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React Native change background color on container view doesn't work

I am new to react native. I tried to change the background view on the container seems like it doesn't work. I attached the codes below.
Could anyone here tell me what is wrong with the code below?
const HomeScreen = () => {
return (
<SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
<View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#FF0000' }}>
<Text style={{
color: COLORS.Text,
marginLeft: 14,
marginTop: 16,
width: 100,
height: 20
}}>Hello world</Text>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);

Check the below code:
import React from 'react';
import {StyleSheet, Text, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';
const App = () => {
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.text}>Page content</Text>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor:'green'
},
text: {
fontSize: 25,
fontWeight: '500',
},
});
export default App;
For more information, you can explore SafeArea Documentation.

tabBarOptions not applied to project (React Native)

I am creating a small app that has a to-do list and a calendar. At the bottom is a bottom tab navigator. Everything works and is functional, however, when I try to add style: {} inside tabBarOptions it isn't being applied. Changing activeTintColor, inactiveTintColor and labelStyle works just fine.
I tried to create a stylesheet and replace everything inside tabBarOptions, but that didn't work. My main goal is to simply create a slightly larger bar along the bottom of the screen. I don't even want a crazy custom navigation bar, just slightly larger so I can make the items inside a little bigger.
MainContainer Class:
import React from 'react';
import {StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
import {NavigationContainer} from '#react-navigation/native';
import {createBottomTabNavigator} from '#react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
import Ionicons from 'react-native-vector-icons/Ionicons'
//screens
import Calendar from './screens/Calendar';
import ToDoList from './screens/ToDoList';
// Screen names
const calendarName = 'Calendar';
const ToDoListName = 'To Do List';
const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator();
export default function MainContainer() {
return (
<NavigationContainer>
<Tab.Navigator
tabBarOptions={{
activeTintColor: 'tomato',
inactiveTintColor: 'black',
labelStyle: {paddingBottom: 10, fontSize: 10},
style: {padding: 10, height: 70},
}}
initialRouteName={ToDoListName}
screenOptions={({route}) => ({
tabBarIcon: ({focused, color, size}) => {
let iconName;
let rn = route.name;
if (rn === ToDoListName) {
iconName = focused ? 'list' : 'list-outline'; //icons in package. Change later.
} else if (rn === calendarName) {
iconName = focused ? 'calendar' : 'calendar-outline'
}
return <Ionicons name={iconName} size={size} color={color}/>
},
})}>
<Tab.Screen name={ToDoListName} component={ToDoList}/>
<Tab.Screen name={calendarName} component={Calendar}/>
</Tab.Navigator>
</NavigationContainer>
)
}
For reference here is my ToDoList class
import { KeyboardAvoidingView, StyleSheet, Text, View, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, Platform, Keyboard } from 'react-native';
import Task from '../../components/Task';
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-web';
export default function ToDoList() {
const [task, setTask] = useState();
const [taskItems, setTaskItems] = useState([]);
const handleAddTask = () => {
Keyboard.dismiss();
setTaskItems([...taskItems, task])
setTask(null);
}
const completeTask = (index) => {
let itemsCopy = [...taskItems];
itemsCopy.splice(index, 1);
setTaskItems(itemsCopy)
}
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
{/* Scroll View when list gets longer than page */}
<ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{
flexGrow: 1
}} keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled'>
{/*Today's Tasks */}
<View style={styles.tasksWrapper}>
<Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>Today's Tasks</Text>
<View style={styles.items}>
{/* This is where the tasks will go*/}
{
taskItems.map((item, index) => {
return (
<TouchableOpacity key={index} onPress={() => completeTask(index)}>
<Task text={item} />
</TouchableOpacity>
)
})
}
</View>
</View>
</ScrollView>
{/* Write a task section */}
{/* Uses a keyboard avoiding view which ensures the keyboard does not cover the items on screen */}
<KeyboardAvoidingView
behavior={Platform.OS === "ios" ? "padding" : "height"}
style={styles.writeTaskWrapper}>
<TextInput style={styles.input} placeholder={'Write a task'} value={task} onChangeText={text => setTask(text)} />
<TouchableOpacity onPress={() => handleAddTask()}>
<View style={styles.addWrapper}>
<Text style={styles.addText}>+</Text>
</View>
</TouchableOpacity>
</KeyboardAvoidingView>
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: '#E8EAED',
},
tasksWrapper: {
paddingTop: 20,
paddingHorizontal: 20,
},
sectionTitle: {
fontSize: 24,
fontWeight: 'bold',
},
items: {
marginTop: 30,
},
writeTaskWrapper: {
position: 'absolute',
bottom: 20,
paddingLeft: 10,
paddingRight: 10,
width: '100%',
flexDirection: 'row',
justifyContent: 'space-between',
alignItems: 'center'
},
input: {
paddingVertical: 15,
width: 250,
paddingHorizontal: 15,
backgroundColor: '#FFF',
borderRadius: 60,
borderColor: '#C0C0C0',
borderWidth: 1,
},
addWrapper: {
width: 60,
height: 60,
backgroundColor: '#FFF',
borderRadius: 60,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
borderColor: '#C0C0C0',
borderWidth: 1,
},
addText: {
},
});
And my Calendar class
import * as React from 'react';
import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
export default function Calendar(){
return(
<View>
<Text>Calendar Will go here</Text>
</View>
)
}
I made a Task component for the ToDoList. Not sure if you need it to solve this but I'll paste it here anyway.
import React from 'react';
import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native-web';
const Task = (props) => {
return (
<View style={styles.item}>
<View style={styles.itemLeft}>
<View style={styles.square}></View>
<Text style={styles.itemText}>{props.text}</Text>
</View>
<View style={styles.circular}></View>
</View>
)
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
item: {
backgroundColor: '#FFF',
padding: 15,
borderRadius: 10,
flexDirection: 'row',
alignItems: 'center',
justifyContent: 'space-between',
marginBottom: 20,
},
itemLeft: {
flexDirection: 'row',
alignItems: 'center',
flexWrap: 'wrap',
},
square: {
width: 24,
height: 24,
backgroundColor: '#55BCF6',
opacity: .4,
borderRadius: 5,
marginRight: 15,
},
itemText: {
maxWidth: '80%',
},
circular: {
width: 12,
height: 12,
borderColor: '#55BCF6',
borderWidth: 2,
borderRadius: 5
},
});
export default Task;

