In this article, we are going to see how to implement Tab Navigation in react-native. For this, we are going to use createBottomTabNavigator component. It is basically used for navigation from one page to another. These days mobile apps are made up of a single screen, so create various navigation components in React Native. We want to use React Navigation.
Syntax:
const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator(); <Tab.Navigator > <Tab.Screen/> </Tab.Navigator>
Props in Tab Navigation:
- initialRouteName: It is the initial route that opens when the application loads.
- order: It basically sets the order of the tabs.
- paths: It controls the mapping of the route screen to path config.
- lazy: If its value is true, then the tab is rendered when it becomes active for the first time. Its default value is true.
- tabBarComponent: It is an optional prop. It overrides the component which is used as a tab bar.
- tabBarOptions: It is an object of many properties like tabStyle , showLabel, showIcon, style, etc…
Now let’s start with the implementation:
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Step 1: Open your terminal and install expo-cli by the following command.
npm install -g expo-cli
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Step 2: Now create a project by the following command.
expo init myapp
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Step 3: Now go into your project folder i.e. myapp
cd myapp
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Step 4: Now install react-navigation into your project. React Navigation is used to navigate between one page to another. Install it by using the following command.
npm install @react-navigation/native
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Step 5: Now install dependencies into your react-native project by using the following command.
npm install react-native-reanimated react-native-gesture-handler react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context @react-native-community/masked-view
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Step 6: Now install bottom-tabs from react-navigation.
npm install @react-navigation/bottom-tabs
For React Tab Navigation: This can be used in React Native as well
https://reactnavigation.org/docs/tab-based-navigation/
Project Structure:
Example: Now let’s implement Tab Navigation.
App.js
import * as React from 'react'; import { Text, View } from 'react-native'; import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native'; import { createBottomTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs'; function Home() { return ( <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}> <Text>Home!</Text> </View> ); } function Setting() { return ( <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center' }}> <Text>Settings!</Text> </View> ); } function Notification() { return ( <View style={{ flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center'}}> <Text>Notifications!</Text> </View> ); } const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator(); export default function App() { return ( <NavigationContainer > <Tab.Navigator initialRouteName={Home} > <Tab.Screen name="Home" component={Home} /> <Tab.Screen name="Notifications" component={Notification} /> <Tab.Screen name="Settings" component={Setting} /> </Tab.Navigator> </NavigationContainer> ); } |
Start the server by using the following command.
npm run android
Output: If your emulator did not open automatically then you need to do it manually. First, go to your android studio and run the emulator. Now start the server again.
Reference: https://reactnative.dev/docs/navigation#react-navigation
