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"dispatchCommand was called with a ref that isn't a native component" in searchbar while focusing using ref

See original GitHub issue

Current behaviour

Warning: dispatchCommand was called with a ref that isn’t a native component. Use React.forwardRef to get access to the underlying native component

This warning is appearing while using searchbar component ref while using focus() method

Expected behaviour

It should focus the searchbar input

Stack trace:

Warning: dispatchCommand was called with a ref that isn’t a native component. Use React.forwardRef to get access to the underlying native component

node_modules\react-native\Libraries\LogBox\LogBox.js:173:8 in registerError
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\LogBox\LogBox.js:59:8 in errorImpl
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\LogBox\LogBox.js:33:4 in console.error
node_modules\expo\build\environment\react-native-logs.fx.js:27:4 in error
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\implementations\ReactNativeRenderer-dev.js:106:4 in printWarning
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\implementations\ReactNativeRenderer-dev.js:75:16 in error
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\implementations\ReactNativeRenderer-dev.js:21034:11 in dispatchCommand- node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Utilities\codegenNativeCommands.js:24:6 in commandObj.command
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Components\TextInput\TextInputState.js:99:6 in focusTextInput
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Renderer\implementations\ReactNativeRenderer-dev.js:3871:6 in focus
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Interaction\TaskQueue.js:117:14 in processNext
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Interaction\InteractionManager.js:207:6 in _processUpdate
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Core\Timers\JSTimers.js:130:14 in _callTimer
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Core\Timers\JSTimers.js:181:14 in _callImmediatesPass
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\Core\Timers\JSTimers.js:441:30 in callImmediates
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:387:6 in __callImmediates
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:135:6 in __guard$argument_0
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:364:10 in __guard
node_modules\react-native\Libraries\BatchedBridge\MessageQueue.js:134:4 in flushedQueue

[native code]:null in flushedQueue
[native code]:null in callFunctionReturnFlushedQueue

Code sample

`import React, { useRef, useState } from “react”; import { Modal, SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View} from “react-native”; import { IconButton, Searchbar } from “react-native-paper”; // import colors from “…/assets/config/colors”;

const SearchModal = ({ visible, onClose }) => {

const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('')
const searchFieldRef = useRef()

const onChangeText = (t) => setSearchQuery(t)

const handleShow = () => {
    searchFieldRef.current.focus()
}

return (
    <Modal visible={visible} onShow={handleShow} animationType="slide">
        <SafeAreaView>
            <View style={styles.header}>
                <IconButton
                    icon="arrow-left"
                    onPress={onClose}
                />
                <Searchbar style={styles.searchbar} 
                    inputStyle={styles.searchbarInput}
                    value={searchQuery}
                    placeholder="Find People"
                    onChangeText={onChangeText}
                    ref={searchFieldRef}
                />
            </View>
        </SafeAreaView>
    </Modal>
);

};

export default SearchModal;

const styles = StyleSheet.create({ header: { flexDirection: “row”, alignItems: “center” },

searchbar:{
    height: 40,
    marginRight: 6,
    elevation: 0,
    flex: 1,
    // backgroundColor: colors.bg
    backgroundColor: "yellow"
  },

  searchbarInput:{
    fontSize: 15
  }

}); `