Add selection types to TextInput onChange event #55043
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Summary: This change adds TypeScript/Flow types and RNTester examples for the `selection` data in `TextInput.onChange` event. This is the JS companion to the native changes that add selection data to the onChange event. ## Why On the web, text input elements provide `selectionStart` and `selectionEnd` properties that are always accessible during input events. This change exposes the selection data that native now provides, allowing developers to access cursor position during onChange. ## What Changed 1. **Flow Types**: Added optional `selection?: Selection` to `TextInputChangeEventData` 2. **TypeScript Types**: Updated `ReactNativeApi.d.ts` with selection type 3. **RNTester**: Updated examples to display selection in event logs ## Changelog [General][Added] - TextInput onChange event types now include optional selection data Differential Revision: D90123294
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Summary: This change adds TypeScript/Flow types and RNTester examples for the `selection` data in `TextInput.onChange` event. This is the JS companion to the native changes that add selection data to the onChange event. NOTE:selection only represents the cursor location when returned via onChange as this will not be invoked on a pure selection change without text change. We should also add this note to the documentation. ## Why On the web, text input elements provide `selectionStart` and `selectionEnd` properties that are always accessible during input events. This change exposes the selection data that native now provides, allowing developers to access cursor position during onChange. ## What Changed 1. **Flow Types**: Added optional `selection?: Selection` to `TextInputChangeEventData` 2. **TypeScript Types**: Updated `ReactNativeApi.d.ts` with selection type 3. **RNTester**: Updated examples to display selection in event logs Changelog: [General][Added] - TextInput onChange event types now include optional selection data Differential Revision: D90123294
Summary: This change adds TypeScript/Flow types and RNTester examples for the `selection` data in `TextInput.onChange` event. This is the JS companion to the native changes that add selection data to the onChange event. NOTE:selection only represents the cursor location when returned via onChange as this will not be invoked on a pure selection change without text change. We should also add this note to the documentation. ## Why On the web, text input elements provide `selectionStart` and `selectionEnd` properties that are always accessible during input events. This change exposes the selection data that native now provides, allowing developers to access cursor position during onChange. ## What Changed 1. **Flow Types**: Added optional `selection?: Selection` to `TextInputChangeEventData` 2. **TypeScript Types**: Updated `ReactNativeApi.d.ts` with selection type 3. **RNTester**: Updated examples to display selection in event logs Changelog: [General][Added] - TextInput onChange event types now include optional selection data Reviewed By: cipolleschi, necolas Differential Revision: D90123294
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Summary:
This change adds TypeScript/Flow types and RNTester examples for the
selectiondata inTextInput.onChangeevent.This is the JS companion to the native changes that add selection data to the onChange event.
Why
On the web, text input elements provide
selectionStartandselectionEndproperties that are always accessible during input events. This change exposes the selection data that native now provides, allowing developers to access cursor position during onChange.What Changed
selection?: SelectiontoTextInputChangeEventDataReactNativeApi.d.tswith selection typeChangelog
[General][Added] - TextInput onChange event types now include optional selection data
Differential Revision: D90123294