As a beginner in React Native, I have a query about achieving a flex layout with two child containers. The goal is to ensure that if one child's content overflows, the other child shrinks accordingly.
In standard HTML/CSS, I was able to achieve this:
However, when replicating the same setup in React Native, the shrinking behavior did not work as expected:
No shrinking on content overflow
I would appreciate any insights on why there is a difference between the HTML/CSS and React Native implementations, and how I can correct it in React Native.
Below is the code snippet using plain HTML/CSS:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<style>
.container{
width: 300px;
height: 600px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
flex-direction: column;
border: 2px solid black;
padding: 30px;
}
.flexChild{
padding: 15px;
flex: 1;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
border: 1px solid black;
}
.child1Content {
border: 3px solid purple;
height: 100px; /* CHANGE TO 400px FOR OVERFLOW */
width: 300px;
}
.child2Content {
border: 3px solid purple;
height: 100px;
width: 300px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="flexChild">
<div class="child1Content"></div>
</div>
<div class="flexChild">
<div class="child2Content"></div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
And here's my attempt in React Native:
import { SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
const App = () => {
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.flexChild}>
<View style={styles.child1Content}>
</View>
</View>
<View style={styles.flexChild}>
<View style={styles.child2Content}>
</View>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
alignSelf: 'center',
marginTop: 100,
width: 300,
height: 600,
display: 'flex',
alignItems: 'center',
flexDirection: 'column',
paddingTop: 30,
borderWidth: 2,
borderStyle: 'solid',
borderColor: 'black',
},
flexChild: {
padding: 15,
flex: 1,
display: 'flex',
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
borderWidth: 1,
borderStyle: 'solid',
borderColor: 'black',
},
child1Content:{
borderWidth: 3,
borderStyle: 'solid',
borderColor: 'purple',
height: 100, // CHANGE TO 400px FOR OVERFLOW
width: 300,
},
child2Content:{
borderWidth: 3,
borderStyle: 'solid',
borderColor: '' // Update color if needed
width: 300,
}
});
export default App;