React Native: Props and Components

Vocabulary flashcards covering core concepts about React Native, focusing on props and component behavior.

React Native

A framework for building native mobile apps using React; renders native UI components instead of web HTML.

Component

A reusable building block in React Native that represents a piece of UI; can be a function (functional) or a class.

Props

Inputs passed from a parent component to a child component; they are read-only inside the child.

State

Data owned by a component that can change over time and trigger re-renders.

JSX

Syntax extension for JavaScript used to describe UI in React Native; resembles HTML and compiles to React elements.

View

Core container component in React Native used for layout, similar to a div in web development.

Text

Core component for displaying text content in React Native.

StyleSheet

API for creating and organizing style objects that style React Native components.

Children

Prop that contains nested elements/components passed between a component’s opening and closing tags.

PropTypes

Runtime type checking for props (usually via the prop-types library) to catch errors.

Default Props

Prop values automatically used when a parent does not provide a prop.

Flexbox

Layout model used by React Native to arrange components in rows or columns.