Microsoft/react-native-windows

Add ability to create custom TextInput based components

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#14,629 opened on Apr 29, 2025

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Description

Currently you cannot create a custom TextInput component.

We'll need to create native APIs to be able to create and customize TextInput behaviors.

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Research direction
Investigate how existing native components like TextInput are implemented in react native windows, and design a native API to allow custom TextInput behavior.
Tech stack
reactreact nativecsharp
Domain
mobiledesktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
React NativeC#Windows development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40