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Mastering React Native

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Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785885785

Length 496 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

React

Concepts

Cross Platform Mobile Development

Authors (2):

Eric Masiello

Jacob Friedmann

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Building a Foundation in React FREE CHAPTER

2. Saying HelloWorld in React Native

3. Styling and Layout in React Native

4. Starting our Project with React Native Components

5. Flux and Redux

6. Integrating with the NYT API and Redux

7. Navigation and Advanced APIs

8. Animation and Gestures in React Native

9. Refactoring for Android

10. Using and Writing Native Modules

11. Preparing for Production

12. React Native Tools and Resources

Summary

This chapter focused on making our app run in a way that feels native to each platform. While there are minor differences between React Native on iOS and Android, the required updates were minimal and were added mostly to cater for the platform's unique interface patterns. React Native's Android API offers several other Android-specific components and APIs that are worth exploring. For example, the Android operating system is designed to work with a back button. BackAndroid lets you create event listeners within your React Native app to add custom behavior when users click the Android back button. There are also additional Android UI components you may wish to experiment with, including DatePickerAndroid, ProgressBarAndroid, TimePickerAndroid, and ToolbarAndroid.

With our cross-platform app complete, it's now time to step outside of our JavaScript-only comfort zone and into native modules. In the next chapter, we'll explore how to create React Native bindings that expose customized...

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