React native dropdown picker v3
A single / multiple, searchable item picker (dropdown) component for react native which supports both Android & iOS.
Caution (incompatibility)
x < 3.0.0 Versions are incompatible with the current version.
It's required to follow the docs in order to upgrade the package to v3.x
Dependencies
Our package only requires react-native-vector-icons
to be installed.
https://github.com/oblador/react-native-vector-icons
Changelog
- Added
globalTextStyle
. [February 11, 2021] - Added
onSearch
. [January 27, 2021] - Added
labelProps
. [January 06, 2021] - Some bug-fixes. [January 06, 2021]
- Added
containerProps
. [December 21, 2020]
Getting Started
Installation
via NPM
npm install react-native-dropdown-picker --save
via Yarn
yarn add react-native-dropdown-picker
Basic Usage
The first step is to import the package.
import DropDownPicker from 'react-native-dropdown-picker';
Single
Select a single item.
import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Feather';
this.state = {
country: 'uk'
}
<DropDownPicker
items={[
{label: 'USA', value: 'usa', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />, hidden: true},
{label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
{label: 'France', value: 'france', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
]}
defaultValue={this.state.country}
containerStyle={{height: 40}}
style={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
itemStyle={{
justifyContent: 'flex-start'
}}
dropDownStyle={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
country: item.value
})}
/>
Multiple
Select multiple items.
import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Feather';
this.state = {
countries: ['uk']
}
<DropDownPicker
items={[
{label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
{label: 'France', value: 'france', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
]}
multiple={true}
multipleText="%d items have been selected."
min={0}
max={10}
defaultValue={this.state.countries}
containerStyle={{height: 40}}
itemStyle={{
justifyContent: 'flex-start'
}}
onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
countries: item // an array of the selected items
})}
/>
Searchable items
Search for specific items.
searchable={true}
searchablePlaceholder="Search for an item"
searchablePlaceholderTextColor="gray"
seachableStyle={{}}
searchableError={() => <Text>Not Found</Text>}
onSearch={text => {
// Example
if (this._API.isFetching())
this._API.abort();
this._API = this.fetchFromServer(text, (items) => {
// See controller: https://github.com/hossein-zare/react-native-dropdown-picker#controller
this.controller.resetItems(items); // Maybe a new method will be introduced for a better UX!
});
}}
Default item
You may want to select one of the items as default.
Use one of these ways:
-
Add
selected: true
to the object. (This method is not state-friendly!)items={[ {label: 'Item 1', value: 'item1'}, {label: 'Item 2', value: 'item2', selected: true, disabled: true}, ]}
-
The
defaultValue
property.defaultValue = 'uk'; // Single defaultValue = ['uk']; // Multiple
Placeholder
You may want to have a placeholder while the default value is null or an empty array.
Add the following properties to the component.
this.state = {
data: null, // Single
data: [] // Multiple
}
...
defaultValue={this.state.data}
placeholder="Select an item"
...
Controller
The controller
property gives you full access to the DropDownPicker methods and properties.
Usage
Class Components
constructor(props) {
this.state = {
value: null,
items: []
}
this.controller;
}
<DropDownPicker
items={this.state.items}
controller={instance => this.controller = instance}
onChangeList={(items, callback) => {
this.setState({
items // items: items
}, callback);
}}
defaultValue={this.state.value}
onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
value: item.value
})}
/>
Functional Components
const [value, setValue] = useState(null);
const [items, setItems] = useState([ {...}, ... ]);
let controller;
<DropDownPicker
items={items}
controller={instance => controller = instance}
onChangeList={(items, callback) => {
new Promise((resolve, reject) => resolve(setItems(items)))
.then(() => callback())
.catch(() => {});
}}
defaultValue={value}
onChangeItem={item => setValue(item.value)}
/>
in Class components you can call methods using this.controller.METHOD_NAME()
and controller.METHOD_NAME()
in Functional components.
-
Reset the state.
You may want to reset the state of your picker.
this.controller.reset();
-
Reset items.
The second argument is your default value. (Optional)
this.controller.resetItems([{}, {}, ...]); this.controller.resetItems([{}, {}, ...], 'uk'); // Single this.controller.resetItems([{}, {}, ...], ['uk', ...]); // Multiple
-
Select an item manually.
You may want to select an item manually.
// Single this.controller.selectItem('uk'); // Multiple this.controller.selectItem(['uk', 'france']);
-
Add items manually.
