React native dropdown picker v3

A single or multiple, searchable item picker (dropdown) component for react native which supports both Android & iOS.

Caution (incompatibility)

x < 3.0.0 Versions are incompatible with the current version.

It's required to follow the docs in order to upgrade the package to v3.x

Changelog

Added multiple items feature.
Added searchable items feature.
Removed defaultIndex property.
Removed defaultNull property.
The defaultValue is state-friendly.
Added searchablePlaceholderTextColor property.
Added selectedLabelStyle property.
Added icon property for items.
The searchableError returns jsx.
Changed FlatList to ScrollView.
Added types file.

Getting Started

Installation

via NPM

npm install react-native-dropdown-picker --save

via Yarn

yarn add react-native-dropdown-picker

Basic Usage

The first step is to import the package.

import DropDownPicker from 'react-native-dropdown-picker';

Single

Select a single item.

import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Feather';

this.state = {
    country: 'uk'
}

<DropDownPicker
    items={[
        {label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
        {label: 'France', value: 'france', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
    ]}
    defaultValue={this.state.country}
    containerStyle={{height: 40}}
    style={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
    itemStyle={{
        justifyContent: 'flex-start'
    }}
    dropDownStyle={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
    onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
        country: item.value
    })}
/>

Multiple

Select multiple items.

import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Feather';

this.state = {
    countries: ['uk']
}

<DropDownPicker
    items={[
        {label: 'UK', value: 'uk', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
        {label: 'France', value: 'france', icon: () => <Icon name="flag" size={18} color="#900" />},
    ]}

    multiple={true}
    multipleText="%d items have been selected."
    min={0}
    max={10}

    defaultValue={this.state.countries}
    containerStyle={{height: 40}}
    itemStyle={{
        justifyContent: 'flex-start'
    }}
    onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
        countries: item // an array of the selected items
    })}
/>

Searchable items

Search for specific items.

searchable={true}
searchablePlaceholder="Search for an item"
searchablePlaceholderTextColor="gray"
seachableStyle={{}}
searchableError={() => <Text>Not Found</Text>}

Default item

You may want to select one of the items as default.

Use one of these ways:

Add selected: true to the object. (This method is not state-friendly!)

items={[
    {label: 'Item 1', value: 'item1'},
    {label: 'Item 2', value: 'item2', selected: true, disabled: true},
]}

The defaultValue property.

defaultValue="uk" // Single
defaultValue=["uk"] // Multiple

Placeholder

You may want to have a placeholder while the default value is null or an empty array.

Add the following properties to the component.

this.state = {
    data: null, // Single
    data: [] // Multiple
}

...
defaultValue={this.state.data}
placeholder="Select an item"
...

Styling the component

You have 12 options to style the component.

The style property.

Use this to adjust the inner part of the picker.
```
style={{paddingVertical: 10}}
```
The dropDownStyle property.

Additional styles for the dropdown box.
```
dropDownStyle={{backgroundColor: '#fafafa'}}
```
The containerStyle property.

Use this to adjust the outer part of the picker such as margin, width, height, flex, ...
```
containerStyle={{width: 150, height: 70}}
```
The itemStyle property.

If you want the labels on the left and right side or to centerize them:
```
itemStyle={{justifyContent: 'flex-start|flex-end|center'}}
```

The labelStyle property.

This property gives full control over the label.

labelStyle={{
    fontSize: 14,
    textAlign: 'left',
    color: '#000'
}}

The selectedLabelStyle property.

Changes the style of the selected item label.
```
selectedtLabelStyle={{
    color: '#39739d'
}}
```
The placeholderStyle property.

It is possible to style the placeholder text with this property.
```
placeholderStyle={{
    fontWeight: 'bold',
    textAlign: 'center'
}}
```
The activeItemStyle property.

This property allows you to style the active item.
```
activeItemStyle={{justifyContent: 'center'}}
```
The activeLabelStyle property.

This property allows you to style the active label.
```
activeLabelStyle={{color: 'red'}}
```
The arrowStyle property.

Adds your additional styles to the View element of the arrow.
```
arrowStyle={{marginRight: 10}}
```
The searchableStyle property.

Additional styles for the TextInput
```
searchableStyle={{backgroundColor: '#dfdfdf'}}
```
The searchablePlaceholderTextColor property.

Assigns a new color to the placeholder text
```
searchablePlaceholderTextColor="silver"
```

FAQ

Multiple pickers and the open dropdown issue

Clicking on another picker doesn't close the other pickers? This can be fixed with the help of state.

this.state = {
    itemA: null,
    isVisibleA: false,

    itemB: null,
    isVisibleB: false
}

changeVisibility(state) {
    this.setState({
        isVisibleA: false,
        isVisibleB: false,
        ...state
    });
}

// Picker A
<DropDownPicker
    items={[
        {label: 'UK', value: 'uk'},
        {label: 'France', value: 'france'},
    ]}
    defaultValue={this.state.itemA}
    containerStyle={{height: 40}}

    isVisible={this.state.isVisibleA}
    onOpen={() => this.changeVisibility({
        isVisibleA: true
    })}
    onClose={() => this.setState({
        isVisibleA: false
    })}
    onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
        itemA: item.value
    })}
/>

