Bottom Navigation with Navigation Icon from Local Directory

React Native Bottom Navigation

Here is an example of Bottom Navigation with Navigation Icon from Local Directory. This post is an extension of my previous post on How to Make React Native Bottom Navigation with Latest Navigation.

In this example, we are making the same layout and flow as the previous one, Bottom Navigation with navigation options like Home and Setting. Each screen has other navigation options too but this time the navigation tab icon will be from the local directory.

To Make a React Native App

Getting started with React Native will help you to know more about the way you can make a React Native project. We are going to use react-native init to make our React Native App. Assuming that you have node installed, you can use npm to install the react-native-cli command line utility. Open the terminal and go to the workspace and run

npm install -g react-native-cli

Run the following commands to create a new React Native project

react-native init ProjectName

If you want to start a new project with a specific React Native version, you can use the --version argument:

react-native init ProjectName --version X.XX.X

react-native init ProjectName --version react-native@next

This will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.

Installation of Dependencies

To install the dependencies open the terminal and jump into your project

cd ProjectName

1. Install react-navigation dependency to import createAppContainer

npm install react-navigation --save

2. Other supporting libraries for react-navigation

npm install react-native-gesture-handler react-native-safe-area-context @react-native-community/masked-view react-native-screens react-native-reanimated --save

3. Install react-navigation-tabs to import createBottomTabNavigator

npm install react-navigation-tabs --save

These steps are enough for the bottom tab navigation but in this example, we are also using createStackNavigator to switch screens, so please follow the next step also

4. Install react-navigation-stack to import createStackNavigator

npm install react-navigation-stack --save

These commands will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory.

CocoaPods Installation

Please use the following command to install CocoaPods

cd ios && pod install && cd ..

Project File Structure

To start with this Example you need to create

1. A directory named pages in your project and create four files DetailsScreen.js, HomeScreen.js, ProfileScreen.js and SettingScreen.js in it.
2. A directory named asset which will have our icons stored.

Code

Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code

App.js

//This is an example code for Bottom Navigation//
//Icons Used in this example is from local directory//
import React from 'react';
import { Button, Image } from 'react-native';

//Import React Navigation
import {createAppContainer} from 'react-navigation';
import {createBottomTabNavigator} from 'react-navigation-tabs';
import {createStackNavigator} from 'react-navigation-stack';

import HomeScreen from './pages/HomeScreen';
import SettingsScreen from './pages/SettingsScreen';
import DetailsScreen from './pages/DetailsScreen';
import ProfileScreen from './pages/ProfileScreen';

const HomeStack = createStackNavigator(
  {
    //Defination of Navigaton from home screen
    Home: { screen: HomeScreen },
    Details: { screen: DetailsScreen },
  },
  {
    defaultNavigationOptions: {
      //Header customization of the perticular Screen
      headerStyle: {
        backgroundColor: '#42f44b',
      },
      headerTintColor: '#FFFFFF',
      title: 'Home',
      //Header title
    },
  }
);

const SettingsStack = createStackNavigator(
  {
    //Defination of Navigaton from setting screen
    Settings: { screen: SettingsScreen },
    Details: { screen: DetailsScreen },
    Profile: { screen: ProfileScreen },
  },
  {
    defaultNavigationOptions: {
      //Header customization of the perticular Screen
      headerStyle: {
        backgroundColor: '#42f44b',
      },
      headerTintColor: '#FFFFFF',
      title: 'Settings',
      //Header title
    },
  }
);

const App = createBottomTabNavigator(
  {
    //Defination of Navigaton bottom options
    Home: { screen: HomeStack },
    Settings: { screen: SettingsStack },
  },
  {
    defaultNavigationOptions: ({ navigation }) => ({
      tabBarIcon: ({ focused, horizontal, tintColor }) => {
        const { routeName } = navigation.state;
        if (routeName === 'Home') {
          return (
            <Image
              source={
                focused
                  ? require('./asset/logo1.png')
                  : require('./asset/logo2.png')
              }
              style={{
                width: 20,
                height: 20,
                borderRadius: 40 / 2,
              }}
            />
          );
        } else if (routeName === 'Settings') {
          return (
            <Image
              source={
                focused
                  ? require('./asset/logo1.png')
                  : require('./asset/logo4.png')
              }
              style={{
                width: 20,
                height: 20,
                borderRadius: 40 / 2,
              }}
            />
          );
        }
      },
    }),
    tabBarOptions: {
      activeTintColor: '#42f44b',
      inactiveTintColor: 'gray',
    },
  }
);
export default createAppContainer(App);

Open pages/DetailsScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code

DetailsScreen.js

//This is an example code for Bottom Navigation//
import React from 'react';
//import react in our code.
import { Text, View, TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
//import all the basic component we have used

export default class DetailsScreen extends React.Component {
  //Detail Screen to show from any Open detail button
  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
        <Text>Details!</Text>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

Open pages/HomeScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code

HomeScreen.js

//This is an example code for Bottom Navigation//
import React from 'react';
//import react in our code.
import { Text, View, TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
//import all the basic component we have used

export default class HomeScreen extends React.Component {
  //Home Screen to show in Home Option
  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
        <Text style={{ marginTop: 50, fontSize: 25 }}>Home!</Text>
        <View
          style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Settings')}>
            <Text>Go to settng Tab</Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Details')}>
            <Text>Open Details Screen</Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
      </View>
    );
  }
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  button: {
    alignItems: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#DDDDDD',
    padding: 10,
    width: 300,
    marginTop: 16,
  },
});

Open pages/ProfileScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code

ProfileScreen.js

//This is an example code for Bottom Navigation//
import React from 'react';
//import react in our code.
import { Text, View, TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
//import all the basic component we have used

export default class ProfileScreen extends React.Component {
  //Profile Screen to show from Open profile button
  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
        <Text>Profile!</Text>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

Open pages/SettingsScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code

SettingsScreen.js

//This is an example code for Bottom Navigation//
import React from 'react';
//import react in our code.
import { Text, View, TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
//import all the basic component we have used

export default class SettingsScreen extends React.Component {
  //Setting Screen to show in Setting Option
  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
        <Text style={{ marginTop: 50, fontSize: 25 }}>Setting!</Text>
        <View
          style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Home')}>
            <Text>Go to Home Tab</Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Details')}>
            <Text>Open Detail Screen</Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Profile')}>
            <Text>Open Profile Screen</Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
      </View>
    );
  }
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  button: {
    alignItems: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#DDDDDD',
    padding: 10,
    width: 300,
    marginTop: 16,
  },
});

To Run the React Native App

Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.

cd ProjectName

To run the project on an Android Virtual Device or on real debugging device

react-native run-android

or on the iOS Simulator by running

react-native run-ios (macOS only).

Output Screenshots

That was the React Native Bottom Navigation. If you have any doubts or you want to share something about the topic you can comment below or contact us here. There will be more posts coming soon. Stay tuned!

Hope you liked it. 🙂