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Dropdown component using React Native Paper TextInput and Menu, now also with multiselect
Material Design Dropdown Component using React Native Paper, now also with multiselect
react-native-paper
yarn add react-native-paper-dropdown
or
npm i react-native-paper-dropdown
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import { Dropdown } from 'react-native-paper-dropdown';
import { Provider as PaperProvider } from 'react-native-paper';
const OPTIONS = [
{ label: 'Male', value: 'male' },
{ label: 'Female', value: 'female' },
{ label: 'Other', value: 'other' },
];
export default function App() {
const [gender, setGender] = useState<string>();
return (
<PaperProvider>
<View style={{ margin: 16 }}>
<Dropdown
label="Gender"
placeholder="Select Gender"
options={OPTIONS}
value={gender}
onSelect={setGender}
/>
</View>
</PaperProvider>
);
}
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import { MultiSelectDropdown } from 'react-native-paper-dropdown';
import { Provider as PaperProvider } from 'react-native-paper';
const MULTI_SELECT_OPTIONS = [
{ label: 'White', value: 'white' },
{ label: 'Red', value: 'red' },
{ label: 'Blue', value: 'blue' },
{ label: 'Green', value: 'green' },
{ label: 'Orange', value: 'orange' },
];
export default function App() {
const [colors, setColors] = useState<string[]>([]);
return (
<PaperProvider>
<View style={{ margin: 16 }}>
<MultiSelectDropdown
label="Colors"
placeholder="Select Colors"
options={MULTI_SELECT_OPTIONS}
value={colors}
onSelect={setColors}
/>
</View>
</PaperProvider>
);
}
DropdownProps| Prop | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
testID | string | Test ID for the dropdown component. |
menuTestID | string | Test ID for the dropdown menu. |
value | string | The currently selected value. |
onSelect | (value: string) => void | Callback function to handle value selection. |
options | Option[] | Array of options for the dropdown. |
menuUpIcon | JSX.Element | Custom icon for menu up state. |
menuDownIcon | JSX.Element | Custom icon for menu down state. |
maxMenuHeight | number | Maximum height of the dropdown menu. |
menuContentStyle | ViewStyle | Style for the dropdown menu content. |
CustomDropdownItem | (props: DropdownItemProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for dropdown item. |
CustomDropdownInput | (props: DropdownInputProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for dropdown input. |
CustomMenuHeader | (props: DropdownHeaderProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for the dropdown menu header. |
Touchable | ForwardRefExoticComponent<PressableProps & RefAttributes<View>> | Custom touchable component for the dropdown. |
placeholder | string | Placeholder text for the dropdown input. |
label | TextInputLabelProp | Label for the dropdown input. |
mode | 'flat' | 'outlined' | Mode for the dropdown input. |
disabled | boolean | Whether the dropdown is disabled. |
error | boolean | Whether the dropdown has an error. |
hideMenuHeader | boolean | Hide menu header component (default: false). |
statusBarHeight | number | Additional top margin for the status bar on Android. |
MultiSelectDropdownProps| Prop | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
testID | string | Test ID for the dropdown component. |
menuTestID | string | Test ID for the dropdown menu. |
value | string[] | The currently selected values. |
onSelect | (value: string[]) => void | Callback function to handle value selection. |
options | Option[] | Array of options for the dropdown. |
menuUpIcon | JSX.Element | Custom icon for menu up state. |
menuDownIcon | JSX.Element | Custom icon for menu down state. |
Touchable | ForwardRefExoticComponent<PressableProps & RefAttributes<View>> | Custom touchable component for the dropdown. |
maxMenuHeight | number | Maximum height of the dropdown menu. |
menuContentStyle | ViewStyle | Style for the dropdown menu content. |
CustomMultiSelectDropdownItem | (props: MultiSelectDropdownItemProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for multi-select dropdown item. |
CustomMultiSelectDropdownInput | (props: DropdownInputProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for multi-select dropdown input. |
CustomMenuHeader | (props: DropdownHeaderProps) => JSX.Element | Custom component for the dropdown menu header. |
placeholder | string | Placeholder text for the dropdown input. |
label | TextInputLabelProp | Label for the dropdown input. |
mode | 'flat' | 'outlined' | Mode for the dropdown input. |
disabled | boolean | Whether the dropdown is disabled. |
error | boolean | Whether the dropdown has an error. |
hideMenuHeader | boolean | Hide menu header component (default: false). |
statusBarHeight | number | Additional top margin for the status bar on Android. |
| Method | Return | Description |
|---|---|---|
focus() | void | Open the dropdown manually. |
blur() | void | Close the dropdown manually. |
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Dropdown component using React Native Paper TextInput and Menu, now also with multiselect
We found that react-native-paper-dropdown demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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