Feature request: make it possible to change the current search text through props.

[gsanta]

Right now the only way to change the text inside the search input, is to set the value property. But the value property creates some placeholder text not a 'real' text.

I came across this problem, when I created a validation outside react-select that prevents the user from typing specific characters. To achieve this I want to take control of the text inside of react-select search input. Currently there is no way for doing this, the only prop that 'resembles' this is the value, but if you change the value of the value property it will become some placeholder text not a real one. -> the result is that the user can not continuously type in the search field.

[hannupekka]

I'd need this kind of functionality too.

[gsanta]

I also find this whole placeholder behavior a little weird (when you click in the first time or after a selection). It is totally inconsistent with the browser default behavior.

So for example I have a form where I use a simple bootstrap input field beside react-select, and they are just not working consistently with each other.

[olivergeorge]

The onInputChange feature doesn't cover my use case: setting without user input.

My workaround for this is to use the refs to set the state, something like:

this.refs.picker.refs.select.setState({:inputValue "some value"})

[bladey]

Hello -

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