fix(types): expose Modal native ref prop

packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
  */
 
 import type * as React from 'react';
+import {HostInstance} from '../../types/public/ReactNativeTypes';
 import {ViewProps} from '../Components/View/ViewPropTypes';
 import {NativeSyntheticEvent} from '../Types/CoreEventTypes';
 import {ColorValue} from '../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
 
+export type PublicModalInstance = HostInstance;
+
 export interface ModalBaseProps {
   /**
    * @deprecated Use animationType instead
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ export interface ModalBaseProps {
    * Defaults to `white` if not provided and transparent is `false`. Ignored if `transparent` is `true`.
    */
   backdropColor?: ColorValue | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * A ref to the native Modal component.
+   */
+  modalRef?: React.Ref<PublicModalInstance> | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface ModalPropsIOS {

packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   FocusEvent,
   GestureResponderEvent,
   HostComponent,
+  HostInstance,
   I18nManager,
   Image,
   ImageBackground,
@@ -1540,6 +1541,10 @@ const KeyboardAvoidingViewTest = () => <KeyboardAvoidingView enabled />;
 
 const ModalTest = () => <Modal hardwareAccelerated />;
 const ModalTest2 = () => <Modal hardwareAccelerated testID="modal-test-2" />;
+const ModalRefTest = () => {
+  const modalRef = React.useRef<HostInstance>(null);
+  return <Modal modalRef={modalRef} />;
+};
 
 // $ExpectType HostComponent<{ nativeProp: string; }>
 const NativeBridgedComponent = requireNativeComponent<{nativeProp: string}>(