@expo/react-native-action-sheet vs react-native-action-sheet
React Native Action Sheet Libraries Comparison
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What's React Native Action Sheet Libraries?

Action sheet libraries in React Native provide a way to present a set of options to the user in a modal format, typically at the bottom of the screen. They are particularly useful for presenting choices that require user confirmation or selection, such as deleting an item or choosing a sharing method. These libraries enhance user experience by providing a native-like interface for selecting actions, improving the overall interactivity of mobile applications.

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Feature Comparison: @expo/react-native-action-sheet vs react-native-action-sheet

Integration with Expo

  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    This package is designed specifically for Expo applications, allowing seamless integration without additional configuration. It leverages Expo's managed workflow, making it easy to implement action sheets without ejecting from Expo.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    This package is not specifically tailored for Expo, which may require additional setup and linking if used in an Expo project. It is better suited for projects that are not reliant on Expo's managed workflow.

Customization Options

  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    Provides a straightforward API with limited customization options, focusing on ease of use and quick implementation. It is ideal for developers who prefer simplicity over extensive configuration.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    Offers a wider range of customization options, allowing developers to define styles, button configurations, and other properties to tailor the action sheet to their application's design and functionality.

Community Support and Maintenance

  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    Being part of the Expo ecosystem, this package benefits from strong community support and regular updates aligned with Expo's release cycles, ensuring compatibility with the latest Expo features.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    This package has a broader user base outside of Expo, which can lead to more community-driven support and contributions. However, it may not receive updates as frequently as the Expo-specific package.

Ease of Use

  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    Designed for quick implementation, making it ideal for developers who want to add action sheets with minimal effort. The API is intuitive and straightforward, reducing the learning curve for new developers.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    While it offers more features, it may require a deeper understanding of React Native's linking and configuration, which can increase the initial setup time for developers unfamiliar with these processes.

Performance

  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    Optimized for performance within the Expo environment, ensuring smooth interactions and transitions when displaying action sheets. It leverages Expo's optimizations for mobile performance.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    Performance can vary based on the complexity of the implementation and the number of options presented. Developers may need to consider performance optimizations when using this package in larger applications.

How to Choose: @expo/react-native-action-sheet vs react-native-action-sheet
  • @expo/react-native-action-sheet:

    Choose @expo/react-native-action-sheet if you are developing an Expo-managed React Native project. This package is tailored for Expo users, ensuring compatibility and ease of use within the Expo ecosystem, and it provides a simple API for implementing action sheets with minimal setup.

  • react-native-action-sheet:

    Choose react-native-action-sheet if you are working on a bare React Native project or require more customization options. This package offers a more extensive set of features and flexibility for integrating action sheets into your application, making it suitable for projects that need advanced configurations.

README for @expo/react-native-action-sheet

@expo/react-native-action-sheet

npm License: MIT Discord

React Native Action Sheet is a cross-platform React Native component that uses the native UIActionSheet on iOS and a pure JS implementation on Android.

| iOS | Android | Web | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | |

Check out the example snack here!

Installation

npm install @expo/react-native-action-sheet

or

yarn add @expo/react-native-action-sheet

A basic ActionSheet Setup

1. Wrap your top-level component with <ActionSheetProvider />

ReactNativeActionSheet uses React context to allow your components to invoke the menu. This means your app needs to be wrapped with the ActionSheetProvider component first.

import { ActionSheetProvider } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';

export default function AppContainer() {
  return (
    <ActionSheetProvider>
      <App />
    </ActionSheetProvider>
  );
}

2. Call the showActionSheetWithOptions method with a hook or a higher order component.

// Using the provided hook
import { useActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';

export default Menu() {
  const { showActionSheetWithOptions } = useActionSheet();

  const onPress = () => {
    const options = ['Delete', 'Save', 'Cancel'];
    const destructiveButtonIndex = 0;
    const cancelButtonIndex = 2;

    showActionSheetWithOptions({
      options,
      cancelButtonIndex,
      destructiveButtonIndex
    }, (selectedIndex: number) => {
      switch (selectedIndex) {
        case 1:
          // Save
          break;

        case destructiveButtonIndex:
          // Delete
          break;

        case cancelButtonIndex:
          // Canceled
      }});
  }

  return (
    <Button title="Menu" onPress={onPress}/>
  )
};

Alternatively, any component can use the higher order component to access the context and pass the showActionSheetWithOptions as a prop.

