Introducing React Native Share

React Native Share is a JavaScript library that allows developers to implement a share button on their app that enables users to share content via social media or other communication channels. This library provides an easy-to-use API that can be integrated into any React Native app with only a few lines of code.

Features

React Native Share offers the following features:

• Share content to multiple platforms: The library allows the user to share content via various platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and more.

• Customize share message: Developers can customize the message that is shared with the content when the user clicks the share button.

• Preload share information: Developers can also preload the share information such as images and title to enhance the user experience.

• Get sharing status: Developers can also retrieve the status of the share operation to handle any errors or notifications that arise during the sharing process.

Installation

To install React Native Share, you can use either npm or yarn. Run the following command in your terminal:

npm install react-native-share

or

yarn add react-native-share

Usage

To use the library, start by importing it into your React Native app like this:

import Share from 'react-native-share';

After that, you can use the Share API to open the share dialog box when a user clicks on the share button on your app.

Share.open(options)
  .then((res) => {
    console.log(res);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    err && console.log(err);
  });

In the options object, you can specify the content to be shared, the message displayed to the user, and the platform on which to share the content.

Here is a sample implementation of React Native Share to share an image via Twitter:

import React from 'react';
import { View, Button, Image } from 'react-native';
import Share from 'react-native-share';

const ExampleShare = () => {
  const shareImage = () => {
    const shareOptions = {
      title: 'Share via',
      message: 'Share image via',
      social: Share.Social.TWITTER,
      url:
        'https://www.wallpaperflare.com/abstract-art-digital-art-retro-hd-wallpaper-pybzr/download/3840x2400',
    };
    Share.open(shareOptions)
      .then((res) => {
        console.log(res);
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        err && console.log(err);
      });
  };

  return (
    <View>
      <Button title="Share Image" onPress={shareImage}/>
      <Image
        source={{
          uri:
            'https://www.wallpaperflare.com/abstract-art-digital-art-retro-hd-wallpaper-pybzr/download/3840x2400',
        }}
        style={{ width: 200, height: 200 }}
      />
    </View>
  );
};

export default ExampleShare;

Conclusion

React Native Share is a powerful library that allows you to implement a share button on your app. With its simple API, you can enable users to share content with friends and family across various platforms. Its customization options and error handling features also make it a must-have library for any developer.