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React Native Cookbook

You're reading from   React Native Cookbook Recipes for solving common React Native development problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788991926
Length 592 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Daniel Ward Daniel Ward
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Preface 1. Setting Up Your Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating a Simple React Native App 3. Implementing Complex User Interfaces - Part I 4. Implementing Complex User Interfaces - Part II 5. Implementing Complex User Interfaces - Part III 6. Adding Basic Animations to Your App 7. Adding Advanced Animations to Your App 8. Working with Application Logic and Data 9. Implementing Redux 10. App Workflow and Third-Party Plugins 11. Adding Native Functionality - Part I 12. Adding Native Functionality - Part II 13. Integration with Native Applications 14. Deploying Your App 15. Optimizing the Performance of Your App 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Building a complex layout for tablets using flexbox

Flexbox is really convenient when it comes to creating responsive layouts. React Native uses flexbox as a layout system, and if you are already familiar with these concepts, it will be really easy for you to start creating layouts of any kind.

As discussed in the previous chapter, there are some differences between the way flexbox works in React Native as compared to how it works in CSS. For more information on the differences between React Native and CSS flexbox, please refer to the How it works... section of the Using flexbox to create a layout recipe in Chapter 2, Creating a Simple React Native App.

In this recipe, we will create a layout to display a list of blog posts. Each post will be a small card with an image, an excerpt, and a button to read more. We will use flexbox to arrange the posts on the main container based...

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