What is style in React Native?

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It is an essential component in the web or mobile, which makes the application attractive. React Native does not require any special language or syntax for styling. It can style the application using the JavaScript object.

 

In React Native, the style prop is used to apply styles to components, just like the style attribute in HTML. However, the way styles are defined and applied in React Native is different from traditional web development.

In React Native, styles are usually created using the StyleSheet API, which provides a way to define styles in a separate object and reference them in your components. This helps improve performance by optimizing the way styles are applied to native components.

Here’s a basic example:

javascript
import React from 'react';
import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';const MyComponent = () => {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.text}>Hello, React Native!</Text>
</View>
);
};const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: ‘center’,
alignItems: ‘center’,
backgroundColor: ‘#e0e0e0’,
},
text: {
fontSize: 20,
color: ‘blue’,
},
});

export default MyComponent;

In this example, the styles object is created using StyleSheet.create(), and the styles are then referenced in the style prop of the View and Text components.

It’s important to note that React Native uses a subset of CSS properties, and some styles may have different names or behaviors compared to web development. Additionally, React Native uses a flexbox layout system for component positioning.