React Native Swipeable Item
A swipeable component with underlay for React Native.
Fully native interactions powered by Reanimated and React Native Gesture Handler
Compatible with React Native Draggable Flatlist

Install
Props
NOTE: Naming is hard. When you swipe right, you reveal the item on the left. So what do you name these things? I have decided to name everything according to swipe direction. Therefore, a swipe left reveals the renderUnderlayLeft()
component with width underlayWidthLeft
. Not perfect but it works.
type OpenCloseOptions = { animated?: boolean };
type OpenPromiseFn = (
snapPoint?: number,
options?: OpenCloseOptions
) => Promise<void>;
type ClosePromiseFn = (options?: OpenCloseOptions) => Promise<void>;
export type UnderlayParams<T> = {
item: T;
open: OpenPromiseFn;
close: ClosePromiseFn;
percentOpen: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
isGestureActive: Animated.DerivedValue<boolean>;
direction: OpenDirection;
};
export type OverlayParams<T> = {
item: T;
openLeft: OpenPromiseFn;
openRight: OpenPromiseFn;
close: ClosePromiseFn;
openDirection: OpenDirection;
percentOpenLeft: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
percentOpenRight: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
};
renderUnderlayLeft | RenderUnderlay | Component to be rendered underneath row on left swipe. |
renderUnderlayRight | RenderUnderlay | Component to be rendered underneath row on right swipe. |
snapPointsLeft | number[] | Pixel values left-swipe snaps to (eg. [100, 300] ) |
snapPointsRight | number[] | Pixel values right-swipe snaps to (eg. [100, 300] ) |
renderOverlay | RenderOverlay | Component to be rendered on top. Use if you need access to programmatic open/close methods. May altenatively pass children to SwipeableItem. |
onChange | (params: { openDirection: OpenDirection, snapPoint: number }) => void | Called when row is opened or closed. |
swipeEnabled | boolean | Enable/disable swipe. Defaults to true . |
activationThreshold | number | Distance finger must travel before swipe engages. Defaults to 20. |
swipeDamping | number | How much swipe velocity determines snap position. A smaller number means swipe velocity will have a larger effect and row will swipe open more easily. Defaults to 10 . |
Hooks
useSwipeableItemParams | () => OverlayParams<T> & { open: OpenPromiseFn, percentOpen: Animated.DerivedValue<number> } | Utility hook that reutrns the same params as the render functions are called with. open() and percentOpen params reflect the context in which the hook is called (i.e. within an underlay or overlay component). |
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function MyUnderlayComponent() {
const swipeableItemParams = useSwipeableItemParams();
return <TouchableOpacity onPress={swipeableItemParams.open} />;
}
function MyOverlayComponent() {
const swipeableItemParams = useSwipeableItemParams();
return <TouchableOpacity onPress={swipeableItemParams.openLeft} />;
}
Instance Methods
open | (OpenDirection.LEFT | OpenDirection.RIGHT, snapIndex?: number, options?: { animated: boolean }) => Promise<void> | Imperatively open left or right. Promise resolves once open. |
close | (options?: { animated?: boolean}) => Promise<void> | Close all. Promise resolves once closed. |
const itemRef: SwipeableItem | null = null
...
<SwipeableItem ref={ref => itemRef = ref} />
...
if (itemRef) itemRef.open(OpenDirection.LEFT)
Notes
Gesture handlers can sometimes capture a gesture unintentionally. If you are using with react-native-draggable-flatlist
and the list is periodically not scrolling, try adding a small activationDistance
(see example below).
Example
https://snack.expo.io/@computerjazz/swipeable-draggable-list
import React, { useState, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
import {
Text,
View,
StyleSheet,
FlatList,
LayoutAnimation,
TouchableOpacity,
Platform,
UIManager,
} from "react-native";
import Animated, { useAnimatedStyle } from "react-native-reanimated";
import SwipeableItem, {
useSwipeableItemParams,
OpenDirection,
} from "react-native-swipeable-item";
import DraggableFlatList, {
RenderItemParams,
ScaleDecorator,
} from "react-native-draggable-flatlist";
const { multiply, sub } = Animated;
if (Platform.OS === "android") {
UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental &&
UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental(true);
}
const OVERSWIPE_DIST = 20;
const NUM_ITEMS = 20;
function getColor(i: number) {
const multiplier = 255 / (NUM_ITEMS - 1);
const colorVal = i * multiplier;
return `rgb(${colorVal}, ${Math.abs(128 - colorVal)}, ${255 - colorVal})`;
}
type Item = {
key: string;
text: string;
backgroundColor: string;
height: number;
};
const initialData: Item[] = [...Array(NUM_ITEMS)].fill(0).map((d, index) => {
const backgroundColor = getColor(index);
return {
text: `row ${index}d`,
key: `key-${backgroundColor}`,
backgroundColor,
height: 100,
};
});
function App() {
const [data, setData] = useState(initialData);
const itemRefs = useRef(new Map());
const renderItem = useCallback((params: RenderItemParams<Item>) => {
return <RowItem {...params} itemRefs={itemRefs} />;
}, []);
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<DraggableFlatList
keyExtractor={(item) => item.key}
data={data}
renderItem={renderItem}
onDragEnd={({ data }) => setData(data)}
activationDistance={20}
/>
</View>
);
}
export default App;
type RowItemProps = {
item: Item;
drag: () => void;
itemRefs: React.MutableRefObject<Map<any, any>>;
};
function RowItem({ item, itemRefs, drag }: RowItemProps) {
return (
<ScaleDecorator>
<SwipeableItem
key={item.key}
item={item}
ref={(ref) => {
if (ref && !itemRefs.current.get(item.key)) {
itemRefs.current.set(item.key, ref);
}
}}
onChange={({ openDirection }) => {
if (openDirection !== OpenDirection.NONE) {
// Close all other open items
[...itemRefs.current.entries()].forEach(([key, ref]) => {
if (key !== item.key && ref) ref.close();
});
}
}}
overSwipe={OVERSWIPE_DIST}
renderUnderlayLeft={() => <UnderlayLeft drag={drag} />}
renderUnderlayRight={() => <UnderlayRight />}
snapPointsLeft={[50, 150, 175]}
snapPointsRight={[175]}
>
<View
style={[
styles.row,
{ backgroundColor: item.backgroundColor, height: item.height },
]}
>
<TouchableOpacity onPressIn={drag}>
<Text style={styles.text}>{item.text}</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</SwipeableItem>
</ScaleDecorator>
);
}
const UnderlayLeft = ({ drag }: { drag: () => void }) => {
const { item, percentOpen } = useSwipeableItemParams<Item>();
const animStyle = useAnimatedStyle(
() => ({
opacity: percentOpen.value,
}),
[percentOpen]
);
return (
<Animated.View
style={[styles.row, styles.underlayLeft, animStyle]} // Fade in on open
>
<TouchableOpacity onPressIn={drag}>
<Text style={styles.text}>{`[drag]`}</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</Animated.View>
);
};
function UnderlayRight() {
const { close } = useSwipeableItemParams<Item>();
return (
<Animated.View style={[styles.row, styles.underlayRight]}>
<TouchableOpacity onPressOut={close}>
<Text style={styles.text}>CLOSE</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</Animated.View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
},
row: {
flexDirection: "row",
flex: 1,
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
padding: 15,
},
text: {
fontWeight: "bold",
color: "white",
fontSize: 32,
},
underlayRight: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: "teal",
justifyContent: "flex-start",
},
underlayLeft: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: "tomato",
justifyContent: "flex-end",
},
});