diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextInputExample.ios.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
index a845df091..1c6f47bde 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
@@ -294,6 +294,93 @@ class BlurOnSubmitExample extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+type SelectionExampleState = {
+  selection: {
+    start: number;
+    end?: number;
+  };
+  value: string;
+};
+
+class SelectionExample extends React.Component {
+  state: SelectionExampleState;
+
+  _textInput: any;
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      selection: {start: 0, end: 0},
+      value: props.value
+    };
+  }
+
+  onSelectionChange({nativeEvent: {selection}}) {
+    this.setState({selection});
+  }
+
+  getRandomPosition() {
+    var length = this.state.value.length;
+    return Math.round(Math.random() * length);
+  }
+
+  select(start, end) {
+    this._textInput.focus();
+    this.setState({selection: {start, end}});
+  }
+
+  selectRandom() {
+    var positions = [this.getRandomPosition(), this.getRandomPosition()].sort();
+    this.select(...positions);
+  }
+
+  placeAt(position) {
+    this.select(position, position);
+  }
+
+  placeAtRandom() {
+    this.placeAt(this.getRandomPosition());
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    var length = this.state.value.length;
+
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <TextInput
+          multiline={this.props.multiline}
+          onChangeText={(value) => this.setState({value})}
+          onSelectionChange={this.onSelectionChange.bind(this)}
+          ref={textInput => (this._textInput = textInput)}
+          selection={this.state.selection}
+          style={this.props.style}
+          value={this.state.value}
+        />
+        <View>
+          <Text>
+            selection = {JSON.stringify(this.state.selection)}
+          </Text>
+          <Text onPress={this.placeAt.bind(this, 0)}>
+            Place at Start (0, 0)
+          </Text>
+          <Text onPress={this.placeAt.bind(this, length)}>
+            Place at End ({length}, {length})
+          </Text>
+          <Text onPress={this.placeAtRandom.bind(this)}>
+            Place at Random
+          </Text>
+          <Text onPress={this.select.bind(this, 0, length)}>
+            Select All
+          </Text>
+          <Text onPress={this.selectRandom.bind(this)}>
+            Select Random
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 var styles = StyleSheet.create({
   page: {
     paddingBottom: 300,
@@ -728,4 +815,22 @@ exports.examples = [
       return <TokenizedTextExample />;
     }
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Text selection & cursor placement',
+    render: function() {
+      return (
+        <View>
+          <SelectionExample
+            style={styles.default}
+            value="text selection can be changed"
+          />
+          <SelectionExample
+            multiline
+            style={styles.multiline}
+            value={"multiline text selection\ncan also be changed"}
+          />
+        </View>
+      );
+    }
+  }
 ];
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index a92d42906..4f7942646 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
 }
 
 type Event = Object;
+type Selection = {
+  start: number,
+  end?: number,
+};
 
 const DataDetectorTypes = [
   'phoneNumber',
@@ -386,6 +390,15 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
      * @platform ios
      */
     selectionState: PropTypes.instanceOf(DocumentSelectionState),
+    /**
+     * The start and end of the text input's selection. Set start and end to
+     * the same value to position the cursor.
+     * @platform ios
+     */
+    selection: PropTypes.shape({
+      start: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+      end: PropTypes.number,
+    }),
     /**
      * The value to show for the text input. `TextInput` is a controlled
      * component, which means the native value will be forced to match this
@@ -493,7 +506,7 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
    */
   isFocused: function(): boolean {
     return TextInputState.currentlyFocusedField() ===
-      ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this.refs.input);
+      ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this._inputRef);
   },
 
   contextTypes: {
@@ -501,8 +514,10 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
     focusEmitter: React.PropTypes.instanceOf(EventEmitter),
   },
 
+  _inputRef: (undefined: any),
   _focusSubscription: (undefined: ?Function),
   _lastNativeText: (undefined: ?string),
+  _lastNativeSelection: (undefined: ?Selection),
 
   componentDidMount: function() {
     this._lastNativeText = this.props.value;
@@ -563,22 +578,20 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
       this.props.defaultValue;
   },
 
+  _setNativeRef: function(ref: any) {
+    this._inputRef = ref;
+  },
+
   _renderIOS: function() {
     var textContainer;
 
