Difference between Pressable and TouchableOpacity

Question

With the update react native to version 0.63, new components have appeared. Can someone more experienced explain how the Pressable differs from the TouchableOpacity and when it is better to use them.

Answer 1

Pressable was a new introduction to RN 0.63, prior to that,Touchable Opacity was the most common used Component to wrap a component or simliar components.

Both their basic functionalities are same, to make a text/image clickable and user interactive.

But with Pressable you get to access a lot new props like :

HitRect, which is such a cool feature, acc to docs :

Fingers are not the most precise instruments, and it is common for users to accidentally activate the wrong element or miss the activation area. To help, Pressable has an optional HitRect you can use to define how far a touch can register away from the the wrapped element. Presses can start anywhere within a HitRect.

This is clearly a better alternative to what we used for hitslop , here its more precise and you define the area.And it doesnt interfere with the child/other components Z-index too.

So basically you get all the feature of a button, touchableOpacity with cool new props. Do check out thier docs : rn-pressable

Hopeit helps.feel free for doubts