It sounds like you are looking for the tabBarStyle property. You should be able to rename style (which is not a supported prop of the tab navigator) to tabBarStyle.
Here's the spot in the docs that mentions this. https://reactnavigation.org/docs/bottom-tab-navigator#tabbarstyle

What I ended up doing to solve this was to put the styling inside the screenOptions. I didn't want to do this because I wanted to separate the styling from the logic, but it solved the problem for me. See code below:
export default function MainContainer() {
return (
<NavigationContainer>
<Tab.Navigator
initialRouteName={ToDoListName}
screenOptions={({route}) => ({
tabBarIcon: ({focused, color, size}) => {
let iconName;
let rn = route.name;
if (rn === ToDoListName) {
iconName = focused ? 'list' : 'list-outline'; //icons in package. Change later.
} else if (rn === calendarName) {
iconName = focused ? 'calendar' : 'calendar-outline'
}
return <Ionicons name={iconName} size={size} color={color}/>
},
activeTintColor: 'tomato',
inactiveTintColor: 'black',
tabBarShowLabel: false,
tabBarStyle: {padding: 10, height: 100, backgroundColor: 'black'},
})}>
<Tab.Screen name={ToDoListName} component={ToDoList}/>
<Tab.Screen name={calendarName} component={Calendar}/>
</Tab.Navigator>
</NavigationContainer>
)
}

How to add information pop-up for TextInput in React Native?

I want to achieve something like this in React Native:
I have a TextInput component and I want to put an icon to the right side. The user can click it, then I can display some text in a modal or in a another component.
Is this possible in react native?
return(
<View style={styles.container}>
<TextInput
placeholder="Állat neve"
value={AllatNev}
style={styles.textBox}
onChangeText={(text) => setAllatNev(text)}
/>
</View>
);
}
)
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: color_theme_light.bodyBackground
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems:'center'
},
textBox:{
borderWidth:2,
borderColor: color_theme_light.textBoxBorder,
margin:15,
borderRadius:10,
padding: 10,
fontFamily:'Quicksand-Medium'
},
});

