Drodown: Unable to type spaces in editable dropdowns

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Describe the bug

Starting in PrimeNG 16.7.0, users cannot type spaces into an editable dropdown.

Pressing the space bar attempts to "complete" the dropdown rather than adding a space character.

It works in PrimeNG v16.6.0: https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-nu65c1?file=src%2Fmain.ts
Broken in PrimeNG v16.7.0: https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-rk61av?file=src%2Fmain.ts

The culprit seems to be this bit of code:

// dropdown.ts
onSpaceKey(event: KeyboardEvent, pressedInInputText: boolean = false) {
  !pressedInInputText && this.onEnterKey(event);
}

The onSpaceKey method executes the onEnterKey method if the space key is not pressed inside of the input. That makes sense. This would allow users to press the space key normally while inside the input. However, no value is ever passed into the pressedInInputText parameter, so it will always be false, thus never letting users type a space.

Current workaround: Disable the onSpaceKey method in any component that uses an editable Dropdown:

@ViewChild(Drodown) dropdown!: Dropdown;

ngAfterViewInit(): void {
  this.dropdown.onSpaceKey = (): void => {};
}

Environment

Stackblitz

Reproducer

https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-rk61av?file=package.json,src%2Fmain.ts

Angular version

16.2.12

PrimeNG version

16.7.0

Build / Runtime

Angular CLI App

Language

TypeScript

Node version (for AoT issues node --version)

Whichever version Stackblitz uses

Browser(s)

No response

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Create a Dropdown with [editable]="true"
2. Type a new value (one that does not match any options) that contains a space

Expected behavior

Users should be able to type spaces into editable dropdowns.