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Ionicons
This is an Example to Use Ionicons in React Native using react-native-ionicons. Ionicons are beautifully crafted open source icons built by the Ionic Framework team.
You can use Ionicons very anywhere easily. You can visit the official site of the Ionicons to find a variety of icons.
Use of Ionicons in React Native
To use the Ionicons in React Native you have to import react-native-ionicons dependency which will provide an Icon component. You can use this Icon component to create an Icon.
Prop “name” will render the same icon in Android and IOS.
<Icon name="information-circle-outline" />
But if you want to show the different icons for Android and IOS for the same Icon component then you can also use ios and android prop and can set the different icons.
<Icon ios="ios-add" android="md-add" />
Props
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
name | IconName | – | Icon name used on all platforms |
android | IconName | – | Icon name for Android devices |
ios | IconName | – | Icon name for iOS devices |
color | ?string | – | Icon color |
size | ?number | 30 | Icon size, namely fontSize |
In this example, We will create a simple Screen with different icons and will run it in Android and IOS to see the changes. 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 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 Dependency
To use Icon
component you need to install react-native-ionicons
dependency.
To install this open the terminal and jump into your project
cd ProjectName
Run the following command
npm install react-native-ionicons --save
This command will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory. –save is optional, it is just to update the react-native-ionicons dependency in your package.json file.
Linking of Dependency
After the updation of React Native 0.60, they have introduced autolinking feature means we do not require to link the library but they have also mentioned that some libraries need linking and react-native-ionicons is one of those cases. So for that, we need to link the library using
react-native link react-native-ionicons
CocoaPods Installation
Now we need to install pods
cd ios && pod install && cd ..
Code
Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.
App.js
// Example to Use Ionicons in React Native using react-native-ionicons
// https://aboutreact.com/react-native-ionicons/
// Import React
import React from 'react';
// Import required components
import {SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
//import Ionicons
import Icon from 'react-native-ionicons';
const App = () => {
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.titleText}>
Example to Use Ionicons in React Native
using react-native-ionicons
</Text>
{/*Icon name used on all platforms*/}
<Text style={styles.textStyle}>
Icon (camera, information-circle-outline)
for all platforms
</Text>
<Text style={styles.instructions}>
<Icon name="camera" size={40} color="red" />
</Text>
<Icon
name="information-circle-outline"
size={40}
color="blue"
/>
{/*Different Icon for different platforms*/}
<Text style={styles.textStyle}>
Platform specific Icon
</Text>
<Icon
ios="ios-add"
android="md-albums"
size={40}
color="orange"
/>
<Icon
ios="ios-albums"
android="md-add"
size={40}
color="green"
/>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
export default App;
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
backgroundColor: 'white',
padding: 10,
},
titleText: {
fontSize: 20,
fontWeight: 'bold',
textAlign: 'center',
paddingVertical: 20,
},
textStyle: {
textAlign: 'center',
marginTop: 20,
},
instructions: {
textAlign: 'center',
margin: 10,
},
});
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 (macOS only)
react-native run-ios
Output Screenshots
IOS
Android
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