Tab View inside Navigation Drawer / Sidebar with React Navigation V5

Tab View + Navigation Drawer

This is an example of Tab View inside Navigation Drawer / Sidebar with React Navigation in React Native. We will use react-navigation to make a navigation drawer and Tab in this example. I hope you have already seen our post on React Native Navigation Drawer because in this post we are just extending the last post to show the Tab View inside the Navigation Drawer.

In this example, we have a navigation drawer with 3 screens in the navigation menu and a Tab View on the first screen of the Navigation Drawer. When we open Screen1 the Tab will be visible and on the other options, this Tab will be invisible.

To Create a Drawer Navigator

<NavigationContainer>
  <Drawer.Navigator
    drawerContentOptions={{
      activeTintColor: '#e91e63',
      itemStyle: { marginVertical: 5 },
    }}>
    <Drawer.Screen
      name="HomeScreenStack"
      options={{ drawerLabel: 'Home Screen Option' }}
      component={HomeScreenStack} />
    <Drawer.Screen
      name="SettingScreenStack"
      options={{ drawerLabel: 'Setting Screen Option' }}
      component={SettingScreenStack} />
  </Drawer.Navigator>
</NavigationContainer>

To Create Material Top Tab Navigator

<Tab.Navigator
  initialRouteName="HomeScreen"
  tabBarOptions={{
    activeTintColor: '#FFFFFF',
    inactiveTintColor: '#F8F8F8',
    style: {
      backgroundColor: '#f4511e',
    },
    labelStyle: {
      textAlign: 'center',
    },
    indicatorStyle: {
      borderBottomColor: '#87B56A',
      borderBottomWidth: 2,
    },
  }}>
  <Tab.Screen
    name="HomeScreen"
    component={HomeScreen}
    options={{
      tabBarLabel: 'Home Screen',
      // tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
      //   <MaterialCommunityIcons name="home" color={color} size={size} />
      // ),
    }}  />
  <Tab.Screen
    name="ExploreScreen"
    component={ExploreScreen}
    options={{
      tabBarLabel: 'Explore Screen',
      // tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
      //   <MaterialCommunityIcons name="settings" color={color} size={size} />
      // ),
    }} />
</Tab.Navigator>

In this example, we will make a Tab Navigator inside a Drawer Navigator 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 Dependencies

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

cd ProjectName

Run the following commands

npm install @react-navigation/native --save

npm install @react-navigation/drawer --save

npm install @react-navigation/stack --save

npm install @react-navigation/material-top-tabs react-native-tab-view --save

npm install react-native-reanimated react-native-gesture-handler react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context @react-native-community/masked-view --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

npx pod-install ios

Project Structure

To start with this example you need to create a directory named pages in your project and create three files ExploreScreen.js, HomeScreen.js, and SettingScreen.js.

These files will be the Navigation Screens of the Drawer Navigator.

Code

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

App.js

// React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab – Example using React Navigation V5 //
// https://aboutreact.com/tab-view-inside-navigation-drawer-sidebar-with-react-navigation //
import 'react-native-gesture-handler';

import * as React from 'react';
import { Button, View, Text, TouchableOpacity, Image } from 'react-native';

import { NavigationContainer, getFocusedRouteNameFromRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
import { createStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/stack';
import { createDrawerNavigator } from '@react-navigation/drawer';
import { createMaterialTopTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/material-top-tabs';

import HomeScreen from './pages/HomeScreen';
import ExploreScreen from './pages/ExploreScreen';
import SettingScreen from './pages/SettingScreen';

const Stack = createStackNavigator();
const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator();
const Tab = createMaterialTopTabNavigator();

const NavigationDrawerStructure = (props)=> {
  //Structure for the navigatin Drawer
  const toggleDrawer = () => {
    //Props to open/close the drawer
    props.navigationProps.toggleDrawer();
  };

  return (
    <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row' }}>
      <TouchableOpacity onPress={()=> toggleDrawer()}>
        {/*Donute Button Image */}
        <Image
          source={{uri: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AboutReact/sampleresource/master/drawerWhite.png'}}
          style={{ width: 25, height: 25, marginLeft: 5 }}
        />
      </TouchableOpacity>
    </View>
  );
}

function getHeaderTitle(route) {
  const routeName = getFocusedRouteNameFromRoute(route) ?? 'Feed';

  switch (routeName) {
    case 'HomeScreen':
      return 'Home';
    case 'ExploreScreen':
      return 'Explore';
    case 'BottomTabStack':
      return 'Home';
  }
}

function BottomTabStack() {
  return (
    <Tab.Navigator
      initialRouteName="HomeScreen"
      tabBarOptions={{
        activeTintColor: '#FFFFFF',
        inactiveTintColor: '#F8F8F8',
        style: {
          backgroundColor: '#f4511e',
        },
        labelStyle: {
          textAlign: 'center',
        },
        indicatorStyle: {
          borderBottomColor: '#87B56A',
          borderBottomWidth: 2,
        },
      }}>
      <Tab.Screen
        name="HomeScreen"
        component={HomeScreen}
        options={{
          tabBarLabel: 'Home Screen',
          // tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
          //   <MaterialCommunityIcons name="home" color={color} size={size} />
          // ),
        }}  />
      <Tab.Screen
        name="ExploreScreen"
        component={ExploreScreen}
        options={{
          tabBarLabel: 'Explore Screen',
          // tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
          //   <MaterialCommunityIcons name="settings" color={color} size={size} />
          // ),
        }} />
    </Tab.Navigator>
  );
}

