Essential React Native UI & Interaction Components
July 1, 2025Essential React Native UI & Interaction Components
React Native provides a powerful set of built-in components for creating native mobile apps. Below is a detailed guide to the core UI and interaction components with practical examples and explanations of their importance.
📦 Core UI Components
1. View
The View
component is the fundamental building block for layout. It’s like a div
in HTML and is used to group other components.
<View style={{ padding: 20 }}>
<Text>Hello World!</Text>
</View>
2. Text
Used to display text in your app. You can style it with font size, color, alignment, etc.
<Text style={{ fontSize: 18, color: 'blue' }}>This is a text</Text>
3. Image
Displays images from local or remote sources.
<Image source={{ uri: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }} style={{ width: 100, height: 100 }} />
4. ScrollView
Allows scrolling through long content. Useful for vertical layouts that don’t fit the screen.
<ScrollView>
<Text>Content...</Text>
</ScrollView>
5. FlatList
Efficient way to render lists with performance optimizations.
<FlatList
data={[{ key: 'Item 1' }, { key: 'Item 2' }]}
renderItem={({ item }) => <Text>{item.key}</Text>}
/>
6. TextInput
Captures user input like email, password, etc.
<TextInput placeholder="Enter your name" style={{ borderWidth: 1, padding: 10 }} />
7. Button
Triggers actions on press. Simple and native-looking.
<Button title="Click Me" onPress={() => alert('Clicked!')} />
8. Pressable
More flexible touch component with advanced interactions.
<Pressable onPress={() => console.log('Pressed')}>
<Text>Press here</Text>
</Pressable>
9. Modal
Displays content over the rest of the app. Useful for dialogs and popups.
<Modal visible={true} transparent={true}>
<View style={{ marginTop: 100 }}>
<Text>This is a modal</Text>
</View>
</Modal>
🎯 Interaction Components
1. Alert
Shows a system dialog with messages and actions.
Alert.alert("Warning", "Are you sure?")
2. BackHandler
Handles Android back button presses.
BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => {
// Custom logic
return true;
});
3. KeyboardAvoidingView
Moves UI elements above the keyboard when it appears.
<KeyboardAvoidingView behavior="padding">...</KeyboardAvoidingView>
📱 Animation Components
1. Animated
Creates complex animations for components.
const fadeAnim = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
Animated.timing(fadeAnim, {
toValue: 1,
duration: 1000,
useNativeDriver: true
}).start();
2. LayoutAnimation
Automatically animates layout changes.
LayoutAnimation.configureNext(LayoutAnimation.Presets.spring);
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