React Native Autocomplete Input results list ignores touch - react-native

Question

I've been tackling this issue for a few weeks, and it's driving me insane.
Basically, I have a Modal component that nests a form. The form is a bunch of TextInput components, at the heart of everything. One of the components in the form is an Autocomplete, from React Native Autocomplete Input. The problem is that I'm able to put the results list from Autocomplete in front of everything else, but my touches pass right through the container and focuses on the TextInput behind the results list. I'm not able to change the order of components, so I can't just put this one input after everything else.
The general setup of the form is below:
<Modal>
<TouchableWithoutFeedback>
<View style={containerStyle}>
<TouchableWithoutFeedback>
<View>
<CardSection style={sectionStyle}>
<Input
...props...
/>
</CardSection>
<CardSection style={acSectionStyle}>
<Text style={labelStyle}>Brand *</Text>
<View style={acContainerStyle}>
<Autocomplete
autoCapitalize='none'
autoCorrect={false}
listStyle={acListStyle}
data={brands.length === 1 && comp(query, brands[0]) ? [] : brands}
defaultValue={query}
onChangeText={text => this.setState({ query: text })}
renderItem={this.renderItem.bind(this)}
hideResults={this.state.hideResults ? this.state.hideResults : undefined}
onBlur={() => this.setState({ hideResults: true })}
onFocus={() => this.setState({ hideResults: false })}
/>
</View>
</CardSection>
<CardSection style={sectionStyle}>
<Input
...props...
/>
</CardSection>
</View>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
</View>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
</Modal>
I had to stack the TouchableWithoutFeedback components in order to make the modal behave. There's more props in the components, but I only kept what was relevant.
My renderItem method is:
renderItem(brand) {
return (
<TouchableOpacity
style={{ width: '100%', height: 25 }}
onPress={() => {
this.setState({ pBrand: brand.trim(), query: brand.trim() });
}}
>
<Text style={styles.listItemStyle}>{brand}</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
);
}
I don't believe it's a styling issue, but I've added the styles that deal with zIndex just in case:
containerStyle: {
backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75)',
position: 'relative',
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
zIndex: 1
},
acSectionStyle: {
justifyContent: 'center',
zIndex: 2,
height: 40
},
acContainerStyle: {
right: 0,
width: '75%',
flex: 1,
position: 'absolute',
zIndex: 2
}
The default keyboardShouldPersistTaps for Autocomplete is always. All of the questions I've seen suggest to set a higher zIndex (which isn't a problem - I can see the list, but if I tap on it, the tap goes through to the TextInput behind it), change the order of components (which I can't do), set onStartShouldSetResponderCapture to true (which didn't work), or mess with Pointer Events, none of which worked.
I'm using React Native V0.57.1, an actual Android device, and the project is built with Expo.
Finally, I've recorded a small demo for what my problem is. When the cursor re-appears, that's when I clicked on a result.
Is there just something I'm missing? I've only been writing in React Native for a few months so that's a definite possibility. I come from a web development background, so I thought that if a component was on top (thanks to zIndex), I'd be able to tap on it and not through it by default.
Edit: While messing around, if I change acSectionStyle to a height big enough for the dropdown, then the dropdown works how it should. The issue comes in when a sibling CardSection is being covered. The other CardSection takes precedence.

Answer 1

So, I finally found a workaround. Whether it's correct or not, which I feel like it isn't, at least it works!
I ended up taking the Autocomplete component (along with its' view) outside of the CardSection, but leaving the label in it, like so:
<CardSection style={acSectionStyle}>
<Text style={labelStyle}>Brand *</Text>
</CardSection>
<View style={acContainerStyle}>
<Autocomplete
autoCorrect={false}
listStyle={acListStyle}
// Text input container
inputContainerStyle={acTextContainerStyle}
style={acTextStyle}
placeholder='China Glaze'
data={brands.length === 1 && comp(query, brands[0]) ? [] : brands}
defaultValue={query}
onChangeText={text => this.setState({ query: text })}
renderItem={this.renderItem.bind(this)}
hideResults={this.state.hideResults ? this.state.hideResults : undefined}
onBlur={() => this.setState({ hideResults: true })}
onFocus={() => this.setState({ hideResults: false })}
/>
</View>
Then, and this is the part I think is wrong, I just played with the absolute-positioned view until I moved it far enough down to line up next to the label:
labelStyle: {
fontSize: 18,
paddingLeft: 20,
flex: 1
},
acContainerStyle: {
right: 0,
top: 102,
width: '72%',
flex: 1,
position: 'absolute',
zIndex: 10
}
I would love if someone has a better solution, but this is the best I could come up with. I try to avoid moving views with hard coded values just for scaling purposes, but it seems like this is the only option.