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Mastering React Native

You're reading from   Mastering React Native Learn Once, Write Anywhere

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785885785
Length 496 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Masiello Eric Masiello
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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

Styling text with React Native


While most of the rules around React Native styling are equally applicable to text, there is one notable exception: nested Text elements actually inherit type styles from one another. As an example, imagine in the HTML/CSS world you have a span element that contains several words, one of which you'd like to appear bold. You could simply wrap that single word with a strong element and achieve your goal. The inner strong element would inherit the typographic styles of the parent span but make its own text bold. This same concept applies in React Native. Take a look at the following code snippet:

const BasicType = () => ( 
  <Text style={styles.headline}> 
    Welcome to <Text style={styles.bold}>React</Text> Native {'\n'} 
    <Text style={styles.subheader}>This is <Text style={styles.bold}>so cool!</Text></Text> 
  </Text> 
); 
 
const styles = StyleSheet.create({ 
  headline...
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