There are two methods to help you add items manually.
this.controller.addItem({ label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => {}, }); this.controller.addItems([ { label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => {}, }, ]);
-
Remove items
this.controller.removeItem('uk', { changeDefaultValue: true, // Unselect if the removed item is the selected item });
-
Check if the dropdown is open
this.controller.isOpen(); // boolean
-
Open, close or toggle.
this.controller.open(); this.controller.close(); this.controller.toggle();
Styling the component
There are 13 props to style the component.
-
The
style
property.Use this to adjust the inner part of the picker.
style={{paddingVertical: 10}}
-
The
dropDownStyle
property.Additional styles for the dropdown box.
dropDownStyle={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
-
The
containerStyle
property.Use this to adjust the outer part of the picker such as
margin
,width
,height
,flex
, ...containerStyle={{width: 150, height: 70}}
-
The
itemStyle
property.If you want the labels on the
left
andright
side or to centerize them:itemStyle={{justifyContent: 'flex-start|flex-end|center'}}
-
The
labelStyle
property.This property gives full control over the label.
labelStyle={{ fontSize: 14, textAlign: 'left', color: '#000' }}
-
The
selectedLabelStyle
property.Changes the style of the selected item label.
selectedLabelStyle={{ color: '#39739d' }}
-
The
placeholderStyle
property.It is possible to style the placeholder text with this property.
placeholderStyle={{ fontWeight: 'bold', textAlign: 'center' }}
-
The
activeItemStyle
property.This property allows you to style the active item.
activeItemStyle={{justifyContent: 'center'}}
-
The
activeLabelStyle
property.This property allows you to style the active label.
activeLabelStyle={{color: 'red'}}
-
The
arrowStyle
property.Adds your additional styles to the
View
element of the arrow.arrowStyle={{marginRight: 10}}
-
The
searchableStyle
property.Additional styles for the
TextInput
searchableStyle={{backgroundColor: '#dfdfdf'}}
-
The
searchablePlaceholderTextColor
property.Assigns a new color to the placeholder text.
searchablePlaceholderTextColor="silver"
-
The
globalTextStyle
property.You can style
<Text />
elements globally.globalTextStyle={{ fontFamily: "MyFontName", fontSize: 15 }}
RTL Support
-
The selected item
style={{ flexDirection: 'row-reverse', }} labelStyle={{ textAlign: 'right', }}
-
The dropdown items
itemStyle={{ flexDirection: 'row-reverse', justifyContent: 'flex-start', }}
FAQ
Multiple pickers and the open dropdown issue
Clicking on another picker doesn't close the other pickers? This can be fixed with the help of state.
this.state = {
itemA: null,
isVisibleA: false,
itemB: null,
isVisibleB: false
}
changeVisibility(state) {
this.setState({
isVisibleA: false,
isVisibleB: false,
...state
});
}
// Picker A
<DropDownPicker
items={[
{label: 'UK', value: 'uk'},
{label: 'France', value: 'france'},
]}
defaultValue={this.state.itemA}
containerStyle={{height: 40}}
isVisible={this.state.isVisibleA}
onOpen={() => this.changeVisibility({
isVisibleA: true
})}
onClose={() => this.setState({
isVisibleA: false
})}
onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
itemA: item.value
})}
/>
// Picker B
<DropDownPicker
items={[
{label: 'UK', value: 'uk'},
{label: 'France', value: 'france'},
]}
defaultValue={this.state.itemB}
containerStyle={{height: 40}}
isVisible={this.state.isVisibleB}
onOpen={() => this.changeVisibility({
isVisibleB: true
})}
onClose={() => this.setState({
isVisibleB: false
})}
onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
itemB: item.value
})}
/>
borderRadius
The only thing you have to avoid is borderRadius
. All the corners must be set separately.
style={{
borderTopLeftRadius: 10, borderTopRightRadius: 10,
borderBottomLeftRadius: 10, borderBottomRightRadius: 10
}}
dropDownStyle={{
borderBottomLeftRadius: 20, borderBottomRightRadius: 20
}}
zIndex conflicts (Untouchable Items, Overlapping pickers)
-
Using the
containerStyle
property to style the picker results in unexpected behaviors like untouchable items.The
style
anddropDownStyle
properties must be used instead.
Use thecontainerStyle
prop to adjust the outer part of the picker such asmargin
,width
,height
,flex
, ... -
Nested Views
You have to add
zIndex
to the nested views which contain the picker.
Note!zIndex
locks the picker on Android, The solution is to use thePlatform.OS
import { Platform } from 'react-native'; <View style={{ ...(Platform.OS !== 'android' && { zIndex: 10 }) }} > <DropDownPicker ... /> </View>
-
DropDownPicker wrapped by
<View style={{backgroundColor: ..., border[...]: ..., elevation: ...}}>
These props will make your dropdown untouchable.
