TextInput callbacks inconsistent order of onSelectionChange and onChange/onChangeText

[TheProBro]

Description

The order remains constant for almost every circumstance:
onChange -> onChangeText -> onSelectionChange
Here are some cases that i discovered in iOS (could be more)

1. For the multiline textinput, for the first keypress onSelectionChange fires first, but for later key presses onChangeText/onChange fire first
2. Selecting and deleting a word also deletes a space to the left of it, but in this case onSelectionChange fires first

Steps to reproduce

Snack
In textInput component, use multiline and console.log as callbacks for each of the functions in discussion, see the output

React Native Version

0.74.84

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: macOS 14.5
  CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1038NG7 CPU @ 2.00GHz
  Memory: 33.76 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 21.7.3
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.3/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.5.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.3/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.05.06.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.5
      - iOS 17.5
      - macOS 14.5
      - tvOS 17.5
      - visionOS 1.2
      - watchOS 10.5
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10300.40.2321.11668458
  Xcode:
    version: 15.4/15F31d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 20.0.1
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.74.2
    wanted: 0.74.2
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

selection triggered {"end":1,"start":1}
change triggered
change text triggered H
change triggered
change text triggered i
selection triggered {"end":1,"start":1}

Reproducer

https://snack.expo.dev/zhVuXAjkAi5BMHVKq__vG

Screenshots and Videos

No response

[TheProBro]

@cortinico Can you provide the PR that fixes this issue?

[cortinico]

@cortinico Can you provide the PR that fixes this issue?

Sorry I picked the wrong label

[shubhamguptadream11]

@TheProBro @cortinico

2. Selecting and deleting a word also deletes a space to the left of it, but in this case onSelectionChange fires first

Regarding this issue.

This is the default iOS behaviour.
I checked this on system messaging app. Shared recording for reference.

Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.iPhone.15.Pro.-.2024-07-10.at.15.55.35.mp4

Findings:

• textView(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:) [UITextField delegate method] will be called first when we press backspace on keyboard with replacement string "". This will detect that text on Edit Text to be changed(Not reflected yet) and return YES from this function.
• Returning YES from this function will further call textViewDidChangeSelection[UITextField delegate method] with removed one left space character.

Solution:

• Since we didn't have any callbacks now where that one extra space is removed. We can live with this default behaviour.
• Or else we can keep previous text from textView(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:) method and check if text got changed in textViewDidChangeSelection then add that extra space. [Here, lots of edge cases needs to handled]

For this issue:

For the multiline textinput, for the first keypress onSelectionChange fires first, but for later key presses onChangeText/onChange fire first

I started debugging on this.

[shubhamguptadream11]

@TheProBro. @cortinico
Fix for this issue: #45377

For the multiline textinput, for the first keypress onSelectionChange fires first, but for later key presses onChangeText/onChange fire first

Added my findings in PR itself.

[SeekingLight233]

Are there any updates on this issue? It still persists in React Native v0.78 with the old architecture disabled