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My search field requests focus when it's opened and I wanna close it when it loses focus. The problem is that there is a race condition so that it opens and then closes right away. Any idea how to fix this?

*Code see Thread -&gt;*

<@U02AAF49HKJ> what do you mean by the  thread icon reaction? Do you mean I should put the code inside a thread?

Yes! See here: <https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/CJLTWPH7S/p1614355175421600>

*Code:*
```@Composable
fun ExpandableSearchTextField(
    expanded: Boolean,
    onSearchIconClicked: () -&gt; Unit,
    searchInput: String,
    onSearchInputChange: (String) -&gt; Unit,
    onFocusLost: () -&gt; Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
) {
    val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }

    Box(modifier) {
        if (!expanded) {
            IconButton(onClick = onSearchIconClicked) {
                Icon(
                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search),
                )
            }
        } else {
            val tint = LocalContentColor.current.copy(LocalContentAlpha.current)
            TextField(
                value = searchInput,
                onValueChange = onSearchInputChange,
                colors = TextFieldDefaults.textFieldColors(
                    focusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
                    unfocusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
                    backgroundColor = Color.Transparent,
                    cursorColor = tint
                ),
                placeholder = {
                    Text(
                        stringResource(R.string.search_field_hint),
                        color = tint
                    )
                },
                modifier = Modifier
                    .fillMaxWidth()
                    .focusRequester(focusRequester)
                    .onFocusChanged { focusState -&gt;
                        if (!focusState.isFocused) {
                            onFocusLost()
                        }
                    }
            )
            SideEffect {
                focusRequester.requestFocus()
            }
        }
    }
}```


I think you have to create a `remember { mutableStateOf(false) }` to track wether the text field was opened before, and if not, do not close it when a focus changed is triggered. Of course, you have to update this `var` .

<@U02AAF49HKJ> yep that's what I ended up doing :+1: