How to open keyboard automatically in React Native?

Question

I have a screen in my React Native application in which I have few text fields.

I was wondering if there is any way in which on screen load my keyword opens automati

Answer 1

The selected solution did not work for me due to stack navigation (see comment of "SoundStage" on selected solution)

I added a new variable openTheKeyboard to the state initially set to false.

My hacky solution:

componentDidMount() {
  this.setState({ openTheKeyboard: true });
}

componentDidUpdate() {
  if (this.state.openTheKeyboard) {
    this.textInput.focus();
    this.setState({ openTheKeyboard: false });
  }
}