Removing items from a list component

In this recipe, we'll learn how to create list items in a ListView with an animated sideways slide. If the user slides the item past a threshold, the item is removed. This is a common pattern in many mobile apps with editable lists. We are also going to see how to use PanResponder to handle drag events.

Getting ready

We need to create an empty app. For this recipe, we'll name it removing-list-items.

We also need to create a new ContactList folder and two files inside it: index.js and ContactItem.js.

How to do it...

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