class AutoFocusTextInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.textInput = React.createRef();  }

  componentDidMount() {
    this.textInput.current.focusTextInput();  }

  render() {
    return (
      <CustomTextInput ref={this.textInput} />    );
  }
}

function CustomTextInput(props) {
  return (
    <div>
      <input ref={props.inputRef} />    </div>
  );
}

class Parent extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <CustomTextInput
        inputRef={el => this.inputElement = el}      />
    );
  }
}