-    var onSelectionChange;
-    if (this.props.selectionState || this.props.onSelectionChange) {
-      onSelectionChange = (event: Event) => {
-        if (this.props.selectionState) {
-          var selection = event.nativeEvent.selection;
-          this.props.selectionState.update(selection.start, selection.end);
-        }
-        this.props.onSelectionChange && this.props.onSelectionChange(event);
-      };
-    }
-
     var props = Object.assign({}, this.props);
     props.style = [styles.input, this.props.style];
+
+    if (props.selection && props.selection.end == null) {
+      props.selection = {start: props.selection.start, end: props.selection.start};
+    }
+
     if (!props.multiline) {
       if (__DEV__) {
         for (var propKey in onlyMultiline) {
@@ -592,12 +605,12 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
       }
       textContainer =
         <RCTTextField
-          ref="input"
+          ref={this._setNativeRef}
           {...props}
           onFocus={this._onFocus}
           onBlur={this._onBlur}
           onChange={this._onChange}
-          onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
+          onSelectionChange={this._onSelectionChange}
           onSelectionChangeShouldSetResponder={emptyFunction.thatReturnsTrue}
           text={this._getText()}
         />;
@@ -617,14 +630,14 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
       }
       textContainer =
         <RCTTextView
-          ref="input"
+          ref={this._setNativeRef}
           {...props}
           children={children}
           onFocus={this._onFocus}
           onBlur={this._onBlur}
           onChange={this._onChange}
           onContentSizeChange={this.props.onContentSizeChange}
-          onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
+          onSelectionChange={this._onSelectionChange}
           onTextInput={this._onTextInput}
           onSelectionChangeShouldSetResponder={emptyFunction.thatReturnsTrue}
           text={this._getText()}
@@ -647,17 +660,6 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _renderAndroid: function() {
-    var onSelectionChange;
-    if (this.props.selectionState || this.props.onSelectionChange) {
-      onSelectionChange = (event: Event) => {
-        if (this.props.selectionState) {
-          var selection = event.nativeEvent.selection;
-          this.props.selectionState.update(selection.start, selection.end);
-        }
-        this.props.onSelectionChange && this.props.onSelectionChange(event);
-      };
-    }
-
     const props = Object.assign({}, this.props);
     props.style = [this.props.style];
     props.autoCapitalize =
@@ -675,13 +677,13 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
 
     const textContainer =
       <AndroidTextInput
-        ref="input"
+        ref={this._setNativeRef}
         {...props}
         mostRecentEventCount={0}
         onFocus={this._onFocus}
         onBlur={this._onBlur}
         onChange={this._onChange}
-        onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
+        onSelectionChange={this._onSelectionChange}
         onTextInput={this._onTextInput}
         text={this._getText()}
         children={children}
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
   _onChange: function(event: Event) {
     // Make sure to fire the mostRecentEventCount first so it is already set on
     // native when the text value is set.
-    this.refs.input.setNativeProps({
+    this._inputRef.setNativeProps({
       mostRecentEventCount: event.nativeEvent.eventCount,
     });
 
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
     this.props.onChange && this.props.onChange(event);
     this.props.onChangeText && this.props.onChangeText(text);
 
-    if (!this.refs.input) {
+    if (!this._inputRef) {
       // calling `this.props.onChange` or `this.props.onChangeText`
       // may clean up the input itself. Exits here.
       return;
@@ -737,14 +739,47 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
     this.forceUpdate();
   },
 
