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+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { Text } from 'react-native';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+const withCustomComponent = (Comp) =>
+  class extends Component {
+    static propTypes = {
+      component: PropTypes.node,
+    }
+
+    setNativeProps = nativeProps => {
+      /* eslint no-underscore-dangle: 0 */
+
+      this._root.setNativeProps(nativeProps);
+    }
+
+    render() {
+      const component = this.props.component || this.context.textComponent || Text;
+
+      return <Comp {...this.props} component={component} />;
+    }
+  };
+
+export default withCustomComponent;