React Native absolute positioning horizontal centre
It seems that with position:absolute
in use an element cannot be centred using justifyContent
or alignItems
. There's a workaround to use marginLeft
but does not display the same for all devices even using dimensions to detect height and width of device.
bottom: {
position: 'absolute',
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
top: height*0.93,
marginLeft: width*0.18,
},
bottomNav: {
flexDirection: 'row',
},
Solution 1:
Wrap the child you want centered in a View and make the View absolute.
<View style={{position: 'absolute', top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center'}}>
<Text>Centered text</Text>
</View>
Solution 2:
If you want to center one element itself you could use alignSelf:
logoImg: {
position: 'absolute',
alignSelf: 'center',
bottom: '-5%'
}
This is an example (Note the logo parent is a view with position: relative)
Solution 3:
You can center absolute items by providing the left property with the width of the device divided by two and subtracting out half of the element you'd like to center's width.
For example, your style might look something like this.
bottom: {
position: 'absolute',
left: (Dimensions.get('window').width / 2) - 25,
top: height*0.93,
}
Solution 4:
create a full-width View
with alignItems: "center"
then insert desired children inside.
import React from "react";
import {View} from "react-native";
export default class AbsoluteComponent extends React.Component {
render(){
return(
<View style={{position: "absolute", left: 0, right: 0, alignItems: "center"}}>
{this.props.children}
</View>
)
}
}
you can add properties like bottom: 30
for bottom aligned component.