React Native onLongPress Event Example Tutorial.

Hi Guys,

In this blog, I will explain you how to use onLongPress event in react native. You can easily use onLongPress event in react native. First i will create new function longClickAlert, after I will using onLongPress event using alert function longClickAlert attitude add in tag react native.

Here, I will give you full example for simply display onLongPress event using react native as bellow.

Step 1 - Create project

In the first step Run the following command for create project.

expo init OnLongPress 

Step 2 - App.js

In this step, You will open App.js file and put the code.

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, View, Alert, TouchableOpacity, Text } from 'react-native';

export default class App extends Component {
  longClickAlert = () => {
    Alert.alert('Button Long Pressed');
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.containerMain}>
        <TouchableOpacity
          onLongPress={this.longClickAlert}
          activeOpacity={0.5}
          style={styles.button}>
          <Text style={styles.textStyle}> LONG PRESS </Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  containerMain: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    padding: 20,
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  button: {
    width: '50%',
    height: 40,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#44aa55',
  },
  textStyle: {
    color: '#fff',
    textAlign: 'center',
    fontSize: 16,
  },
});

Step 3 - Run project

In the last step run your project using bellow command.

npm start

Output

It will help you...