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Hands-On Design Patterns with React Native

You're reading from   Hands-On Design Patterns with React Native Proven techniques and patterns for efficient native mobile development with JavaScript

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788994460
Length 302 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mateusz Grzesiukiewicz Mateusz Grzesiukiewicz
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. React Component Patterns 2. View Patterns FREE CHAPTER 3. Styling Patterns 4. Flux Architecture 5. Store Patterns 6. Data Transfer Patterns 7. Navigation Patterns 8. JavaScript and ECMAScript Patterns 9. Elements of Functional Programming Patterns 10. Managing Dependencies 11. Type Checking Patterns 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Styling Patterns

It's time to add some looks to our applications. In this chapter, we will explore unique styling solutions and mechanisms. React Native StyleSheet may resemble web cascading style sheets (CSS); however, Native application styling is different. Similarities in the syntax quickly end and you should spend some time with this chapter to learn the basics of styling. Later on in this book, we will use an external library that provides ready-made styles. It is crucial for you to understand how to make such components yourself, especially if you plan to work professionally in React Native in teams who deliver custom designs.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Styling components in the React Native environment
  • Dealing with limited style inheritance
  • Using density-independent pixels
  • Positioning elements with Flexbox
  • Handling long text issues
  • Making...
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