Here is an Example of React Native Tab for Android and IOS. We will use react-navigation to make a Tab Navigation in this example. Tabs are the most common style of navigation in mobile apps. Tabs can be on the bottom of the screen or on the top (below the header or even instead of a header). We all have seen WhatsApp and it can’t be so easy without Tab. So let’s get started with the example of Tab Navigation.
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-cliRun the following commands to create a new React Native project
react-native init ProjectNameIf 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.Xreact-native init ProjectName --version react-native@nextThis will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.
Installation of Dependencies
To use createMaterialTopTabNavigator you need to install react-navigation and react-native-gesture-handler dependencies.
To install these dependencies open the terminal and jump into your project
1 | cd ProjectName |
Run the following commands
1 | npm install react-navigation --save |
1 | npm install react-native-gesture-handler --save |
This command will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory. –save is optional, it is just to update dependencies in your package.json file.
CocoaPods Installation
After the updation of React Native 0.60, they have introduced autolinking so we do not require to link the library but need to install pods. So to install pods use
1 | cd ios && pod install && cd .. |
Project File Structure
To start with this Example you need to create a directory named pages in your project and create two files FirstPge.js and SecondPage.js in it.
Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.
App.js
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 | //This is an example of React Native Tab import React from 'react'; //import react in our code. //For React Navigation Version 2+ //import {createStackNavigator, createMaterialTopTabNavigator} from 'react-navigation'; //For React Navigation Version 3+ import { createStackNavigator, createMaterialTopTabNavigator, createAppContainer, } from 'react-navigation'; //import Navigator in our project import FirstPage from './pages/FirstPage'; import SecondPage from './pages/SecondPage'; //Making TabNavigator which will be called in App StackNavigator //we can directly export the TabNavigator also but header will not be visible //as header comes only when we put anything into StackNavigator and then export const TabScreen = createMaterialTopTabNavigator( { Home: { screen: FirstPage }, Settings: { screen: SecondPage }, }, { tabBarPosition: 'top', swipeEnabled: true, animationEnabled: true, tabBarOptions: { activeTintColor: '#FFFFFF', inactiveTintColor: '#F8F8F8', style: { backgroundColor: '#633689', }, labelStyle: { textAlign: 'center', }, indicatorStyle: { borderBottomColor: '#87B56A', borderBottomWidth: 2, }, }, } ); //making a StackNavigator to export as default const App = createStackNavigator({ TabScreen: { screen: TabScreen, navigationOptions: { headerStyle: { backgroundColor: '#633689', }, headerTintColor: '#FFFFFF', title: 'TabExample', }, }, }); //For React Navigation Version 2+ //export default App; //For React Navigation Version 3+ export default createAppContainer(App); |
Open pages/FirstPage.js in any code editor and the Replace the code with the following code.
FirstPage.js
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | // Home screen import React, { Component } from 'react'; //import react in our code. import { Text, View } from 'react-native'; //import all the components we are going to use. export default class FirstPage extends React.Component { render() { return ( <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}> <Text>Home Screen</Text> </View> ); } } |
Open pages/SecondPage.js in any code editor and the Replace the code with the following code.
SecondPage.js
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | // Setting screen import React, { Component } from 'react'; //import react in our code. import { Text, View } from 'react-native'; //import all the components we are going to use. export default class SecondPage extends React.Component { render() { return ( <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}> <Text>Setting Screen</Text> </View> ); } } |
To Run the React Native App
Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.cd ProjectNamereact-native run-androidreact-native run-ios (macOS only).Android
IOS
That was the React Native Tab. If you have any doubt 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!
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Very Good Article sir!!!
I agree with former poster. Verygood article. Only what was necessary and not a lot of extraextra. Thank you!
Thanks that is what I want to deliver.
Simple and great. But don’t they have gestures with tab? Can’t I swipe horizontally to change the tabs?
It is not with the gesture but really nice point. I’ll update the post for it.
how do i remove TabExample Header from above because i am using
bottom navigation and drawer navigation too,
Hello Hardik, You can follow these 3 ways:
https://aboutreact.com/react-native-hide-navigation-bar-and-make-screen-full-screen/
Hello Snehal,
Greetings for the day !
Fist of all thank you for looking in my Query
& Thank you very much for this solution.
Thanks & Regards
Hello ,
Can you tell how can i add local icon above the Tab title like Native does..
Thanks,
Are you talking about the Tab Icon? Can you please share the image of the design you want?
Use this URL(https://pasteboard.co/) to upload and to share the image in the comment.
Hello Sir Please make example in using redux and meddileware .
Hi Tikam, Sorry I am busy right now that is why Redux is remaining. I’ll do it as soon as possible.