What is @types/react-native-video?
@types/react-native-video provides TypeScript definitions for the react-native-video library, which is used to play videos in React Native applications. It helps developers by providing type safety and IntelliSense support in TypeScript projects.
What are @types/react-native-video's main functionalities?
Basic Video Playback
This feature allows you to play a video from a given URI. The video is displayed with specified width and height.
import Video from 'react-native-video';
const MyVideoComponent = () => (
<Video
source={{ uri: 'https://www.example.com/video.mp4' }}
style={{ width: 300, height: 200 }}
/>
);
Custom Controls
This feature enables custom video controls, allowing users to play, pause, and seek the video.
import Video from 'react-native-video';
const MyVideoComponent = () => (
<Video
source={{ uri: 'https://www.example.com/video.mp4' }}
controls={true}
style={{ width: 300, height: 200 }}
/>
);
Event Handling
This feature allows you to handle various video events such as the end of the video or errors during playback.
import Video from 'react-native-video';
const MyVideoComponent = () => (
<Video
source={{ uri: 'https://www.example.com/video.mp4' }}
onEnd={() => console.log('Video has ended')}
onError={(error) => console.log('Error:', error)}
style={{ width: 300, height: 200 }}
/>
);
Looping Video
This feature allows the video to loop continuously, restarting automatically after it ends.
import Video from 'react-native-video';
const MyVideoComponent = () => (
<Video
source={{ uri: 'https://www.example.com/video.mp4' }}
repeat={true}
style={{ width: 300, height: 200 }}
/>
);
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