Show keyboard programmatically using React native

Question

How do I show Keyboard for TextInput programmatically using react native? Using a ScrollView, tapping between TextInput causes the keyboard to be dismissed. I want to show t

Answer 1

consider have a reference of your textInput :

{this.myTextInput = ref}} />

And when you have to focus it again use : this.myTextInput.focus()

edit React16

For react16 use React.createRef to create a reference.