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Core Components and APIs

React Native provides a number of built-in Core Components ready for you to use in your app. You can find them all in the left sidebar (or menu above, if you are on a narrow screen). If you're not sure where to get started, take a look at the following categories:

You're not limited to the components and APIs bundled with React Native. React Native has a community of thousands of developers. If you're looking for a library that does something specific, please refer to this guide about finding libraries.

Basic Components​

Most apps will end up using one or more of these basic components.

View

The most fundamental component for building a UI.

Text

A component for displaying text.

Image

A component for displaying images.

TextInput

A component for inputting text into the app via a keyboard.

ScrollView

Provides a scrolling container that can host multiple components and views.

StyleSheet

Provides an abstraction layer similar to CSS stylesheets.

User Interface​

These common user interface controls will render on any platform.

Button

A basic button component for handling touches that should render nicely on any platform.

Switch

Renders a boolean input.

List Views​

Unlike the more generic ScrollView, the following list view components only render elements that are currently showing on the screen. This makes them a performant choice for displaying long lists of data.

FlatList

A component for rendering performant scrollable lists.

SectionList

Like FlatList, but for sectioned lists.

Android Components and APIs​

Many of the following components provide wrappers for commonly used Android classes.

BackHandler

Detect hardware button presses for back navigation.

DrawerLayoutAndroid

Renders a DrawerLayout on Android.

PermissionsAndroid

Provides access to the permissions model introduced in Android M.

ToastAndroid

Create an Android Toast alert.

iOS Components and APIs​

Many of the following components provide wrappers for commonly used UIKit classes.

ActionSheetIOS

API to display an iOS action sheet or share sheet.

Others​

These components may be useful for certain applications. For an exhaustive list of components and APIs, check out the sidebar to the left (or menu above, if you are on a narrow screen).

ActivityIndicator

Displays a circular loading indicator.

Alert

Launches an alert dialog with the specified title and message.

Animated

A library for creating fluid, powerful animations that are easy to build and maintain.

Dimensions

Provides an interface for getting device dimensions.

KeyboardAvoidingView

Provides a view that moves out of the way of the virtual keyboard automatically.

Linking

Provides a general interface to interact with both incoming and outgoing app links.

Modal

Provides a simple way to present content above an enclosing view.

PixelRatio

Provides access to the device pixel density.

RefreshControl

This component is used inside a ScrollView to add pull to refresh functionality.

StatusBar

Component to control the app status bar.