A default image is useful when either the desired image is not loading, url address is wrong, image is down, prevented due to hotlinking, network error or any other kind of issue.
By providing default image, there is no abrupt shift in layout of the app. Also, it doesn’t look blank while actual image is loading.
Default image is also used to show profile images. Not all users upload their images immediately after creating their profiles. So, it is needed to show something. That’s where default images shine.
React native provides defaultSource
prop in Image
component which can be used to show default image. It accepts remote url, local files and base64.
Code Example
import React from 'react'; import { View, Image, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'; const styles = StyleSheet.create({ container: { flex: 1, paddingTop: 50, flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'space-around' }, image: { height: 200, width: 300, }, }); const DisplayAnImage = () => { return ( <View style={styles.container}> <Image style={styles.image} defaultSource={{uri: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/No-Image-Placeholder.svg/256px-No-Image-Placeholder.svg.png'}} resizeMode={'center'} source={{uri: ''}} /> </View> ); } export default DisplayAnImage;
The output will look like this –
In the code we are passing a placeholder image url in defaultSource
prop at line 23. Since we are not providing any url into the source
prop so no actual image is loading. Else our placeholder image is displaying.
Live Demo
Conclusion
A default image in React Native can be set using defaultSource
prop of Image component. This is helpful in conditions where the source
image is not able to load.
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React Native Series
Alert
- Basic Alert
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- Dark-Light Theme of Dialog
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Image
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- Adding Blur to Image
- Displaying loader for Image
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- Setting Default Placeholder Image
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- Selecting Text for copy-paste
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TextInput
- Simple Input Field
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