Yes -- you can position your info button over the TextInput using absolute positioning and a zIndex, for example:
import * as React from 'react';
import { Text, View, StyleSheet, TextInput, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
export default function App() {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.textBoxParent}>
<TextInput style={styles.textBox} placeholder="Állat neve"/>
<TouchableOpacity style={styles.textBoxButton} onPress={() => {
//launch your modal
}}>
<Text>i</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#ecf0f1',
padding: 8,
},
textBoxParent: {
justifyContent: 'center'
},
textBox:{
borderWidth:2,
borderColor: 'gray',
margin:15,
borderRadius:10,
padding: 10,
},
textBoxButton: {
position: 'absolute',
right: 20,
zIndex: 100,
width: 20,
height: 20,
borderWidth: 1,
borderRadius: 10,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center'
}
});
Working example: https://snack.expo.dev/OFMTc8GHE

Heres a full example of what you want (https://snack.expo.dev/bjzBFuE4W). And below I explain the code.
Fist I made a Modal from react native that takes in modalVisible, setModalVisible, and appears when modalVisible is true.
import * as React from 'react';
import { Text, View, StyleSheet,TextInput ,TouchableOpacity,Modal} from 'react-native';
import { AntDesign } from '#expo/vector-icons';
import { MaterialIcons } from '#expo/vector-icons';
const ModalInfo = ({modalVisible, setModalVisible})=>{
return (
<Modal
animationType="slide"
transparent={true}
visible={modalVisible}
onRequestClose={() => {
setModalVisible(!modalVisible);
}}
>
<View style={{
flex: 1,
justifyContent: "center",
alignItems: "center",
}}>
<View
style={{
width:200,height:200,backgroundColor:"gray",borderWidth:2,
justifyContent:"center",alignItems:"center"
}}
>
<TouchableOpacity onPress={()=>{setModalVisible(false)}}>
<MaterialIcons name="cancel" size={24} color="black" />
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</View>
</Modal>
)
}
Next I made a View to wrap around the textInput so I can also add an svg of the info icon. And then set the outside view to have flexDirection:"row", so everything would be ordered the way you wan't.
const TextInputWithModal = ()=>{
const [modalVisible, setModalVisible] = React.useState(false);
const [AllatNev,setAllatNev]= React.useState("");
return (
<View style={styles.textInputContainer}>
<TextInput
placeholder="Állat neve"
value={AllatNev}
style={styles.textBox}
onChangeText={(text) => setAllatNev(text)}
/>
<TouchableOpacity onPress={()=>{setModalVisible(true)}}>
<AntDesign name="infocirlceo" size={24} color="black" />
</TouchableOpacity>
<ModalInfo modalVisible={modalVisible} setModalVisible={setModalVisible}/>
</View>
)
}
export default function App() {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<TextInputWithModal/>
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems:"center",
},
textInputContainer:{
borderRadius:10,
padding: 10,
flexDirection:"row",
margin:15,
borderWidth:2,
},
textBox:{
fontFamily:'Quicksand-Medium',
marginRight:20,
},
});