// Picker B
<DropDownPicker
    items={[
        {label: 'UK', value: 'uk'},
        {label: 'France', value: 'france'},
    ]}
    defaultValue={this.state.itemB}
    containerStyle={{height: 40}}

    isVisible={this.state.isVisibleB}
    onOpen={() => this.changeVisibility({
        isVisibleB: true
    })}
    onClose={() => this.setState({
        isVisibleB: false
    })}
    onChangeItem={item => this.setState({
        itemB: item.value
    })}
/>

borderRadius

The only thing you have to avoid is borderRadius. All the corners must be set separately.

style={{
    borderTopLeftRadius: 10, borderTopRightRadius: 10,
    borderBottomLeftRadius: 10, borderBottomRightRadius: 10
}}
dropDownStyle={{
    borderBottomLeftRadius: 20, borderBottomRightRadius: 20
}}

zIndex conflicts (Untouchable Items, Overlapping pickers)

Using the containerStyle property to style the picker results in unexpected behaviors like untouchable items.

The style and dropDownStyle properties must be used instead.
Use the containerStyle prop to adjust the outer part of the picker such as margin, width, height, flex, ...

Nested Views

You have to add zIndex to the nested views which contain the picker.
Note! zIndex locks the picker on Android, The solution is to use the Platform.OS

import { Platform } from 'react-native';

<View
    style={{
        ...(Platform.OS !== 'android' && {
            zIndex: 10
        })
    }}
>
    <DropDownPicker ... />
</View>

Demo: https://snack.expo.io/@hossein-zare/823437

DropDownPicker wrapped by <View style={{backgroundColor: '...'}}>

Remove the backgroundColor from the parent element.
hossein-zare#40 (comment)

Multiple Pickers

<DropDownPicker zIndex={5000} />
<DropDownPicker zIndex={4000} />
<DropDownPicker zIndex={3000} />

Dropdown Overflow

Adding borders to the component will separate or overflow elements. to solve this issue you just need to add marginTop to the dropDownStyle and specify the value which fits your component well.

dropDownStyle={{marginTop: 2}}

Props

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
`items`	The items for the component.	`array`		Yes
`defaultValue`	The value of the default item. (If `multiple={true}`, it takes an array of pre-selected values: `['uk']`)	`any`		No
`placeholder`	Default text to be shown to the user when `defaultValue={null}` or `defaultValue={[]}`	`string`	'Select an item'	No
`dropDownMaxHeight`	Height of the dropdown box.	`number`	`150`	No
`style`	Additional styles for the picker.	`object`	`{}`	No
`dropDownStyle`	Additional styles for the dropdown box.	`object`	`{}`	No
`containerStyle`	Additional styles for the container view.	`object`	`{}`	No
`itemStyle`	Additional styles for the items.	`object`	`{}`	No
`labelStyle`	Additional styles for the labels.	`object`	`{}`	No
`selectedLabelStyle`	Additional styles for the selected label.	`object`	`{}`	No
`placeholderStyle`	Additional styles for the placeholder text.	`object`	`{}`	No
`activeItemStyle`	Additional styles for the active item.	`object`	`{}`	No
`activeLabelStyle`	Additional styles for the active label.	`object`	`{}`	No
`arrowStyle`	Additional styles for the arrow.	`object`	`{}`	No
`arrowColor`	The color of arrow icons	`string`	`#000`	No
`arrowSize`	The size of the arrow.	`number`	`15`	No
`showArrow`	An option to show/hide the arrow.	`bool`	`true`	No
`customArrowUp`	Customize the arrow-up.	`func`	`(size, color) => ...`	No
`customArrowDown`	Customize the arrow-down.	`func`	`(size, color) => ...`	No
`customTickIcon`	Customize the tick icon for multiple item picker.	`func`	`() => ...`	No
`zIndex`	This property specifies the stack order of the component.	`number`	`5000`	No
`disabled`	Disables the component.	`bool`	`false`	No
`isVisible`	Open or close the dropdown box.	`bool`	`false`	No
`multiple`	If set to true selecting multiple items is possible.	`bool`	`false`	No
`multipleText`	a Text to inform the user how many items have been selected.	`string`	`%d items have been selected`	No
`min`	Minimum number of items.	`number`	`0`	No
`max`	Maximum number of items.	`number`	`10000000`	No
`searchable`	Shows a `TextInput` to search for specific items.	`bool`	`false`	No
`searchablePlaceholder`	Default text to be shown to the user.	`string`	`Search for an item`	No
`searchablePlaceholderTextColor`	TextInput placeholder text color.	`string`	`gray`	No
`searchableStyle`	Additional styles for the `TextInput`.	`object`	`{}`	No
`searchableError`	Shows a jsx element when nothing found.	`func`	`() => <Text>Not Found</Text>`	No
`onOpen`	Fires when you open the picker.	`func`	`() => {}`	No
`onClose`	Fires when you close the picker.	`func`	`() => {}`	No
`onChangeItem`	Callback which returns `item` and `index`. The `item` is the selected object or an array of the selected values.	`func`	`(item, index) => {}`	No

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