material ui - How to set focus to a materialUI TextField?

Question

How can I set the focus on a material-ui TextField component?

componentDidMount() {
    ReactDom.findDomNode(this.refs.myControl).focus()
}

I have tried above code, but it does not work :(

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37949394/how-to-set-focus-to-a-materialui-textfield

Answer 1

You can use the autoFocus attribute.

<TextField value="some value" autoFocus />