How to Pass Props to Modal Component in React Native

I need to pass Flatlist data to modal in react native. Like, on click the item from the flatlist, it shows the modal with data for selected item. Here is my code below
Home.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View, FlatList, Image, TouchableOpacity, Alert, Button } from 'react-native';
import { Popup } from './Modal';
import * as productdata from '../data/productdata.js';
export default class Home extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
isLoading: true,
dataSource: [],
};
}
componentDidMount() {
this.setState({
isLoading: false,
dataSource: productdata.product,
})
}
popupRef = React.createRef()
onShowPopup = item => {
popupRef.show();
}
onClosePopup = () => {
popupRef.close()
}
ProductList = ({ item }) => (
<View style={styles.listItem}>
<TouchableOpacity onPress={() => this.onShowPopup(item)} style={{ height: 100, width: 100, justifyContent: "center", alignItems: "center" }}>
<Image source={item.photo} style={{ width: 100, height: 100, borderRadius: 15 }} />
</TouchableOpacity>
<View style={{ alignItems: "center", flex: 1, marginTop: 20 }}>
<Text style={{ fontWeight: "bold", fontSize: 22 }}>{item.name}</Text>
<Text style={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: "bold" }}>{item.price}</Text>
</View>
<Popup name="Product Details" ref={(target) => popupRef = target} onTouchOutside={this.onClosePopup} />
</View>
);
render() {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<FlatList
data={this.state.dataSource}
renderItem={this.ProductList}
keyExtractor={item => item.name}
/>
</View>
);
}
}
Modal.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Modal, Dimensions, TouchableWithoutFeedback, StyleSheet, View, Text, Button, Image, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
const deviceHeight = Dimensions.get("window").height
export class Popup extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.state = {
show: false,
}
}
show = () => {
this.setState({ show: true })
}
close = () => {
this.setState({ show: false })
}
renderOutsideTouchable(onTouch) {
const view = <View style={{ flex: 1, width: '100%' }} />
if (!onTouch) return view
return (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={onTouch} style={{ flex: 1, width: '100%' }}>
{view}
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
)
}
renderTitle = () => {
const { name } = this.props
return (
<View style={{ alignItems: 'center' }}>
<Text style={{
color: 'black', fontSize: 20,
fontWeight: 'bold', margin: 15
}}>
{name}
</Text>
</View>
)
}
renderContent = (item) => {
return (
<View style={{ alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: 10 }}>
<View style={styles.card}>
<Text style={{ fontSize: 20, fontWeight: '500', fontWeight: 'bold', alignSelf: 'center', margin: 5 }}/>
<TouchableOpacity style={styles.buttonContainer}>
<Text style={styles.button}>Add to Cart</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</View>
)
}
render() {
let { show } = this.state
const { onTouchOutside, title } = this.props
return (
<Modal animationType={'slide'} transparent={true} visible={show} onRequestClose={this.close}>
<View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#000000AA', justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}>
{this.renderOutsideTouchable(onTouchOutside)}
<View style={{
backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF', width: '100%', height: '70%', borderTopRightRadius:20, borderTopLeftRadius: 20, paddingHorizontal: 20, maxHeight: deviceHeight * 5}}>
{this.renderTitle()}
{this.renderContent()}
</View>
</View>
</Modal>
)
}
}
My Problem: I am not able to pass the flatlist item data to a Modal component and have no better idea solving it in this code.
Please help me and if any including, changes or complete solution for perfect understanding for the requirement would be really great. Many Thanks in Advance!

You don't need to duplicate open state in modal/popup. Simply set the style and open. Assume open close state is controlled by parent component, so if rendering modal/popup it is open by definition.
class Popup extends React.Component {
renderOutsideTouchable(onTouch) {
const view = <View style={{ flex: 1, width: '100%' }} />;
if (!onTouch) return view;
return (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback
onPress={onTouch}
style={{ flex: 1, width: '100%' }}>
{view}
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
);
}
renderTitle = () => {
const { name } = this.props;
return (
<View style={{ alignItems: 'center' }}>
<Text
style={{
color: 'black',
fontSize: 20,
fontWeight: 'bold',
margin: 15,
}}>
{name}
</Text>
</View>
);
};
renderContent = () => {
const { item } = this.props;
return (
<View style={{ alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: 10 }}>
<View style={styles.card}>
<Text
style={{
fontSize: 20,
fontWeight: '500',
// fontWeight: "bold",
alignSelf: 'center',
margin: 5,
}}
/>
<TouchableOpacity style={styles.buttonContainer}>
<Text>Name: {item.name}</Text>
<Text>Price: {item.price}</Text>
<Text>Description: {item.desc}</Text>
<Text>Rating: {item.rating}</Text>
<Text style={styles.button}>Add to Cart</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</View>
);
};
render() {
const { onTouchOutside, title } = this.props;
return (
<Modal
animationType={'slide'}
transparent
visible // <-- visible prop is truthy
onRequestClose={this.close}>
<View
style={{
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: '#000000AA',
justifyContent: 'flex-end',
zIndex: 1000,
}}>
{this.renderOutsideTouchable(onTouchOutside)}
<View
style={{
backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF',
width: '100%',
height: '70%',
borderTopRightRadius: 20,
borderTopLeftRadius: 20,
paddingHorizontal: 20,
maxHeight: deviceHeight * 5,
}}>
{this.renderTitle()}
{this.renderContent()}
</View>
</View>
</Modal>
);
}
}
A react ref isn't necessary for opening a modal/popup to display a specific item. Change the onShowPopup and onClosePopup to set/nullify a clicked on item. Conditionally render the Popup outside the Flatlist.
class Home extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
dataSource: productdata.product,
isLoading: false,
popupItem: null,
};
}
onShowPopup = (popupItem) => {
this.setState({ popupItem });
};
onClosePopup = () => {
this.setState({ popupItem: null });
};
ProductList = ({ item }) => (
<View style={styles.listItem}>
<TouchableOpacity
onPress={() => this.onShowPopup(item)}
style={{
height: 100,
width: 100,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
}}>
<Image
source={item.photo}
style={{ width: 100, height: 100, borderRadius: 15 }}
/>
</TouchableOpacity>
<View style={{ alignItems: 'center', flex: 1, marginTop: 20 }}>
<Text style={{ fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: 22 }}>{item.name}</Text>
<Text style={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: 'bold' }}>{item.price}</Text>
</View>
</View>
);
render() {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
{this.state.popupItem && (
<Popup
name="Product Details"
item={this.state.popupItem} // <-- pass pop item
onTouchOutside={this.onClosePopup}
/>
)}
<FlatList
data={this.state.dataSource}
renderItem={this.ProductList}
keyExtractor={(item) => item.name}
/>
</View>
);
}
}
Expo Snack

