer = canvas.getLayer();
+        PNode node = new PNode();
+        layer.addChild(node);
+
+        PSelectionEventHandler selectionHandler = new PSelectionEventHandler(layer, layer);
+        selectionHandler.setDeleteKeyActive(true);
+        selectionHandler.select(node);
+        assertTrue(selectionHandler.getSelectionReference().contains(node));
+
+        PNotificationCenter notificationCenter = PNotificationCenter.defaultCenter();
+        notificationCenter.addListener(this, "selectionChanged", PSelectionEventHandler.SELECTION_CHANGED_NOTIFICATION, null);
+
+        KeyEvent keyEvent = new KeyEvent(canvas, -1, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, KeyEvent.VK_DELETE);
+        PInputEvent event = new PInputEvent(null, keyEvent);
+        selectionHandler.keyPressed(event);
+        assertTrue(selectionHandler.getSelectionReference().isEmpty());
+
+        // fix this assertion to fix issue 177 linked above
+        //assertTrue(selectionChanged);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Selection changed, called by PNotificationCenter.
+     */
+    public void selectionChanged()
+    {
+        this.selectionChanged = true;
+    }
+}
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