React Native Card View for Android and IOS

React Native Card View

Here is an example of React Native Card View for Android and IOS using react-native-elements. To make a React Native Card View we have a Card component provided by the React Native elements but we can also use other libraries too as there are many options available. For this example, we are using Card component provided by react-native-elements. So let’s get started.

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 command line interface to make our React Native App.

If you have previously installed a global react-native-cli package, please remove it as it may cause unexpected issues:

npm uninstall -g react-native-cli @react-native-community/cli

Run the following commands to create a new React Native project

npx react-native init ProjectName

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

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

Note If the above command is failing, you may have old version of react-native or react-native-cli installed globally on your pc. Try uninstalling the cli and run the cli using npx.

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

Installation of Dependencies

To use Card you need to install react-native-elements and dependencies.

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

cd ProjectName

Run the following commands

npm install @rneui/themed --save

CocoaPods Installation

Please use the following command to install CocoaPods

npx pod-install

Code

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

App.js

// React Native Card View for Android and IOS
// https://aboutreact.com/react-native-card-view/

// import React in our code
import React from 'react';

// import all the components we are going to use
import {
  SafeAreaView,
  StyleSheet,
  View,
  Text
} from 'react-native';

//import Card
import { Card } from '@rneui/themed';

const App = () => {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <Card>
          <Card.Title>Local Modules</Card.Title>
          <Card.Divider />
          {/*react-native-elements Card*/}
          <Text style={styles.paragraph}>
            React Native Card View
            for Android and IOS using
            "react-native-elements"
          </Text>
        </Card>
      </View>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
};
export default App;

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    paddingTop: 40,
    backgroundColor: '#ecf0f1',
  },
  paragraph: {
    margin: 24,
    fontSize: 18,
    fontWeight: 'bold',
    textAlign: 'center',
    color: '#34495e',
  },
});

To Run the React Native App

Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.

cd ProjectName

1. Start Metro Bundler

First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native. To start Metro bundler run following command:

npx react-native start

Once you start Metro Bundler it will run forever on your terminal until you close it. Let Metro Bundler run in its own terminal. Open a new terminal and run the application.

2. Start React Native Application

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

npx react-native run-android

or on the iOS Simulator by running (macOS only)

npx react-native run-ios

Output Screenshots

Output in Online Emulator

If you want to explore more then you can also see the below example of Card View using react-native-paper

React Native Card View using react-native-paper

You can also view the Card component provided by react-native-paper, for that, you have to install react-native-paper and react-native-vector-icons dependency.

Install Dependencies

npm install react-native-paper --save

npm install react-native-safe-area-context --save

npm install react-native-vector-icons --save

CocoaPods Installation

npx pod-install

Code

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

App.js

// React Native Card View for Android and IOS
// https://aboutreact.com/react-native-card-view/

// import React in our code
import React from 'react';

// import all the components we are going to use
import {
  SafeAreaView,
  Text,
  View,
  StyleSheet
} from 'react-native';

//import Card
import { Card } from 'react-native-paper';

const App = () => {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <Card>
          <Text style={styles.paragraph}>
            React Native Card View
            for Android and IOS using
            "react-native-paper"
          </Text>
        </Card>
      </View>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
};

export default App;

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    padding: 20,
    backgroundColor: '#ecf0f1',
  },
  paragraph: {
    fontSize: 18,
    fontWeight: 'bold',
    textAlign: 'center',
    padding: 20
  },
});

Output Screenshots

That was the Card View using react-native-paper.

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