+  _onSelectionChange: function(event: Event) {
+    this.props.onSelectionChange && this.props.onSelectionChange(event);
+
+    if (!this._inputRef) {
+      // calling `this.props.onSelectionChange`
+      // may clean up the input itself. Exits here.
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._lastNativeSelection = event.nativeEvent.selection;
+
+    if (this.props.selection || this.props.selectionState) {
+      this.forceUpdate();
+    }
+  },
+
   componentDidUpdate: function () {
     // This is necessary in case native updates the text and JS decides
     // that the update should be ignored and we should stick with the value
     // that we have in JS.
+    const nativeProps = {};
+
     if (this._lastNativeText !== this.props.value && typeof this.props.value === 'string') {
-      this.refs.input.setNativeProps({
-        text: this.props.value,
-      });
+      nativeProps.text = this.props.value;
+    }
+
+    // Selection is also a controlled prop, if the native value doesn't match
+    // JS, update to the JS value.
+    const {selection} = this.props;
+    if (this._lastNativeSelection && selection &&
+        (this._lastNativeSelection.start !== selection.start ||
+        this._lastNativeSelection.end !== selection.end)) {
+      nativeProps.selection = this.props.selection;
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(nativeProps).length > 0) {
+      this._inputRef.setNativeProps(nativeProps);
+    }
+
+    if (this.props.selectionState && selection) {
+      this.props.selectionState.update(selection.start, selection.end);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTText.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Libraries/Text/RCTText.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3e9af6731..46959c630 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTText.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTText.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 		131B6AC11AF0CD0600FFC3E0 /* RCTTextViewManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 131B6ABF1AF0CD0600FFC3E0 /* RCTTextViewManager.m */; };
 		1362F1001B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextField.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1362F0FD1B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextField.m */; };
 		1362F1011B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextFieldManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1362F0FF1B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextFieldManager.m */; };
+		19FC5C851D41A4120090108F /* RCTTextSelection.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 19FC5C841D41A4120090108F /* RCTTextSelection.m */; };
 		58B511CE1A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 58B511C71A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.m */; };
 		58B511CF1A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTShadowRawText.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 58B511C91A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTShadowRawText.m */; };
 		58B511D01A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTShadowText.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 58B511CB1A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTShadowText.m */; };
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
 		1362F0FD1B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextField.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTTextField.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		1362F0FE1B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextFieldManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTTextFieldManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		1362F0FF1B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextFieldManager.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTTextFieldManager.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		19FC5C841D41A4120090108F /* RCTTextSelection.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTTextSelection.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		19FC5C861D41A4220090108F /* RCTTextSelection.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTTextSelection.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		58B5119B1A9E6C1200147676 /* libRCTText.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = libRCTText.a; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		58B511C61A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTRawTextManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		58B511C71A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTRawTextManager.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@
 		58B511921A9E6C1200147676 = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				19FC5C861D41A4220090108F /* RCTTextSelection.h */,
+				19FC5C841D41A4120090108F /* RCTTextSelection.m */,
 				58B511C61A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.h */,
 				58B511C71A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.m */,
 				58B511C81A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTShadowRawText.h */,
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@
 				58B511D11A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTTextManager.m in Sources */,
 				131B6AC01AF0CD0600FFC3E0 /* RCTTextView.m in Sources */,
 				58B511CE1A9E6C5C00147676 /* RCTRawTextManager.m in Sources */,
+				19FC5C851D41A4120090108F /* RCTTextSelection.m in Sources */,
 				1362F1001B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextField.m in Sources */,
 				58B512161A9E6EFF00147676 /* RCTText.m in Sources */,
 				1362F1011B4D51F400E06D8C /* RCTTextFieldManager.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
index 71859ad4d..50b85241f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #import "RCTConvert.h"
 #import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"
+#import "RCTTextSelection.h"
 #import "UIView+React.h"
 
 @implementation RCTTextField
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@
   if ((self = [super initWithFrame:CGRectZero])) {
     RCTAssert(eventDispatcher, @"eventDispatcher is a required parameter");
     _eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher;
-    _previousSelectionRange = self.selectedTextRange;
     [self addTarget:self action:@selector(textFieldDidChange) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingChanged];
     [self addTarget:self action:@selector(textFieldBeginEditing) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingDidBegin];
     [self addTarget:self action:@selector(textFieldEndEditing) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingDidEnd];
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   [super paste:sender];
 }
 
+- (void)setSelection:(RCTTextSelection *)selection
+{
+  if (!selection) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  UITextRange *currentSelection = self.selectedTextRange;
+  UITextPosition *start = [self positionFromPosition:self.beginningOfDocument offset:selection.start];
+  UITextPosition *end = [self positionFromPosition:self.beginningOfDocument offset:selection.end];
+  UITextRange *selectedTextRange = [self textRangeFromPosition:start toPosition:end];
+
+  NSInteger eventLag = _nativeEventCount - _mostRecentEventCount;
+  if (eventLag == 0 && ![currentSelection isEqual:selectedTextRange]) {
+    _previousSelectionRange = selectedTextRange;
+    self.selectedTextRange = selectedTextRange;
+  } else if (eventLag > RCTTextUpdateLagWarningThreshold) {
+    RCTLogWarn(@"Native TextInput(%@) is %zd events ahead of JS - try to make your JS faster.", self.text, eventLag);
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)setText:(NSString *)text
 {
   NSInteger eventLag = _nativeEventCount - _mostRecentEventCount;
@@ -173,16 +193,19 @@ static void RCTUpdatePlaceholder(RCTTextField *self)
 