How do I overlay ActivityIndicator in react-native?

I have a View with few form elements and a button (TouchableHighlight). On clicking the button, an Activity Indicator should be shown as an overlay to the existing view. The Activity Indicator should be centered within the page and the existing view should be slightly blurred to indicate overlay. I tried different options but could not get it to work.
render() {
const { username, password } = this.state;
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.group}>
<Text style={styles.text}>Username:</Text>
<TextInput
style={styles.input}
onChangeText={this.handleUserNameChange.bind(this)}
value={username}
underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
/>
</View>
<View style={styles.group}>
<Text style={styles.text}>Password:</Text>
<TextInput
style={styles.input}
secureTextEntry={true}
onChangeText={this.handlePasswordChange.bind(this)}
value={password}
underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
/>
</View>
<TouchableHighlight
style={styles.button}
onPress={this.handleLogin.bind(this)}>
<Text style={styles.buttonText}>Logon</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>
</View>
);
}
Existing styles:
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'flex-start',
alignItems: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#F5FCFF',
marginTop: 60
},
group: {
alignItems: 'flex-start',
padding: 10
},
input: {
width: 150,
padding: 2,
paddingLeft: 5,
borderColor: 'gray',
borderWidth: 1
},
text: {
padding: 0
},
button: {
width: 150,
backgroundColor: '#2299F2',
padding: 15,
marginTop: 20,
borderRadius: 5
},
buttonText: {
textAlign: 'center',
color: '#fff',
fontSize: 24
},
});
I need to an ActivityIndicator to the above View, overlay the view, and center the ActivityIndicator.

For this to work, you'd need to absolute position it, and render it after the elements that should be underneath the overlay:
loading: {
position: 'absolute',
left: 0,
right: 0,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
alignItems: 'center',
justifyContent: 'center'
}
Then simply compose it into the render method conditionally, based on a loading state. I am going to assume this.handleLogin sets some sort of loading state already.
Make sure it's rendered last so it takes precedence.
...
{this.state.loading &&
<View style={styles.loading}>
<ActivityIndicator size='large' />
</View>
}

Here is a complete example using create react native app.
import React from 'react';
import {StyleSheet, ActivityIndicator, View} from "react-native";
export default class Example extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {}
render() {
return (
<View
style={{flex: 1}}
>
//Add other content here
{this.state.loading &&
<View style={styles.loading}>
<ActivityIndicator/>
</View>
}
</View>
);
}
}
showLoading() {
this.setState({loading: true})
}
hideLoading() {
this.setState({loading: false})
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
loading: {
position: 'absolute',
left: 0,
right: 0,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
opacity: 0.5,
backgroundColor: 'black',
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center'
}
})

You can use StyleSheet.absoluteFill to shorten code.
Add this to your render:
<View style={styles.container}>
//... other code here
{this.state.loading && <View
style={{
...StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
}}>
<ActivityIndicator />
</View>}
</View>
Improvement:
You can also create a Loading component:
Loading.js
import React from 'react';
import {View, ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
export const Loading = ({theme = 'white', size = 'large'}) => {
const color = theme === 'white' ? '#00bdcd' : '#fff';
return (
<View
style={{
...StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
}}>
<ActivityIndicator size={size} color={color} />
</View>
);
};
Then use it anywhere you want
<View style={styles.container}>
//... other code here
// remember to import Loading component
{this.state.loading && <Loading />}
</View>

