A React Native library to show images grid in chat messages

react-native-chat-images

A React Native library to show images grid in chat messages like your favorite platforms! (WhatsApp, Messenger)

demo (expo)

Install

npm i -S react-native-chat-images

OR

yarn add react-native-chat-images

Usage

Props

Props	Type	Default	Example
images *	array of strings OR array of objects	required	Samples
extra	string	undefined	'03:30 AM'
title	string	undefined	'Title of Images'
style	object	{}
backgroundColor	string	'lightgreen'	'red' OR '#ff0000'
width	string OR number	'100%'	'50%' OR 360
saveOnLongPress	bool	true	true OR false

* if you pass array of objects you may also provide some extra information: see > Image Props

Examples

Prop > images (array of strings)

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import Images from 'react-native-chat-images';

export default class App extends Component {
  state = {
    images: ['img_01', 'img_02', 'img_03', '...'],
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
        <Images images={this.state.imgs} />
      </View>
    );
  }
}

Prop > images (array of objects)

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import Images from 'react-native-chat-images';

export default class App extends Component {
  state = {
    images: [{ url: 'img_01' }, { url: 'img_02' }, { url: 'img_03' }, { url: '...' }],
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
        <Images images={this.state.imgs} />
      </View>
    );
  }
}

Props > images > array of objects

Props	Type	Required
url	string (url)	yes
thumbnail	string (url)	no
caption	string	no
captionStyle	object	no
overlay	ReactNativeElement	no

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