How to Create Multiple Select Dropdown in React Native?

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This tutorial shows you how to create multiple select dropdown in react native. This article will give you simple example of how to implement multiple select dropdown in react native. This tutorial will give you simple example of multiple select dropdown example in react native. if you have question about how to use multiple select dropdown in react native then I will give simple example with solution.

In this example I will create a multiple select dropdown. I will first create an object to render data in the dropdown. Then I will use the MultiSelect component. This component will store the object in data props. after then MultiSelect component listing a data and select multiple items.

Let's start following example:

In the first step run the following command to create a project.

expo init ExampleApp

First, you need to install them in your project:

npm install react-native-element-dropdown --save

You install vector icons to set the icon in the Dropdown:

npm i react-native-vector-icons

you have use any bundled Icon:

import AntDesign from 'react-native-vector-icons/AntDesign';

In this step, You will open the App.js file and put the code.

import React from 'react';
import { StatusBar, StyleSheet, Text, View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
import { MultiSelect } from 'react-native-element-dropdown';
import AntDesign from 'react-native-vector-icons/AntDesign';

const DATA = [
    { label: 'React Naive', value: '1' },
    { label: 'Javascript', value: '2' },
    { label: 'Laravel', value: '3' },
    { label: 'PHP', value: '4' },
    { label: 'jQuery', value: '5' },
    { label: 'Bootstrap', value: '6' },
    { label: 'HTML', value: '7' },
    { label: 'CSS', value: '8' },
];

const App = () => {
    const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([]);

    const renderDataItem = (item) => {
        return (
            <View style={styles.item}>
                <Text style={styles.selectedTextStyle}>{item.label}</Text>
                <AntDesign style={styles.icon} color="black" name="Safety" size={20} />
            </View>
        );
    };

    return (
        <View style={styles.container}>
            <MultiSelect
                style={styles.dropdown}
                placeholderStyle={styles.placeholderStyle}
                selectedTextStyle={styles.selectedTextStyle}
                inputSearchStyle={styles.inputSearchStyle}
                iconStyle={styles.iconStyle}
                data={DATA}
                labelField="label"
                valueField="value"
                placeholder="Multi Select item"
                value={selected}
                search
                searchPlaceholder="Search..."
                onChange={item => {
                    setSelected(item);
                }}
                renderLeftIcon={() => (
                    <AntDesign
                        style={styles.icon}
                        color="black"
                        name="Safety"
                        size={20}
                    />
                )}
                renderItem={renderDataItem}
                renderSelectedItem={(item, unSelect) => (
                    <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => unSelect && unSelect(item)}>
                        <View style={styles.selectedStyle}>
                            <Text style={styles.textSelectedStyle}>{item.label}</Text>
                            <AntDesign color="black" name="delete" size={17} />
                        </View>
                    </TouchableOpacity>
                )}
            />
            <StatusBar />
        </View>
    );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    container: {
        backgroundColor: '#37d5d2a2',
        paddingTop: 30,
        flex:1
    },
    dropdown: {
        height: 50,
        backgroundColor: 'white',
        borderRadius: 12,
        padding: 12,
        shadowColor: '#000',
        shadowOffset: {
            width: 0,
            height: 1,
        },
        shadowOpacity: 0.2,
        shadowRadius: 1.41,

        elevation: 2,
    },
    placeholderStyle: {
        fontSize: 16,
    },
    selectedTextStyle: {
        fontSize: 14,
    },
    iconStyle: {
        width: 20,
        height: 20,
    },
    inputSearchStyle: {
        height: 40,
        fontSize: 16,
    },
    icon: {
        marginRight: 5,
    },
    item: {
        padding: 17,
        flexDirection: 'row',
        justifyContent: 'space-between',
        alignItems: 'center',
    },
    selectedStyle: {
        flexDirection: 'row',
        justifyContent: 'center',
        alignItems: 'center',
        borderRadius: 14,
        backgroundColor: 'white',
        shadowColor: '#000',
        marginTop: 8,
        marginRight: 12,
        paddingHorizontal: 12,
        paddingVertical: 8,
        shadowOffset: {
            width: 0,
            height: 1,
        },
        shadowOpacity: 0.2,
        shadowRadius: 1.41,

        elevation: 2,
    },
    textSelectedStyle: {
        marginRight: 5,
        fontSize: 16,
    },
});

export default App;

In the last step run your project using the below command.

expo start

You can QR code scan in Expo Go Application on mobile.

It will help you...