protected boolean hasWordBreakingCharBeforeExplicitChar(final @NonNull Spanned text, final int cursor) {
        CharSequence beforeCursor = text.subSequence(0, cursor);
        // Get the explicit character closest before the cursor and make sure it
        // has a word-breaking character in front of it
        int i = cursor - 1;
        while (i >= 0 && i < beforeCursor.length()) {
            char c = beforeCursor.charAt(i);
            if (isExplicitChar(c)) {
                return i == 0 || isWordBreakingChar(beforeCursor.charAt(i - 1));
            }
            i--;
        }
        return false;
    }
protected boolean hasWordBreakingCharBeforeExplicitChar(final @NonNull Spanned text, final int cursor) {
        CharSequence beforeCursor = text.subSequence(0, cursor);
        
        
        int i = cursor - 1;
        while (i >= 0 && i < beforeCursor.length()) {
            char c = beforeCursor.charAt(i);
            if (isExplicitChar(c)) {
                return i == 0 || isWordBreakingChar(beforeCursor.charAt(i - 1));
            }
            i--;
        }
        return false;
    }
protected boolean hasWordBreakingCharBeforeExplicitChar ( final @ NonNull Spanned text , final int cursor ) { CharSequence beforeCursor = text . subSequence ( 0 , cursor ) ; // Get the explicit character closest before the cursor and make sure it // has a word-breaking character in front of it int i = cursor - 1 ; while ( i >= 0 && i < beforeCursor . length ( ) ) { char c = beforeCursor . charAt ( i ) ; if ( isExplicitChar ( c ) ) { return i == 0 || isWordBreakingChar ( beforeCursor . charAt ( i - 1 ) ) ; } i -- ; } return false ; }
Ensure the the character before the explicit character is a word-breaking character.
Note that the function only uses the input string to determine which explicit character was
typed. It uses the complete contents of the {@link EditText} to determine if there is a
word-breaking character before the explicit character, as the input string may start with an
explicit character, i.e. with an input string of "@John Doe" and an {@link EditText} containing
the string "Hello @John Doe", this should return true.

@param text   the {@link Spanned} to check for a word-breaking character before the explicit character
@param cursor position of the cursor in text

@return true if there is a space before the explicit character, false otherwise
Ensure the the character before the explicit character is a word - breaking character . Note that the function only uses the input string to determine which explicit character was typed . It uses the complete contents of the { @link EditText } to determine if there is a word - breaking character before the explicit character as the input string may start with an explicit character i . e . with an input string of @John Doe and an { @link EditText } containing the string Hello @John Doe this should return true .