iOS only: `onChangeText` of `TextInput` is fired with text longer than `maxLength`
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Description
Description
We noticed that sometimes the onChangeText event of TextInput was fired with text longer than maxLength. According to the doc, this behaviour seems to be unexpected.
maxLength:
Limits the maximum number of characters that can be entered.
This happens only on iOS relating to autocompletion.
Steps to reproduce
Here is a snack link to reproduce the issue: https://snack.expo.dev/@yupeng_li/textinput
It contains only a TextInput component and maxLength is set to 3. If you type in bef and let the autocomplete suggestion come up, you will see an alert triggered by onChangeText when text is longer the maxLength.
In the screenshot below, the text returned is "Before", and the text displayed in the input is "ore".
React Native Version
0.71.14
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS
Output of npx react-native info
info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
OS: macOS 14.1.2
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
Memory: 81.80 MB / 32.00 GB
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 18.17.0 - ~/Library/Caches/fnm_multishells/24849_1670237417415/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.19 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 9.6.7 - ~/Library/Caches/fnm_multishells/24849_1670237417415/bin/npm
Watchman: 2023.10.09.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: Not Found
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 23.0, iOS 17.0, macOS 14.0, tvOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2022.3 AI-223.8836.35.2231.10671973
Xcode: 15.0.1/15A507 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java: 11.0.19 - /Users/yupeng/.sdkman/candidates/java/11.0.19-tem/bin/javac
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-native: 0.71.14 => 0.71.14
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
*react-native*: Not Found
info React Native v0.73.0 is now available (your project is running on v0.71.14).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.73.0
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.71.14
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading".
Stacktrace or Logs
No stacktrace
Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/@yupeng_li/textinput
Screenshots and Videos
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Snack reproducer and the TextInput onChangeText/maxLength behavior on iOS, especially when autocomplete inserts text. Trace the iOS TextInput entry point to determine why the callback receives "Before" while the field displays "ore". Done means autocomplete cannot make onChangeText report text longer than maxLength, with the reproducer behavior corrected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100