How to Implement Drag and Drop Feature in React Native
Tags: react, reactnative, javascript, mobile
Published: 2023-05-02 12:48:17

Do you want to give your React Native app drag-and-drop abilities? Look nowhere else! This article will show you how to use the well-liked **react-native-draggable** package to build this feature. Let's get going!

## Step 1: Set up your React Native project

First, we need to set up a new React Native project. Open up your terminal and type the following command:

```
npx react-native init DragAndDropExample

```
This will create a new project named "DragAndDropExample" in the current directory.

**Step 2: Install the react-native-draggable library**

Next, we need to install the **react-native-draggable** library. Run the following command in your terminal:

```
npm install react-native-draggable --save

```
The library will be installed as well as added to the dependencies list for your project.

## Step 3: Implement the drag and drop feature

We are now prepared to add the drag and drop functionality to our software. the following code to **App.js**in your preferred code editor:

```
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import Draggable from 'react-native-draggable';

const App = () => {
  const [coordinates, setCoordinates] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });

  const handleDrag = (e, { x, y }) => {
    setCoordinates({ x, y });
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <Draggable
        x={coordinates.x}
        y={coordinates.y}
        onDrag={handleDrag}
        style={styles.draggable}
      >
        <View style={styles.box} />
      </Draggable>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
  draggable: {
    zIndex: 999,
  },
  box: {
    width: 50,
    height: 50,
    backgroundColor: 'red',
  },
});

export default App;

```


The **useState** hook and other relevant components are first imported into this code from **react-native** and **react-native-draggable.** The current x and y positions of the draggable element will then be stored in a state variable named **coordinates.**

The draggable element will be called **handleDrag** each time it is dragged after we have defined this method. The new x and y positions are added to the **coordinates** state using this function.


Finally, a **View** component with a **Draggable** component is rendered. We supply the Draggable component with the **handleDrag** function, some style settings, and the current x and y positions from the **coordinates** state.

## 4. Test your application.

Use the following command to launch your app after saving your changes to **App.js**:

```
npx react-native run-android

```

This will launch your app on a connected device or in the Android emulator.

A red box that you can move across the screen with your finger should now appear. Congratulations, you've finished adding drag and drop support to your React Native application!


## Conclusion

In this article, we've shown you how to use the **react-native-draggable** module to add drag and drop functionality to your React Native application. You should now have accomplished the aforementioned steps by using