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react-native-gesture-handler

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A library that provides an API for handling complex gestures.

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react-native-gesture-handler is a library for handling complex gestures. From it's README:

This library provides an API that exposes mobile platform-specific native capabilities of touch and gesture handling and recognition. It allows for defining complex gesture handling and recognition logic that runs 100% in the native thread and is therefore deterministic.

Installation

Terminal

- npx expo install react-native-gesture-handler

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project. Then, follow the installation instructions provided in the library's README or documentation.

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