React Native SnackBar
Here is an example of React Native SnackBar. We will use react-native-snackbar-component
to generate Snackbar in React Native.
React Native SnackBar is a completely new way to show alerts to the user. While using an Alert dialog we block the user’s visible area and force him to click on the screen to continue but in the case of SnackBar, we show a small strip below the screen by adjusting the view. it comes up from the bottom (we can also remove it after a certain time). It also has an action text which will help you to perform some actions. For example, you have seen Gmail App which notifies you after removing the Emails and gives you an action button also to revert your action.
How to use SnackBar Component?
<Snackbar
visible={snackIsVisible}
//SnackBar visibility control
textMessage="This is Snackbar"
//Text on SnackBar
actionHandler={() => {
//function called while clicking on action Text
alert("let's go");
//After handling click making nackBar invisible
setSnackIsVisible(false);
}}
actionText="let's go"
//action Text to print on SnackBar
distanceCallback={distance => {
//Number indicating distance taken up by snackbar
setDistance(distance);
}}
/>
In this example, we will show the Snackbar with a click of a button and will generate an alert while clicking on the action button of the Snackbar. 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 Dependency
To use Snackbar
in our project, we have to import react-native-snackbar-component
library.
To install the library open the terminal and jump into your project
cd ProjectName
Now run the following command
npm install react-native-snackbar-component --save
This command will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory, You can find the directory in node_module
directory named react-native-snackbar-component
.
–save is optional, it is just to update the react-native-snackbar-component dependency in your package.json file.
Code for React Native SnackBar
Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code
App.js
// React Native SnackBar – Bottom Flash Message
// https://aboutreact.com/react-native-snackbar/
// import React in our code
import React, {useState} from 'react';
// import all the components we are going to use
import {
SafeAreaView,
StyleSheet,
Text,
View,
TouchableHighlight,
LogBox,
} from 'react-native';
LogBox.ignoreAllLogs();
//import Snackbar
import Snackbar from 'react-native-snackbar-component';
const App = () => {
const [snackIsVisible, setSnackIsVisible] = useState(false);
const [distance, setDistance] = useState(0);
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.titleStyle}>
Example of Tooltip in React Native for Android and IOS
</Text>
<Text style={styles.titleStyle}>
www.aboutreact.com
</Text>
<TouchableHighlight
style={styles.buttonStyle}
onPress={() => setSnackIsVisible(true)}>
<Text style={styles.buttonTextStyle}>
Show Snackbar
</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>
<Snackbar
visible={snackIsVisible}
//SnackBar visibility control
textMessage="This is Snackbar"
//Text on SnackBar
actionHandler={() => {
//function called while clicking on action Text
alert("let's go");
//After handling click making nackBar invisible
setSnackIsVisible(false);
}}
actionText="Action Button"
//action Text to print on SnackBar
distanceCallback={(distance) => {
//Number indicating distance taken up by snackbar
setDistance(distance);
}}
/>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
export default App;
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#307ecc',
padding: 16,
},
buttonStyle: {
width: '100%',
height: 40,
padding: 10,
backgroundColor: '#f5821f',
marginTop: 30,
},
buttonTextStyle: {
color: 'white',
textAlign: 'center',
},
titleStyle: {
color: 'white',
textAlign: 'center',
fontSize: 20,
marginTop: 10,
},
});
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
That was the React Native SnackBar. If you have any doubts or 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. 🙂
And please an image and video editor if possible sorry for these special demands.
I can make an example for the Image editor but Video editor will be a big thing to achieve, just for the tutorial purpose.
Thanks for this post. Could you tell me if it is possible to show the snackbar between screens, For example: I am on connect people screen, I push on connect button and show the snack bar with 30 seconds. Then and before the time expires, I go my profile info screen. Can continue showing snack bar over the second screen?. Thanks in advance…
That will be a different instance, Either you have to popup it again or you can use Androi fragment kind of thing (How to Make a View Like Android Fragment in React Native) which usually Facebook use for the same.
The idea is to keep on the same screen and use two different views (One should be visible at once)