Being new to react-native, I decided to create a chat bubble by first attempting it on a browser and then trying to replicate it in react-native. The challenge I'm facing is replicating the arrow in react-native. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?
Original HTML/CSS Code:
<div>
<p class="to-me">Hey!</p>
</div>
div {
padding:20px;
justify-self: center;
align-self: center;
text-align: left;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 450px;
}
div p {
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.4;
margin: 1px 0;
padding: 8px 17px 6px 13px;
max-width: 380px;
position: relative;
border-radius: 18px;
}
div p:after {
position: absolute;
content: "";
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: -1;
}
div p.to-me {
color: black;
align-self: flex-start;
background-color: #E5E5EA;
}
div p.to-me:after {
background: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' x='0px' y='0px' width='15.515px' height='17.5px' viewBox='32.484 17.5 15.515 17.5' enable-background='new 32.484 17.5 15.515 17.5'><path fill='#E5E5EA' d='M38.484,17.5c0,8.75,1,13.5-6,17.5C51.484,35,52.484,17.5,38.484,17.5z'/></svg>") left bottom no-repeat;
left: -6px;
}
The outcome:
https://i.sstatic.net/PLZq0.png
React-Native Approach:
<View style={[styles.balloon, {backgroundColor: '#1084ff'}]}>
<Text style={{paddingTop: 5, color: 'white'}}>Hey!</Text>
<View
style={[
styles.arrowContainer,
styles.arrowLeftContainer,
]}
>
<View style={styles.arrowLeft} />
</View>
</View>
</View>
item: {
marginVertical: 14,
flexDirection: 'row'
},
itemIn: {
marginLeft: 10
},
itemOut: {
alignSelf: 'flex-end',
marginRight: 10
},
balloon: {
maxWidth: scale(250),
paddingHorizontal: 15,
paddingTop: 10,
paddingBottom: 15,
borderRadius: 20,
},
arrowContainer: {
position: 'absolute',
top: 0,
left: 0,
right: 0,
bottom: 0,
zIndex: -1
// backgroundColor: 'red'
},
arrowLeftContainer: {
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'flex-start',
// backgroundColor: 'green'
},
arrowLeft: {
left: -20,
}
The result: https://i.sstatic.net/a8L14.png
I've managed to recreate most of the bubble design but struggle with incorporating the arrow. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.