Elevate Your React Native App with Interactive Tables and Checkboxes

Simplifying Checkbox Creation in React Native

To get started, let’s explore how to easily create and style checkboxes in your React Native app. First, install the @react-native-community/checkbox package by running the command:

npm install @react-native-community/checkbox

This package provides a range of customizable properties to tailor your checkboxes to your app’s needs.

Understanding Checkbox Properties

Before adding checkboxes to your app, it’s essential to understand the various properties that control their behavior. Some key properties include:

• onChange: A function property that triggers the native input event
• value: A Boolean property that assigns a value to the checkbox
• disabled: A Boolean property that verifies whether the checkbox is enabled
• onValueChange: A callback function that updates the value property based on user actions

Additionally, iOS-specific properties like hideBox, lineWidth, and boxType allow for further customization.

Adding Checkboxes to Your React Native App

Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s add checkboxes to a sample React Native app. In our example, users can select from a list of popular frontend frameworks and save their choices by clicking multiple checkboxes.

import React, { useState } from 'eact';
import { View, Text } from 'eact-native';
import { Checkbox } from '@react-native-community/checkbox';

const App = () => {
  const [checked, setChecked] = useState(false);

  return (
    
       setChecked(newValue)}
      />
      Check me!
    
  );
};

export default App;

Building Tables in React Native

Next, we’ll explore how to create tables in your React Native app using the react-native-table-component npm package. Install the package by running the command:

npm install react-native-table-component

Configuring Table Properties

React Native tables consist of several components, including Table, TableWrapper, Row, Rows, Col, Cols, and Cell. Each component can be customized using properties like:

• data: An array of data displayed in the table
• widthArr: Adds width to each column
• heightArr: Adds height to each column
• style: Adds CSS styling for the table container
• textStyle: Adds style for the text within table cells
• borderStyle: Specifies the color and width of the table’s exterior line

Creating a Basic Table

Let’s create a basic sample table UI that displays table data. We’ll then enhance it with a fixed header and horizontal and vertical scrolling using React Native’s ScrollView.

import React from 'eact';
import { View, ScrollView } from 'eact-native';
import { Table, TableWrapper, Row, Cell } from 'eact-native-table-component';

const App = () => {
  const tableData = [
    ['Name', 'Age', 'Occupation'],
    ['John Doe', 25, 'Software Engineer'],
    ['Jane Doe', 30, 'Doctor'],
  ];

  return (
    
      
        
            
            {tableData.slice(1).map((rowData, index) => (
              
            ))}
      
    
  );
};

export default App;

By incorporating interactive tables and checkboxes into your React Native app, you can significantly enhance the user experience and improve data collection. With these components, you can create engaging interfaces that simplify complex data and encourage user interaction.