 - (void)textFieldBeginEditing
 {
-  if (_selectTextOnFocus) {
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-      [self selectAll:nil];
-    });
-  }
   [_eventDispatcher sendTextEventWithType:RCTTextEventTypeFocus
                                  reactTag:self.reactTag
                                      text:self.text
                                       key:nil
                                eventCount:_nativeEventCount];
+
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    if (self->_selectTextOnFocus) {
+      [self selectAll:nil];
+    }
+
+    [self sendSelectionEvent];
+  });
 }
 
 - (BOOL)textFieldShouldEndEditing:(RCTTextField *)textField
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
index 87329492a..c1d965509 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextFieldManager.m
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(autoCorrect, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(editable, enabled, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(placeholder, NSString)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(placeholderTextColor, UIColor)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selection, RCTTextSelection)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(text, NSString)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(maxLength, NSNumber)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(clearButtonMode, UITextFieldViewMode)
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.h b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfb207187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import "RCTConvert.h"
+
+/**
+ * Object containing information about a TextInput's selection.
+ */
+@interface RCTTextSelection : NSObject
+
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) NSInteger start;
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) NSInteger end;
+
+- (instancetype)initWithStart:(NSInteger)start end:(NSInteger)end;
+
+@end
+
+@interface RCTConvert (RCTTextSelection)
+
++ (RCTTextSelection *)RCTTextSelection:(id)json;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f37d00662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextSelection.m
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import "RCTTextSelection.h"
+
+@implementation RCTTextSelection
+
+- (instancetype)initWithStart:(NSInteger)start end:(NSInteger)end
+{
+  if (self = [super init]) {
+    _start = start;
+    _end = end;
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+@end
+
+@implementation RCTConvert (RCTTextSelection)
+
++ (RCTTextSelection *)RCTTextSelection:(id)json
+{
+  if ([json isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
+    NSInteger start = [self NSInteger:json[@"start"]];
+    NSInteger end = [self NSInteger:json[@"end"]];
+    return [[RCTTextSelection alloc] initWithStart:start end:end];
+  }
+
+  return nil;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
index 3275a9e6f..1125084b2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #import "RCTShadowText.h"
 #import "RCTText.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"
+#import "RCTTextSelection.h"
 #import "UIView+React.h"
 
 @interface RCTUITextView : UITextView
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@
     _scrollView.scrollsToTop = NO;
     [_scrollView addSubview:_textView];
 
-    _previousSelectionRange = _textView.selectedTextRange;
-
     [self addSubview:_scrollView];
   }
   return self;
@@ -452,6 +451,26 @@ static NSAttributedString *removeReactTagFromString(NSAttributedString *string)
   return _textView.text;
 }
 
+- (void)setSelection:(RCTTextSelection *)selection
+{
+  if (!selection) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  UITextRange *currentSelection = _textView.selectedTextRange;
+  UITextPosition *start = [_textView positionFromPosition:_textView.beginningOfDocument offset:selection.start];
+  UITextPosition *end = [_textView positionFromPosition:_textView.beginningOfDocument offset:selection.end];
+  UITextRange *selectedTextRange = [_textView textRangeFromPosition:start toPosition:end];
+
+  NSInteger eventLag = _nativeEventCount - _mostRecentEventCount;
+  if (eventLag == 0 && ![currentSelection isEqual:selectedTextRange]) {
+    _previousSelectionRange = selectedTextRange;
+    _textView.selectedTextRange = selectedTextRange;
+  } else if (eventLag > RCTTextUpdateLagWarningThreshold) {
+    RCTLogWarn(@"Native TextInput(%@) is %zd events ahead of JS - try to make your JS faster.", self.text, eventLag);
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)setText:(NSString *)text
 {
   NSInteger eventLag = _nativeEventCount - _mostRecentEventCount;
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
index e9e4c1d31..0166cc622 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(returnKeyType, textView.returnKeyType, UIReturnKeyType)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(secureTextEntry, textView.secureTextEntry, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectionColor, tintColor, UIColor)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectTextOnFocus, BOOL)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(selection, RCTTextSelection)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(text, NSString)
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(fontSize, NSNumber, RCTTextView)
 {