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Version: 2.18.1

How do I customize the search keyboard, selection color, etc.?

The built-in search input is a regular React Native <TextInput>. Two props let you reach it without writing your own renderInputSearch:

searchKeyboardType​

Quick shorthand for the keyboardType of the search input — the single most common thing people want to change.

<Dropdown
  search
  searchKeyboardType="email-address"
  data={users}
  labelField="email"
  valueField="id"
  onChange={setUser}
/>

Accepts every KeyboardTypeOptions value RN supports ('numeric', 'phone-pad', 'decimal-pad', 'email-address', 'number-pad', etc.).

searchInputProps​

Pass any other TextInputProps straight through. Useful for selection color, return-key type, autocapitalization, secure entry, autofocus — anything <TextInput> accepts.

<Dropdown
  search
  searchInputProps={{
    selectionColor: '#007AFF',
    returnKeyType: 'search',
    autoCapitalize: 'none',
    autoCorrect: false,
    autoFocus: true,
  }}
  data={users}
  labelField="name"
  valueField="id"
  onChange={setUser}
/>

The handful of props the dropdown manages internally (value, onChangeText, placeholder, placeholderTextColor, allowFontScaling, keyboardType) are excluded from the searchInputProps type so you can't accidentally fight the component for control of them. Use searchPlaceholder, searchPlaceholderTextColor, searchKeyboardType, allowFontScaling, and the existing inputSearchStyle for those.

When to drop down to renderInputSearch​

If you need a totally different search affordance — a microphone button, an inline filter chip row, a debounced controlled input managed elsewhere — renderInputSearch still gives you the full escape hatch.

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