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Getting Started with Mobile App Development with React Native

Switch

Explore how to implement and customize the Switch component in React Native to toggle boolean states like dark mode. Learn to handle events and manage Switch props such as value, disabled, thumbColor, and trackColor for better user interaction.

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The Switch component in React Native is a controlled component that renders boolean input and modifies its value accordingly. It changes its value based on user decisions. For example, Switch can be used to toggle dark mode inside an application on or off.

Usage

To implement and use the Switch component, we first have to import it from the react-native library.

JavaScript (JSX)
import { Switch } from 'react-native';

Once the Switch component has been imported, we can use it inside our application using the <Switch/> tag.

JavaScript (JSX)
import React from 'react';
import { Switch } from 'react-native';
const App = () => {
  return (
    <Switch
      value={ false }
      disabled={ false }
    />
  );
}
export default App;

Styling

The Switch component cannot be styled since it is just a controlled ...