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List

A SwiftUI List component for displaying scrollable lists of items.

iOS
tvOS

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Expo UI List matches the official SwiftUI List API and supports styling via the listStyle modifier, various row/section modifiers, as well as selection, reordering, and editing capabilities.

Installation

Terminal
npx expo install @expo/ui

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.

Usage

Basic list

BasicListExample.tsx
import { Host, List, Text, Section } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; export default function BasicListExample() { return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List> <Section title="Fruits"> <Text>Apple</Text> <Text>Banana</Text> <Text>Orange</Text> </Section> <Section title="Vegetables"> <Text>Carrot</Text> <Text>Broccoli</Text> <Text>Spinach</Text> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

List with labels and icons

ListWithLabelsExample.tsx
import { Host, List, Label, Section } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; export default function ListWithLabelsExample() { return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List> <Section title="Settings"> <Label title="Wi-Fi" systemImage="wifi" /> <Label title="Bluetooth" systemImage="antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right" /> <Label title="Cellular" systemImage="antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right.circle" /> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

List styles

Use the listStyle modifier to change the list's appearance.

Note: The inset, insetGrouped, and sidebar styles are not available on tvOS.

ListStylesExample.tsx
import { useState } from 'react'; import { Host, List, Text, Section, Picker } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { listStyle, pickerStyle, tag } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; const styles = ['automatic', 'plain', 'inset', 'insetGrouped', 'grouped', 'sidebar'] as const; export default function ListStylesExample() { const [styleIndex, setStyleIndex] = useState(0); return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List modifiers={[listStyle(styles[styleIndex])]}> <Section title="Style Picker"> <Picker label="List Style" selection={styleIndex} onSelectionChange={setStyleIndex} modifiers={[pickerStyle('menu')]}> {styles.map((style, index) => ( <Text key={style} modifiers={[tag(index)]}> {style} </Text> ))} </Picker> </Section> <Section title="Sample Items"> <Text>Item 1</Text> <Text>Item 2</Text> <Text>Item 3</Text> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

Selection and edit mode

Enable selection, deletion, and reordering of list items using the List.ForEach compound component with onDelete and onMove props.

EditableListExample.tsx
import { useState } from 'react'; import { Host, List, Label, Section, Button, Toggle } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { environment, tag } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; type Task = { id: string; title: string }; const INITIAL_TASKS: Task[] = [ { id: '1', title: 'Task 1' }, { id: '2', title: 'Task 2' }, { id: '3', title: 'Task 3' }, { id: '4', title: 'Task 4' }, ]; export default function EditableListExample() { const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>(INITIAL_TASKS); const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState<string[]>([]); const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState(false); const handleDelete = (indices: number[]) => { setTasks(prev => prev.filter((_, i) => !indices.includes(i))); }; const handleMove = (sourceIndices: number[], destination: number) => { setTasks(prev => { const newTasks = [...prev]; const [removed] = newTasks.splice(sourceIndices[0], 1); const adjustedDest = sourceIndices[0] < destination ? destination - 1 : destination; newTasks.splice(adjustedDest, 0, removed); return newTasks; }); }; return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List selection={selectedIds} onSelectionChange={ids => setSelectedIds(ids.map(String))} modifiers={[environment('editMode', editMode ? 'active' : 'inactive')]}> <Section title="Settings"> <Toggle label="Edit Mode" isOn={editMode} onIsOnChange={setEditMode} /> </Section> <Section title="Tasks"> <List.ForEach onDelete={handleDelete} onMove={handleMove}> {tasks.map(task => ( <Label key={task.id} title={task.title} modifiers={[tag(task.id)]} /> ))} </List.ForEach> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

Pull to refresh

Use the refreshable modifier to enable pull-to-refresh functionality.

RefreshableListExample.tsx
import { useState } from 'react'; import { Host, List, Text, Section } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { refreshable } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function RefreshableListExample() { const [lastRefresh, setLastRefresh] = useState<Date | null>(null); const handleRefresh = async () => { // Simulate async data fetching await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1500)); setLastRefresh(new Date()); }; return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List modifiers={[refreshable(handleRefresh)]}> <Section title="Data"> <Text>Pull down to refresh</Text> {lastRefresh && <Text>Last refresh: {lastRefresh.toLocaleTimeString()}</Text>} </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

Row styling

Use listRowBackground, listRowSeparator, and listRowInsets modifiers to customize individual rows.

RowStylingExample.tsx
import { Host, List, Text, Section } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { listRowBackground, listRowSeparator, listRowInsets } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function RowStylingExample() { return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List> <Section title="Styled Rows"> <Text modifiers={[listRowBackground('blue')]}>Blue background</Text> <Text modifiers={[listRowSeparator('hidden')]}>Hidden separator</Text> <Text modifiers={[listRowInsets({ leading: 40 })]}>Extra leading inset</Text> <Text modifiers={[listRowInsets({ leading: 0, trailing: 0 })]}>No horizontal insets</Text> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

Keyboard dismiss behavior

Use the scrollDismissesKeyboard modifier to control how the keyboard is dismissed when scrolling.

KeyboardDismissExample.tsx
import { Host, List, Section, TextField } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { scrollDismissesKeyboard } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function KeyboardDismissExample() { return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List modifiers={[scrollDismissesKeyboard('interactively')]}> <Section title="Form"> <TextField placeholder="Name" /> <TextField placeholder="Email" /> <TextField placeholder="Phone" /> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

Header prominence

Use the headerProminence modifier to adjust the visual prominence of section headers.

HeaderProminenceExample.tsx
import { Host, List, Text, Section } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { headerProminence } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function HeaderProminenceExample() { return ( <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}> <List modifiers={[headerProminence('increased')]}> <Section title="Important Section"> <Text>This section has increased header prominence</Text> </Section> <Section title="Another Section"> <Text>Headers are more prominent</Text> </Section> </List> </Host> ); }

API

import { List } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

Components

List

iOS
tvOS

Type: React.Element<ListProps>

A list component that renders its children using a native SwiftUI List.

ListProps

children

iOS
tvOS
Type: ReactNode

The children elements to be rendered inside the list.

onSelectionChange

iOS
tvOS
Optional • Type: (selection: (string | number)[]) => void

Callback triggered when the selection changes in a list. Returns an array of selected item tags.

selection

iOS
tvOS
Optional • Type: (string | number)[]

The currently selected item tags.

ListForEach

iOS
tvOS

Type: React.Element<ListForEachProps>

A compound component of List that enables item deletion and reordering. This component must be used as a child of List (as List.ForEach).

ListForEachProps

children

iOS
tvOS
Type: React.ReactNode

The children elements to be rendered inside the List.ForEach.

onDelete

iOS
tvOS
Optional • Type: (indices: number[]) => void

Callback triggered when items are deleted. Receives an array of indices that were deleted.

See: Official SwiftUI documentation.

onMove

iOS
tvOS
Optional • Type: (sourceIndices: number[], destination: number) => void

Callback triggered when items are moved. Receives the source indices and destination index.

See: Official SwiftUI documentation.