What is react-multi-carousel?
react-multi-carousel is a flexible and responsive carousel component for React applications. It allows developers to create carousels with multiple items, custom breakpoints, and various navigation options.
What are react-multi-carousel's main functionalities?
Basic Carousel
This code demonstrates a basic carousel setup with different breakpoints for various screen sizes. The carousel will display a different number of items based on the screen width.
import React from 'react';
import Carousel from 'react-multi-carousel';
import 'react-multi-carousel/lib/styles.css';
const responsive = {
superLargeDesktop: {
breakpoint: { max: 4000, min: 3000 },
items: 5
},
desktop: {
breakpoint: { max: 3000, min: 1024 },
items: 3
},
tablet: {
breakpoint: { max: 1024, min: 464 },
items: 2
},
mobile: {
breakpoint: { max: 464, min: 0 },
items: 1
}
};
const BasicCarousel = () => (
<Carousel responsive={responsive}>
<div>Item 1</div>
<div>Item 2</div>
<div>Item 3</div>
<div>Item 4</div>
<div>Item 5</div>
</Carousel>
);
export default BasicCarousel;
Custom Navigation Buttons
This code demonstrates how to use custom navigation buttons in the carousel. The `customLeftArrow` and `customRightArrow` props allow you to pass custom components for the navigation buttons.
import React from 'react';
import Carousel from 'react-multi-carousel';
import 'react-multi-carousel/lib/styles.css';
const CustomLeftArrow = ({ onClick }) => (
<button onClick={onClick} className="custom-left-arrow">Left</button>
);
const CustomRightArrow = ({ onClick }) => (
<button onClick={onClick} className="custom-right-arrow">Right</button>
);
const CustomNavigationCarousel = () => (
<Carousel
customLeftArrow={<CustomLeftArrow />}
customRightArrow={<CustomRightArrow />}
>
<div>Item 1</div>
<div>Item 2</div>
<div>Item 3</div>
<div>Item 4</div>
<div>Item 5</div>
</Carousel>
);
export default CustomNavigationCarousel;
Auto Play
This code demonstrates how to enable auto play in the carousel. The `autoPlay` prop is set to true, and the `autoPlaySpeed` prop is set to 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds).
import React from 'react';
import Carousel from 'react-multi-carousel';
import 'react-multi-carousel/lib/styles.css';
const AutoPlayCarousel = () => (
<Carousel
autoPlay={true}
autoPlaySpeed={3000}
>
<div>Item 1</div>
<div>Item 2</div>
<div>Item 3</div>
<div>Item 4</div>
<div>Item 5</div>
</Carousel>
);
export default AutoPlayCarousel;
Other packages similar to react-multi-carousel
react-slick
react-slick is a popular carousel component for React that is based on the slick-carousel library. It offers a wide range of features including lazy loading, custom navigation, and responsive design. Compared to react-multi-carousel, react-slick has a larger community and more extensive documentation.
swiper
swiper is a modern and highly customizable slider component for React. It supports a wide range of features such as virtual slides, parallax effects, and touch interactions. Swiper is known for its performance and flexibility, making it a strong alternative to react-multi-carousel.
react-responsive-carousel
react-responsive-carousel is a lightweight and responsive carousel component for React. It offers basic carousel functionalities with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. While it may not have as many features as react-multi-carousel, it is a good choice for simple carousel needs.
react-multi-carousel
Install
$ npm install react-multi-carousel --save
Limitations.
It works if you don't ask for too much.
Demo.
Demo can be found at here.
Props
responsive: responsiveType;
deviceType?: string;
forSSR?: boolean;
slidesToSlide?: number; // number of slides on each slide.
disableDrag?: boolean; // for desktop
removeArrow?: boolean;
disableSwipeOnMobile?: boolean;
removeArrowOnDeviceType?: string | Array<string>;
children: React.ReactNode | null;
customLeftArrow?: React.ReactElement<any> | null;
customRightArrow?: React.ReactElement<any> | null;
infinite?: boolean;
contentClassName?: string;
itemClassName?:string;
containerClassName?: string;
transition?:string;
Examples
const responsive = {
desktop: {
breakpoint: { max: 3000, min: 1024 },
items: 3
},
tablet: {
breakpoint: { max: 1024, min: 464 },
items: 2
},
mobile: {
breakpoint: { max: 464, min: 0 },
items: 1
}
};
<Carousel
disableSwipeOnMobile
disableDrag
responsive={responsive}
forSSR
slidesToSlide={2}
infinite={true}
className='test'
removeArrowOnDeviceType={['tablet', 'mobile']}
deviceType={this.props.deviceType}
>
{fakerData.map(card => {
return <Card {...card} />;
})}
</Carousel>