function HomeScreenStack({ navigation }) {
  return (
    <Stack.Navigator initialRouteName="HomeScreen">
      <Stack.Screen
        name="BottomTabStack"
        component={BottomTabStack}
        options={({ route }) => ({
          headerTitle: getHeaderTitle(route),
          headerLeft: ()=> <NavigationDrawerStructure navigationProps={navigation} />,
          headerStyle: {
            backgroundColor: '#f4511e', //Set Header color
          },
          headerTintColor: '#fff', //Set Header text color
          headerTitleStyle: {
            fontWeight: 'bold', //Set Header text style
          },
        })}
      />
    </Stack.Navigator>
  );
}

function SettingScreenStack({ navigation }) {
  return (
    <Stack.Navigator
      initialRouteName="SecondPage"
      screenOptions={{
        headerLeft: ()=> <NavigationDrawerStructure navigationProps={navigation} />,
        headerStyle: {
          backgroundColor: '#f4511e', //Set Header color
        },
        headerTintColor: '#fff', //Set Header text color
        headerTitleStyle: {
          fontWeight: 'bold', //Set Header text style
        }
      }}>
      <Stack.Screen
        name="SettingScreen"
        component={SettingScreen}
        options={{
          title: 'Setting', //Set Header Title
          
        }}/>
    </Stack.Navigator>
  );
}

function App() {
  return (
    <NavigationContainer>
      <Drawer.Navigator
        drawerContentOptions={{
          activeTintColor: '#e91e63',
          itemStyle: { marginVertical: 5 },
        }}>
        <Drawer.Screen
          name="HomeScreenStack"
          options={{ drawerLabel: 'Home Screen Option' }}
          component={HomeScreenStack} />
        <Drawer.Screen
          name="SettingScreenStack"
          options={{ drawerLabel: 'Setting Screen Option' }}
          component={SettingScreenStack} />
      </Drawer.Navigator>
    </NavigationContainer>
  );
}

export default App;

HomeScreen.js

Open pages/HomeScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.

// React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab – Example using React Navigation V5 //
// https://aboutreact.com/tab-view-inside-navigation-drawer-sidebar-with-react-navigation //
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button, View, Text, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';

const HomeScreen = ({ navigation }) => {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <View style={{ flex: 1 , padding: 16}}>
        <View
          style={{
            flex: 1,
            alignItems: 'center',
            justifyContent: 'center',
          }}>
          <Text
            style={{
              fontSize: 25,
              textAlign: 'center',
              marginBottom: 16
            }}>
            Home Screen
          </Text>
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('SettingScreenStack')}
            title="Go to Setting Screen"
          />
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('ExploreScreen')}
            title="Go to Explore Screen"
          />
        </View>
        <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab
        </Text>
        <Text
          style={{ fontSize: 16, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          www.aboutreact.com
        </Text>
      </View>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
}

export default HomeScreen;

ExploreScreen.js

Open pages/ExploreScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.

// React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab – Example using React Navigation V5 //
// https://aboutreact.com/tab-view-inside-navigation-drawer-sidebar-with-react-navigation //
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button, View, Text, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';

const ExploreScreen = ({ navigation }) => {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <View style={{ flex: 1 , padding: 16}}>
        <View
          style={{
            flex: 1,
            alignItems: 'center',
            justifyContent: 'center',
          }}>
          <Text
            style={{
              fontSize: 25,
              textAlign: 'center',
              marginBottom: 16
            }}>
            Explore Screen
          </Text>
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('SettingScreen')}
            title="Go to Setting Screen"
          />
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('HomeScreen')}
            title="Go to Home Screen"
          />
        </View>
        <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab
        </Text>
        <Text
          style={{ fontSize: 16, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          www.aboutreact.com
        </Text>
      </View>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
}

export default ExploreScreen;

SettingScreen.js

Open pages/SettingScreen.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.

// React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab – Example using React Navigation V5 //
// https://aboutreact.com/tab-view-inside-navigation-drawer-sidebar-with-react-navigation //
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button, View, Text, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';

const SettingScreen = ({ route, navigation }) => {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <View style={{ flex: 1, padding: 16 }}>
        <View
          style={{
            flex: 1,
            alignItems: 'center',
            justifyContent: 'center',
          }}>
          <Text
            style={{
              fontSize: 25,
              textAlign: 'center',
              marginBottom: 16
            }}>
            Setting Screen
          </Text>
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('HomeScreenStack')}
            title="Go to Home Stack"
          />
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('HomeScreen')}
            title="Go to Home Screen"
          />
          <Button
            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('ExploreScreen')}
            title="Go to Explore Screen"
          />
        </View>
        <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          React Navigate Drawer with Top Tab
        </Text>
        <Text
          style={{ fontSize: 16, textAlign: 'center', color: 'grey' }}>
          www.aboutreact.com
        </Text>
      </View>
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
}

export default SettingScreen;

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

react-native run-ios (macOS only).

Output Screenshots

        

This is how you can add Tab View inside Navigation Drawer / Sidebar with React Navigation in React Native. If you have any doubts 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!

Hope you liked it. 🙂