[Android] [TextInput] selection property has no effect

[jamsch]

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Environment

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  React Native Environment Info:
    System:
      OS: Linux 4.15 Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
      CPU: x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz
      Memory: 1.12 GB / 15.54 GB
      Shell: 4.4.19 - /bin/bash
    Binaries:
      Node: 10.9.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.9.0/bin/node
      Yarn: 1.10.1 - /usr/bin/yarn
      npm: 6.4.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.9.0/bin/npm
      Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
    SDKs:
      Android SDK:
        Build Tools: 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, 25.0.0, 25.0.1, 25.0.2, 25.0.3, 26.0.1, 26.0.2, 27.0.0, 27.0.1, 27.0.3
        API Levels: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
    npmPackages:
      @storybook/react-native: 4.0.11 => 4.0.11
      @types/react: ^16.7.13 => 16.7.13
      @types/react-native: ^0.57.17 => 0.57.17
      react: ^16.6.3 => 16.6.3
      react-native: 0.57.7 => 0.57.7

Description

So I have this TextInput component that's supposed to toggle between secureTextEntry, a common use case for showing/hiding password. The issue is that the text selection is reset to the start of the input and I can't find a way to set the cursor position to the end after toggling "show/hide password".

In other words, setting the property selection={{ start: number, end: number }} on a TextInput element seems to do nothing.

What's been attempted:

1. Setting the selection state after a button click event.
2. Updating selection state after the onSelectionChange event
3. Using textInputRef.current.setNativeProps({ selection: {} }) on componentDidUpdate

Image:

Reproducible Demo

https://snack.expo.io/HkvTKtEkN

[farshidshahmoradi1996]

dear @jamsch ,if you can't resolve this problem don't worry,
you can blur Input Component after changing secureTextEntry when you blur component user should click on input Component again and therefor user decide where set cursor.

[bobsmits]

We have the exactly the same issue. Also with an password show / hide. If anyone has a solution i would be grateful.

[stale]

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[stale]

Closing this issue after a prolonged period of inactivity. If this issue is still present in the latest release, please feel free to create a new issue with up-to-date information.