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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

Constructing and applying styles

Let's begin our exploration of component styling by first answering two key questions: what should my style code look like and where does it go inside of my project?

Inline styles

Similar to HTML, styles in React Native can be applied inline by setting the value of the style property, as shown in the following code:

<View style={{ backgroundColor: 'blue', flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}> 
    <Text style={{ color: '#fff', fontSize: 22 }}>Hello World</Text> 
</View> 

The output of the code will be as shown in the following screenshot:

Inline styles

You can think of a View much like a div and Text similar to a span or label. Those differences aside, the style properties and values should feel pretty familiar. The color property sets the text color just like in CSS. fontSize, backgroundColor, justifyContent, and alignItems are by and large the camel case version of their CSS equivalents...

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