react-native-select-component

A customizable and reusable react-native-select-component dropdown component for React Native.

This component provides a user-friendly way to select options in your app with the flexibility to pass your own styles, icons, and customization props.

Installation

To install it from an npm package :

npm install react-native-select-component

Expo :

npx expo install react-native-select-component

Usage

Basic Example

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import RNSelect from 'react-native-select-component';

const App = () => {
  const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState('');

  return (
    <View style={{ padding: 20 }}>
      <RNSelect
        name="example"
        options={[
          { value: '1', label: 'Option 1' },
          { value: '2', label: 'Option 2' },
          { value: '3', label: 'Option 3' },
        ]}
        value={selectedValue}
        handleChange={(name, value) => setSelectedValue(value)}
        placeholder="Select an option"
      />
    </View>
  );
};

export default App;

Props

Required Props

Name	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	A unique name for the dropdown (useful in forms or when managing multiple dropdowns).
`options`	`{ value: string, label: string }[]`	The array of options for the dropdown. Each option must have a `value` and a `label`.
`value`	`string`	The currently selected value.
`handleChange`	`(name: string, value: string) => void`	Callback function triggered when an option is selected.

Optional Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
`placeholder`	`string`	`'Select an option'`	Placeholder text displayed when no value is selected.
`style`	`ViewStyle`	`{}`	Additional styles for the component's container.
`fontSize`	`number`	`16`	Font size of the selected text in the dropdown trigger.
`triggerTextColor`	`string`	`'black'`	Color of the text displayed in the dropdown trigger.
`triggerBorderColor`	`string`	`'gray'`	Border color of the dropdown trigger.
`triggerBackgroundColor`	`string`	`'#fff'`	Background color of the dropdown trigger.
`IconComponent`	`React.ReactNode`	`null`	Custom icon to display inside the dropdown trigger.

Advanced Usage

Custom Icon Example

You can pass any icon component (e.g., from @expo/vector-icons) as the IconComponent prop.

import { MaterialIcons } from '@expo/vector-icons';

<RNSelect
  name="year"
  options={[
    { value: '1', label: 'First Year' },
    { value: '2', label: 'Second Year' },
  ]}
  value="1"
  handleChange={(name, value) => console.log(name, value)}
  placeholder="Select Year"
  IconComponent={<MaterialIcons name="arrow-drop-down" size={24} color="black" />}
/>

Styling Example

Customize the dropdown trigger with styles:

<RNSelect
  name="example"
  options={[
    { value: '1', label: 'Option 1' },
    { value: '2', label: 'Option 2' },
  ]}
  value="1"
  handleChange={(name, value) => console.log(name, value)}
  placeholder="Custom Trigger"
  fontSize={18}
  triggerTextColor="blue"
  triggerBorderColor="red"
  triggerBackgroundColor="lightgray"
/>

Screenshots

Trigger View	Dropdown View

Limitations

The component currently supports flat lists for dropdown options. If you need grouped options or hierarchical data, you'll need to customize it further.
Custom styling for individual options is not yet supported (but can be extended easily).

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve this component! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

Fork the repository.
Make your changes.
Submit a pull request.

License

This component is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use it in your projects!

Additional Notes

Make sure to use consistent value and label pairs in the options array.
Test your styles on different devices to ensure proper rendering.