TextInput textAlign:right space issue

[vgalkin]

Issue Description

If use TextInput component with textAlign:'right' property, when typing space, it is not shown until entering another character (not space)

Steps to Reproduce / Code Snippets

const styles = { textInput:{ textAlign:'right', color:'#3599E0', padding:0 } }
render(){ return ( <TextInput style={styles.textInput} value={this.state.value}/> ) }

Expected Results

Show space in TextInput

Additional Information

• React Native version: 0.34
• Platform(s) (iOS, Android, or both?): iOS
• Operating System (macOS, Linux, or Windows?): macOS

[satya164]

What do you mean by showing space? How will you see the space on the left if it's right aligned?

[vgalkin]

I mean, when you type space, this symbol is not showing at the end of the string, which is right-aligned

[madjam002]

@satya164 When a TextInput is aligned right and the user enters "Hello [lots of spaces here]", it looks exactly the same as if they enter "Hello" which is confusing:

[baldurpan]

This is still an issue in RN 0.43.2

[junshengpierre]

Does anyone have a workaround for this?

[chrumchrum]

@junshengpierre have you found a solution to this problem ?

[junshengpierre]

@chrumchrum nope, not yet

[shergin]

This is common problem (or even expected behaviour) on iOS.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19569688/right-aligned-uitextfield-spacebar-does-not-advance-cursor-in-ios-7
Unfortunately, I am not aware of good enough solution... yet. But I will try to find one.

[hramos]

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