Make an item stick to the bottom using flex in react-native

Question

Suppose this is the layout:

<View style={styles.container}>
    <View style={styles.titleWrapper}>
        ...
        ...
    </View>
    <View style={styles.inputWrapper}>
        ...
        ...
    </View>

    <View style={styles.footer}>
        <TouchableOpacity>
            <View style={styles.nextBtn}>
                <Text style={styles.nextBtnText}>Next</Text>
            </View>
        </TouchableOpacity>
    </View>
</View>

I want to make the view with the styles of footer to position at the bottom of the screen. I tried giving the alignSelf property to the footer, but instead of positioning at the bottom, it positions it to the right side of the screen. How can I make the footer item stick to the end? Thank you.

Answer 1

I would use the following approach:

<View style={styles.container}>

    <View style={styles.contentContainer}> {/* <- Add this */}

        <View style={styles.titleWrapper}>
            ...
        </View>
        <View style={styles.inputWrapper}>
            ...
        </View>

    </View>

    <View style={styles.footer}>
        ...
    </View>
</View>

var styles = StyleSheet.create({
    container: {
        flex: 1,
        backgroundColor: '#F5FCFF',
    },
    titleWrapper: {

    },
    inputWrapper: {

    },
    contentContainer: {
        flex: 1 // pushes the footer to the end of the screen
    },
    footer: {
        height: 100
    }
});

This way the styles of titleWrapper and inputWrapper can be updated without breaking the layout of your app and the components themselves are easier to re-use :)

Answer 2

In React Native, the default value of flexDirection is column (unlike in CSS, where it is row).

Hence, in flexDirection: 'column' the cross-axis is horizontal and alignSelf works left/right.

To pin your footer to the bottom, apply justifyContent: 'space-between' to the container

Answer 3

for me the answer was to create a container view for the elements, then for the style.

bottomContainer: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
}

Answer 4

Absolutely position is another way to fix footer, just like:

footer: {
    position: 'absolute',
    height: 40,
    left: 0, 
    top: WINDOW_HEIGHT - 40, 
    width: WINDOW_WIDTH,
}

Answer 5

To fix a View to the bottom, simply use: marginTop: 'auto' .

This worked for me after searching like an hour on the net. I tried experimenting and it worked!