Feature request - Add ability to enable / disable search autofocus and keyboard autoPopup

[PeterKucera]

Current behaviour

If search is enabled, component will automatically focus it and open keyboard, whenever user opens dropdown.

Since keyboard is automatically opened, users (on iOS) have to do 2 taps in order to select item from a dropdown (1 tap to hide a keyboard, 1 tap to select item).

This behaviour is enabled by default and can't be controlled.

Suggested behaviour

Add a flag that will allow parent components to enable/disable keyboard auto pop-up, and focus search field.

Prop could be called e.g. "searchAutofocusEnabled" and have a type boolean.

Would it be possible to add such a feature?

Thanks

[elifgul98]

agree with you. I try to fix that problem. Do you have any solution?

[PeterKucera]

As a temporary solution, you can try to patch a package and change current autoFocus={true} flag.

[VoDucDuoc]

Hi @elifgul98 , @PeterKucera you can try my fork https://github.com/VoDucDuoc/react-native-select-dropdown?tab=readme-ov-file#autoFocusSearchInput

[tysoncadenhead]

@adelreda97 The fork that @VoDucDuoc suggests works perfectly. Can we get it, or something similar merged in so my team can get back on the main repo?