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How to Create KeyboardAvoidingView and Request Focus in React Native?

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Let's start following example:

Step 1: Download Project


In the first step run the following command to create a project.

expo init ExampleApp

Step 2: App.js

In this step, You will open the App.js file and put the code.

import React, { useState, createRef } from 'react';
import {
    SafeAreaView,
    StyleSheet,
    TextInput,
    View,
    Text,
    KeyboardAvoidingView,
    Keyboard,
    TouchableOpacity,
    ScrollView,
    StatusBar,
} from 'react-native';
const App = () => {
    const [userName, setUserName] = useState('');
    const [userEmail, setUserEmail] = useState('');
    const [userAge, setUserAge] = useState('');
    const [userAddress, setUserAddress] = useState('');
    const userNameInputRef = createRef();
    const userEmailInputRef = createRef();
    const userAgeInputRef = createRef();
    const useraddressInputRef = createRef();
    const userRegisterFunction = () => {
        alert('User Registered');
    };
    return (
        <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
            <ScrollView keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled">
                <View style={styles.container}>
                    <View>
                        <Text style={styles.titleStyle}>
                            React Native Keyboard Avoiding View and Request Focus
                        </Text>
                        <KeyboardAvoidingView enabled>
                            <View style={styles.textInputStyle}>
                                <TextInput
                                    style={{ flex: 1, color: '#413E4F' }}
                                    onChangeText={(UserName) => setUserName(UserName)}
                                    underlineColorAndroid="#413E4F"
                                    placeholder="Enter  Name"
                                    placeholderTextColor="#413E4F"
                                    autoCapitalize="sentences"
                                    ref={userNameInputRef}
                                    returnKeyType="next"
                                    onSubmitEditing={() =>
                                        userEmailInputRef.current &&
                                        userEmailInputRef.current.focus()
                                    }
                                    blurOnSubmit={false}
                                />
                            </View>
                            <View style={styles.textInputStyle}>
                                <TextInput
                                    style={{ flex: 1, color: '#413E4F' }}
                                    onChangeText={
                                        (UserEmail) => setUserEmail(UserEmail)
                                    }
                                    underlineColorAndroid="#413E4F"
                                    placeholder="Enter  Email"
                                    placeholderTextColor="#413E4F"
                                    autoCapitalize="sentences"
                                    keyboardType="email-address"
                                    ref={userEmailInputRef}
                                    returnKeyType="next"
                                    onSubmitEditing={() =>
                                        userAgeInputRef.current &&
                                        userAgeInputRef.current.focus()
                                    }
                                    blurOnSubmit={false}
                                />
                            </View>
                            <View style={styles.textInputStyle}>
                                <TextInput
                                    style={{ flex: 1, color: '#413E4F' }}
                                    onChangeText={
                                        (UserAge) => setUserAge(UserAge)
                                    }
                                    underlineColorAndroid="#413E4F"
                                    placeholder="Enter  Age"
                                    placeholderTextColor="#413E4F"
                                    autoCapitalize="sentences"
                                    keyboardType="numeric"
                                    ref={userAgeInputRef}
                                    onSubmitEditing={() =>
                                        useraddressInputRef.current &&
                                        useraddressInputRef.current.focus()
                                    }
                                    blurOnSubmit={false}
                                />
                            </View>
                            <View style={styles.textInputStyle}>
                                <TextInput
                                    style={{ flex: 1, color: '#413E4F' }}
                                    onChangeText={
                                        (UserAddress) => setUserAddress(UserAddress)
                                    }
                                    underlineColorAndroid="#413E4F"
                                    placeholder="Enter  Address"
                                    placeholderTextColor="#413E4F"
                                    autoCapitalize="sentences"
                                    ref={useraddressInputRef}
                                    returnKeyType="next"
                                    onSubmitEditing={Keyboard.dismiss}
                                    blurOnSubmit={false}
                                />
                            </View>
                            <TouchableOpacity
                                style={styles.buttonStyle}
                                activeOpacity={0.5}
                                onPress={userRegisterFunction}>
                                <Text style={styles.buttonTextStyle}>
                                    REGISTER
                                </Text>
                            </TouchableOpacity>
                        </KeyboardAvoidingView>
                    </View>
                </View>
            </ScrollView>
            <StatusBar />
        </SafeAreaView>
    );
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    container: {
        flex: 1,
        backgroundColor: 'white',
    },
    titleStyle: {
        fontSize: 20,
        textAlign: 'center',
        margin: 10,
    },
    textInputStyle: {
        flexDirection: 'row',
        height: 40,
        marginTop: 20,
        marginLeft: 35,
        marginRight: 35,
        margin: 10,
    },
    buttonStyle: {
        backgroundColor: 'blue',
        borderWidth: 0,
        color: '#FFFFFF',
        borderColor: '#51D8C7',
        height: 40,
        alignItems: 'center',
        borderRadius: 5,
        marginLeft: 35,
        marginRight: 35,
        marginTop: 30,
    },
    buttonTextStyle: {
        color: '#FFFFFF',
        paddingVertical: 10,
        fontSize: 16,
    },
});
export default App;

Run Project

In the last step run your project using the below command.

expo start

You can QR code scan in Expo Go Application on mobile.

Output :

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