You can build a nice overlay using the activity indicator component by also leveraging the modal capabilities like Sanaur suggests.
For example you can use the below functional component. You can control it's visibility through the show prop that you can tie to a state in your screen.
An example that you can adapt to your needs.
const ModalActivityIndicator = props => {
const {
show = false,
color = "black",
backgroundColor = "white",
dimLights = 0.6,
loadingMessage = "Doing stuff ..."
} = props;
return (
<Modal transparent={true} animationType="none" visible={show}>
<View
style={{
flex: 1,
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
backgroundColor: `rgba(0,0,0,${dimLights})`
}}
>
<View
style={{
padding: 13,
backgroundColor: `${backgroundColor}`,
borderRadius: 13
}}
>
<ActivityIndicator animating={show} color={color} size="large" />
<Text style={{ color: `${color}` }}>{loadingMessage}</Text>
</View>
</View>
</Modal>
);
};
and in your screen, in the render's return, just add it there as a child (please ignore the rest of the code, I put it there for context).
return (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback
onPress={() => {
Keyboard.dismiss();
}}
>
<View style={{ padding: 13, flex: 1}}>
<ModalActivityIndicator show={screenIsWaiting} />
<View
style={{
where screenIsWaiting is just a state, for example
const [screenIsWaiting, setScreenIsWaiting] = useState(false);
To test it you can add a button somewhere,
<Button
title="TestButton"
onPress={async () => {
setScreenIsWaiting(true);
await sleep(5000);
setScreenIsWaiting(false);
...
}}
/>
where sleep is a function defined as
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}
I found the sleep() idea on stackoverflow on another post.
You can of course also define the
<ModalActivityIndicator show={screenIsWaiting} ... />
only once in your App's root component and trigger it's display and props via a global state container like redux.

There is a library available for this react-native-loading-spinner-overlay.
You can simply install it using
npm install react-native-loading-spinner-overlay --save
and can import into your project using
import Spinner from 'react-native-loading-spinner-overlay';
Here is how to use it
<Spinner
//visibility of Overlay Loading Spinner
visible={this.state.loading}
//Text with the Spinner
textContent={'Loading...'}
//Text style of the Spinner Text
textStyle={styles.spinnerTextStyle}
/>

STEP 1:
Create the component for the spinner:
export const OverlaySpinner = () => {
return (
<View style={styles.spinnerView}>
<ActivityIndicator size="large" color="#0000ff" />
</View>
);
};
STEP 2:
Create the style for the spinner view (using zIndex is very important to make sure the view is over everything on the screen):
spinnerView: {
position: "absolute",
zIndex: 1,
left: 0,
right: 0,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
backgroundColor: "#F5FCFF88",
},
STEP 3:
Make the initial state for the spinning component:
const [showSpinner, setshowSpinner] = useState(true);
STEP 4:
Use the component and don't forget to import it (don't forget to dismiss the keyboard on submit)
{showSpinner && <OverlaySpinner />}

I suppose you should use Modal to overlay activity indicator. Following is an example:
<Modal
transparent={true}
animationType={'none'}
visible={loading}
onRequestClose={() => {console.log('close modal')}}>
<View style={styles.modalBackground}>
<View style={styles.activityIndicatorWrapper}>
<ActivityIndicator
animating={loading} />
</View>
</View>
</Modal>

Add in view of loading
position: 'absolute',
left: 0,
right: 0,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
alignItems: 'center',
justifyContent: 'center'

set in View of Activity Indicator
position: 'absolute',
left: 0,
right: 0,
top: 0,
bottom: 0,
alignItems: 'center',
justifyContent: 'center'

Here my code for a functional component for anyone looking to achieve this with nativebase as design system. useColorScheme is another hook I use for detecting dark mode.
import { Flex, Spinner } from "native-base"
import React from "react"
import useColorScheme from "../../hooks/useColorScheme"
export default function Loading() {
const colorScheme = useColorScheme()
return (
<Flex
position="absolute"
alignItems="center"
justifyContent="center"
top={0}
left={0}
right={0}
bottom={0}
backgroundColor={colorScheme === "dark" ? "coolBlack.500" : "white"}
>
<Spinner size="lg" color={colorScheme === "dark" ? "white" : "coolBlack.500"} />
</Flex>
)
}