import React, {useEffect, forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef} from "react"; export default forwardRef((props, ref) => { const inputRef = useRef(); useImperativeHandle(ref, () => { return { getValue: () => { return inputRef.current.value; } }; }); useEffect(() => { // https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/7835#issuecomment-395504863 setTimeout(() => inputRef.current.focus(), 10) }, []); return ; })