This is an Example of Social Icon using React Native Elements. React Native Element provides lots of cool stuff to use while making a React Native Application and Social Icons are one of them. Developers from web development background can imagine it is like fa-fa icons. You just need to import react-native-elements library and you are ready to use almost all the popular social icons in your app.
To make Social Icons using React Native Elements have a look at the following code snippet.
Social Icon (Circular)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | <SocialIcon //Social Icon using react-native-elements type="twitter" //Type of Social Icon onPress={() => { //Action to perform on press of Social Icon this._toggleBottomNavigationView(); alert('twitter'); }} /> |
Social Icon (Button)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | <SocialIcon //Social Icon using react-native-elements button //To make a button type Social Icon title="Sign In facebook" //Title of Social Button type="facebook" //Type of Social Icon onPress={() => { //Action to perform on press of Social Icon alert('facebook'); }} /> |
Here is the list of Social Icons which can be by made easily by changing the type prop in SocialIcon component.
- angellist
- codepen
- envelope
- etsy
- foursquare
- github-alt
- github
- gitlab
- medium
- quora
- reddit-alien
- soundcloud
- stack-overflow
- steam
- stumbleupon
- tumblr
- twitch
- google-plus-official
- vimeo
- wordpress
- youtube
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 thereact-native-cli command line utility. Open the terminal and go to the workspace and run Run the following commands to create a new React Native project
This will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.
Installation of Dependency
To use SocialIcon component you need to install react-native-elements package.
To install this open the terminal and jump into your project
1 | cd ProjectName |
Run the following command
1 | npm install react-native-elements --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-elements.
Dependencies for this example
1 2 3 | "dependencies": { "react-native-elements": "0.19.1" } |
Now Open App.js in any code editor and the Replace the code with the following code.
App.js
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//import react in our project import { StyleSheet, View, Text, ScrollView } from 'react-native'; //import basic react native components import { SocialIcon } from 'react-native-elements'; //import to show social icons export default class App extends Component<{}> { render() { return ( <ScrollView> <View style={styles.MainContainer}> <Text style={{ fontSize: 20, marginBottom: 20, textAlign: 'center' }}> Attractive Social Icons from React Native Elements </Text> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'column', justifyContent: 'space-between', }}> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon //Social Icon using react-native-elements type="angellist" //Type of Social Icon onPress={() => { //Action to perform onPress of the Icon alert('angellist'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>angellist</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="codepen" onPress={() => { alert('codepen'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>codepen</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="envelope" onPress={() => { alert('envelope'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>envelope</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="etsy" onPress={() => { alert('etsy'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>etsy</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="facebook" onPress={() => { alert('facebook'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>facebook</Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="foursquare" onPress={() => { alert('foursquare'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>foursquare</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="github-alt" onPress={() => { alert('github'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>github-alt</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="github" onPress={() => { alert('github'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>github</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="gitlab" onPress={() => { alert('gitlab'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>gitlab</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="instagram" onPress={() => { alert('instagram'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>instagram</Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="linkedin" onPress={() => { alert('linkedin'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>linkedin</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="medium" onPress={() => { alert('medium'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>medium</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="pinterest" onPress={() => { alert('pinterest'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>pinterest</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="quora" onPress={() => { alert('quora'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>quora</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="reddit-alien" onPress={() => { alert('reddit'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>reddit-alien</Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="soundcloud" onPress={() => { alert('soundcloud'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>soundcloud</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="steam" onPress={() => { alert('steam'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>steam</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="youtube" onPress={() => { alert('youtube'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>youtube</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="tumblr" onPress={() => { alert('tumblr'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>tumblr</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="twitch" onPress={() => { alert('twitch'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>twitch</Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="twitter" onPress={() => { alert('twitter'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>twitter</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="vimeo" onPress={() => { alert('vimeo'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>vimeo</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon type="wordpress" onPress={() => { alert('wordpress'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>wordpress</Text> </View> <View style={{ flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center' }}> <SocialIcon type="stumbleupon" onPress={() => { alert('stumbleupon'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}> stumbleupon</Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row' }}> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row', alignContent: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', }}> <View style={{ width: '100%', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column', }}> <SocialIcon type="stack-overflow" onPress={() => { alert('stack'); }} /> <Text style={{ flex: 1, textAlign: 'center' }}> stack-overflow </Text> </View> </View> <View style={{ flex: 1, flexDirection: 'row', alignContent: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', }}> <View style={{ width: '100%', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column', }}> <SocialIcon type="google-plus-official" onPress={() => { alert('google'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}> google-plus-official </Text> </View> </View> </View> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In angellist" button type="angellist" onPress={() => { alert('angellist'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>angellist</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In codepen" button type="codepen" onPress={() => { alert('codepen'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>codepen</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In envelope" button type="envelope" onPress={() => { alert('envelope'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>envelope</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In etsy" button type="etsy" onPress={() => { alert('etsy'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>etsy</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon //Social Icon using react-native-elements button //To make a button type Social Icon title="Sign In facebook" //Title of Social Button type="facebook" //Type of Social Icon onPress={() => { //Action to perform on press of Social Icon alert('facebook'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>facebook</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In foursquare" button type="foursquare" onPress={() => { alert('foursquare'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>foursquare</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In Github Alt" alt button type="github-alt" onPress={() => { alert('github-alt'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>github-alt</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In github" button type="github" onPress={() => { alert('github'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>github</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In gitlab" button type="gitlab" onPress={() => { alert('gitlab'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>gitlab</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In instagram" button type="instagram" onPress={() => { alert('instagram'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>instagram</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In linkedin" button type="linkedin" onPress={() => { alert('linkedin'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>linkedin</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In medium" button type="medium" onPress={() => { alert('medium'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>medium</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In pinterest" button type="pinterest" onPress={() => { alert('pinterest'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>pinterest</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In quora" button type="quora" onPress={() => { alert('quora'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>quora</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In reddit-alien" button type="reddit-alien" onPress={() => { alert('reddit'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>reddit-alien</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In soundcloud" button type="soundcloud" onPress={() => { alert('soundcloud'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>soundcloud</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In Stack Overflow" button type="stack-overflow" onPress={() => { alert('stack-overflow'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>stack-overflow</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In steam" button type="steam" onPress={() => { alert('steam'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>steam</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In youtube" button type="youtube" onPress={() => { alert('youtube'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>youtube</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In tumblr" button type="tumblr" onPress={() => { alert('tumblr'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>tumblr</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In twitch" button type="twitch" onPress={() => { alert('twitch'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>twitch</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In twitter" button type="twitter" onPress={() => { alert('twitter'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>twitter</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In Google Plus" button type="google-plus-official" onPress={() => { alert('google'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>google-plus-official</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In vimeo" button type="vimeo" onPress={() => { alert('vimeo'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>vimeo</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In wordpress" button type="wordpress" onPress={() => { alert('wordpress'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>wordpress</Text> </View> <View style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'column' }}> <SocialIcon title="Sign In stumbleupon" button type="stumbleupon" onPress={() => { alert('stumbleupon'); }} /> <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>stumbleupon</Text> </View> </View> </ScrollView> ); } } const styles = StyleSheet.create({ MainContainer: { flex: 1, marginTop: 30, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center', backgroundColor: '#E0F7FA', }, }); |
To Run the React Native App
Open the terminal again and jump into your project using. To run the project on an Android Virtual Device or on real debugging device
or on the iOS Simulator by running
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