Remove all thebackgroundColor
,border[...]
,elevation
, ... style properties from the parent element.
https://github.com/hossein-zare/react-native-dropdown-picker/issues/40#issuecomment-651744446 -
Multiple Pickers
<DropDownPicker zIndex={5000} /> <DropDownPicker zIndex={4000} /> <DropDownPicker zIndex={3000} />
Dropdown Overflow
Adding borders to the component will separate elements or they will overflow. to solve this issue you just need to add marginTop
to the dropDownStyle
and specify the value which fits your component well.
dropDownStyle={{marginTop: 2}}
Props
Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
items |
The items for the component. | array |
Yes | |
defaultValue |
The value of the default item. (If multiple={true} , it takes an array of pre-selected values: ['uk'] ) |
any |
No | |
placeholder |
Default text to be shown to the user when defaultValue={null} or defaultValue={[]}
|
string |
'Select an item' | No |
dropDownMaxHeight |
Height of the dropdown box. | number |
150 |
No |
style |
Additional styles for the picker. | object |
{} |
No |
globalTextStyle |
Global text style. | object |
{} |
No |
dropDownStyle |
Additional styles for the dropdown box. | object |
{} |
No |
containerStyle |
Additional styles for the container view. | object |
{} |
No |
itemStyle |
Additional styles for the items. | object |
{} |
No |
labelStyle |
Additional styles for the labels. | object |
{} |
No |
selectedLabelStyle |
Additional styles for the selected label. | object |
{} |
No |
placeholderStyle |
Additional styles for the placeholder text. | object |
{} |
No |
activeItemStyle |
Additional styles for the active item. | object |
{} |
No |
activeLabelStyle |
Additional styles for the active label. | object |
{} |
No |
arrowStyle |
Additional styles for the arrow. | object |
{} |
No |
arrowColor |
The color of arrow icons | string |
#000 |
No |
arrowSize |
The size of the arrow. | number |
15 |
No |
showArrow |
An option to show/hide the arrow. | bool |
true |
No |
customArrowUp |
Customize the arrow-up. | func |
(size, color) => ... |
No |
customArrowDown |
Customize the arrow-down. | func |
(size, color) => ... |
No |
customTickIcon |
Customize the tick icon for multiple item picker. | func |
() => ... |
No |
zIndex |
This property specifies the stack order of the component. | number |
5000 |
No |
disabled |
Disables the component. | bool |
false |
No |
isVisible |
Open or close the dropdown box. | bool |
false |
No |
autoScrollToDefaultValue |
If true, automatically scroll to defaultValue /first defaultValue (multiple) during first render of dropdown |
bool |
false |
No |
multiple |
If set to true selecting multiple items is possible. | bool |
false |
No |
multipleText |
a Text to inform the user how many items have been selected. | string |
%d items have been selected |
No |
min |
Minimum number of items. | number |
0 |
No |
max |
Maximum number of items. | number |
10000000 |
No |
searchable |
Shows a TextInput to search for specific items. |
bool |
false |
No |
searchablePlaceholder |
Default text to be shown to the user. | string |
Search for an item |
No |
searchablePlaceholderTextColor |
TextInput placeholder text color. | string |
gray |
No |
searchableStyle |
Additional styles for the TextInput
|
object |
{} |
No |
searchableError |
Shows a jsx element when nothing found. | func |
() => <Text>Not Found</Text> |
No |
onSearch |
Fires when you type something in the TextInput. | func |
(text) => {} |
No |
selectedLabelLength |
Specify length for the selected label. | number |
1000 |
No |
labelLength |
Specify length for the labels. | number |
1000 |
No |
labelProps |
Add props to the labels. | object |
{} |
No |
scrollViewProps |
Add props to the ScrollView
|
object |
{} |
No |
searchTextInputProps |
Add props to the search TextInput
|
object |
{} |
No |
containerProps |
Add props to the container view. | object |
{} |
No |
renderSeperator |
Separate items. | func |
undefined |
No |
controller |
Gives you access to the methods and properties. | func |
(instance) => {} |
No |
onOpen |
Fires when you open the picker. | func |
() => {} |
No |
onClose |
Fires when you close the picker. | func |
() => {} |
No |
onChangeItem |
Callback which returns item and index . The item is the selected object or an array of the selected values. |
func |
(item, index) => {} |
No |
onChangeList |
Changes the list of items. | (items, callback) => {} |
No |