If I tap onto a textinput, I want to be able to tap somewhere else in order to dismiss the keyboard again (not the return key though). I haven't found the slightest piece of information concerning this in all the tutorials and blog posts that I read.
This basic example is still not working for me with react-native 0.4.2 in the Simulator. Couldn't try it on my iPhone yet.
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.welcome}>
Welcome to React Native!
</Text>
<Text style={styles.instructions}>
To get started, edit index.ios.js
</Text>
<Text style={styles.instructions}>
Press Cmd+R to reload,{'\n'}
Cmd+D or shake for dev menu
</Text>
<TextInput
style={{height: 40, borderColor: 'gray', borderWidth: 1}}
onEndEditing={this.clearFocus}
/>
</View>
The problem with keyboard not dismissing gets more severe if you have keyboardType='numeric'
, as there is no way to dismiss it.
Replacing View with ScrollView is not a correct solution, as if you have multiple textInput
s or button
s, tapping on them while the keyboard is up will only dismiss the keyboard.
Correct way is to encapsulate View with TouchableWithoutFeedback
and calling Keyboard.dismiss()
EDIT: You can now use ScrollView
with keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled'
to only dismiss the keyboard when the tap is not handled by the children (ie. tapping on other textInputs or buttons)
If you have
<View style={{flex: 1}}>
<TextInput keyboardType='numeric'/>
</View>
Change it to
<ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{flexGrow: 1}}
keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled'
>
<TextInput keyboardType='numeric'/>
</ScrollView>
or
import {Keyboard} from 'react-native'
<TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={Keyboard.dismiss} accessible={false}>
<View style={{flex: 1}}>
<TextInput keyboardType='numeric'/>
</View>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
EDIT: You can also create a Higher Order Component to dismiss the keyboard.
import React from 'react';
import { TouchableWithoutFeedback, Keyboard, View } from 'react-native';
const DismissKeyboardHOC = (Comp) => {
return ({ children, ...props }) => (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={Keyboard.dismiss} accessible={false}>
<Comp {...props}>
{children}
</Comp>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
);
};
const DismissKeyboardView = DismissKeyboardHOC(View)
Simply use it like this
...
render() {
<DismissKeyboardView>
<TextInput keyboardType='numeric'/>
</DismissKeyboardView>
}
NOTE: the accessible={false}
is required to make the input form continue to be accessible through VoiceOver. Visually impaired people will thank you!