// Using a Higher Order Component to wrap your component
import { connectActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';

function Menu({ showActionSheetWithOptions }) {
  /* ... */
}

export default connectActionSheet(Menu);

Menu component can now access the actionSheet prop as showActionSheetWithOptions.

Options

The goal of this library is to mimic the native iOS and Android ActionSheets as closely as possible.

This library can also be used in the browser with Expo for web.

Universal Props

| Name | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | options | array of strings | A list of button titles (required) | | cancelButtonIndex | number | Index of cancel button in options | | cancelButtonTintColor | string | Color used for the change the text color of the cancel button | | destructiveButtonIndex | number or array of numbers | Indices of destructive buttons in options | | title | string | Title to show above the action sheet | | message | string | Message to show below the title | | tintColor | string | Color used for non-destructive button titles | | disabledButtonIndices | array of numbers | Indices of disabled buttons in options |

iOS Only Props

| Name | Type | Description | | -------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | anchor | number | iPad only option that allows for docking the action sheet to a node. See ShowActionSheetButton.tsx for an example on how to implement this. | | userInterfaceStyle | string | The interface style used for the action sheet, can be set to light or dark, otherwise the default system style will be used. |

Custom Action Sheet Only (Android/Web) Props

The below props allow modification of the Android ActionSheet. They have no effect on the look on iOS as the native iOS Action Sheet does not have options for modifying these options.

| Name | Type | Description | | ------------------ | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | icons | array of required images or icons | Show icons to go along with each option. If image source paths are provided via require, images will be rendered for you. Alternatively, you can provide an array of elements such as vector icons, pre-rendered Images, etc. | | tintIcons | boolean | Icons by default will be tinted to match the text color. When set to false, the icons will be the color of the source image. This is useful if you want to use multicolor icons. If you provide your own nodes/pre-rendered icons rather than required images in the icons array, you will need to tint them appropriately before providing them in the array of icons; tintColor will not be applied to icons unless they are images from a required source. | | textStyle | TextStyle | Apply any text style props to the options. If the tintColor option is provided, it takes precedence over a color text style prop. | | titleTextStyle | TextStyle | Apply any text style props to the title if present. | | messageTextStyle | TextStyle | Apply any text style props to the message if present. | | autoFocus | boolean | If true, this will give the first option screen reader focus automatically when the action sheet becomes visible. On iOS, this is the default behavior of the native action sheet. | | showSeparators | boolean | Show separators between items. On iOS, separators always show so this prop has no effect. | | containerStyle | ViewStyle | Apply any view style props to the container rather than use the default look (e.g. dark mode). | | separatorStyle | ViewStyle | Modify the look of the separators rather than use the default look. | | useModal | boolean | Defaults to false (true if autoFocus is also true) Wraps the ActionSheet with a Modal, in order to show in front of other Modals that were already opened (issue reference). | | destructiveColor | string | Modify color for text of destructive option. Defaults to #d32f2f. |

ActionSheetProvider Props

The following props can be set directly on the ActionSheetProvider

| Name | Type | Description | | ---------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | useCustomActionSheet | boolean | iOS only prop that uses the custom pure JS action sheet (Android/Web version) instead of the native ActionSheetIOS component. Defaults to false. | | useNativeDriver | boolean | Windows only option that provides the option to disable the native animation driver for React Native Windows projects targeting Windows 10 Version-1809 ; Build-10.0.17763.0 and earlier. useNativeDriver is supported in Version-1903 and later so if your project is targeting that, you don't need to set this prop. |

// example of using useCustomActionSheet on iOS
export default function AppContainer() {
  return (
    <ActionSheetProvider useCustomActionSheet={true}>
      <App />
    </ActionSheetProvider>
  );
}

Callback

The second parameter of the showActionSheetWithOptions function is a callback for when a button is selected. The callback takes a single argument which will be the zero-based index of the pressed option. You can check the value against your cancelButtonIndex to determine if the action was cancelled or not.

function onButtonPress(selectedIndex: number) {
  // handle it!
}

Try it out

Try it in Expo Snack: https://snack.expo.dev/@expo-action-sheet/example.

Example

See the example app.

Usage

$ cd example
$ yarn

// build simulator
$ yarn ios
$ yarn android

// web
$ yarn web

Development

Setup

$ git clone git@github.com:expo/react-native-action-sheet.git
$ cd react-native-action-sheet
$ yarn

Build

We use bob.

$ yarn build

Lint & Format

// tsc
$ yarn type-check

// ESLint + Prettier
$ yarn lint