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Mastering React Native

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Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785885785

Length 496 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

React

Concepts

Cross Platform Mobile Development

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Mastering React Native

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Preface

1. Building a Foundation in React FREE CHAPTER

2. Saying HelloWorld in React Native

3. Styling and Layout in React Native

4. Starting our Project with React Native Components

5. Flux and Redux

6. Integrating with the NYT API and Redux

7. Navigation and Advanced APIs

8. Animation and Gestures in React Native

9. Refactoring for Android

10. Using and Writing Native Modules

11. Preparing for Production

12. React Native Tools and Resources

Chapter 9. Refactoring for Android

With a solid footing in the React Native ecosystem, we've been able to build a very credible iOS application. But, as we stated back in Chapter 2, Saying Hello World in React Native, React Native is about more than just iOS. React Native allows us to easily build apps for both iOS and Android platforms. What you're about to learn is just how easy that is to accomplish.

The goal of this chapter is twofold. Firstly, similar to Chapter 2, Saying Hello World in React Native, where we configured our environments for building and testing on the iOS simulator, we'll need to do the same for Android. Once we've configured our computers for React Native Android development, we'll update our RNNYT app so that it can run on both platforms. What you will discover as we work through this process is that most of our code runs out of the box without any modification. There are just a few components and styles we'll need to refactor to make the experience feel native to...

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