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RNHostView

A component that enables React Native views inside SwiftUI.

iOS
tvOS
Included in Expo Go

GitHub

npm

Changelog

Recommended version:
~56.0.26

A component that enables proper layout behavior when React Native views are rendered inside SwiftUI components. It syncs layout information from SwiftUI back to React Native's Yoga layout system by updating the shadow node size.

When React Native views are placed inside SwiftUI components like BottomSheet, Popover or HStack and so on, the layout systems need to communicate. RNHostView bridges this gap:

  • With matchContents: The shadow node size is set to match the child React Native view's intrinsic size, allowing the SwiftUI parent to size itself based on the React Native content.
  • Without matchContents: The shadow node size is set to match the parent SwiftUI view's size, allowing the React Native content to fill the available space (useful for flex: 1 layouts).

Installation

Terminal
- npx expo install @expo/ui
- yarn expo install @expo/ui
- pnpm expo install @expo/ui
- bun 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 usage with matchContents

Use matchContents when you want the SwiftUI parent to size itself based on the React Native content.

RNHostView with matchContents
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { Host, BottomSheet, Button, RNHostView } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

function Example() {
  const [isPresented, setIsPresented] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <Button label="Open Sheet" onPress={() => setIsPresented(true)} />
      <BottomSheet isPresented={isPresented} onIsPresentedChange={setIsPresented}>
        <RNHostView matchContents>
          <View style={{ padding: 24 }}>
            <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: 'bold' }}>React Native Content</Text>
            <Pressable
              style={{ backgroundColor: '#007AFF', padding: 12, borderRadius: 8, marginTop: 16 }}
              onPress={() => setIsPresented(false)}>
              <Text style={{ color: 'white', textAlign: 'center' }}>Close</Text>
            </Pressable>
          </View>
        </RNHostView>
      </BottomSheet>
    </Host>
  );
}

Flexible content without matchContents

When using flex: 1 in your React Native content, omit the matchContents prop so the content fills the available SwiftUI space.

RNHostView with flex content
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { Host, BottomSheet, Button, Group, RNHostView } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
import { presentationDetents } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers';

function Example() {
  const [isPresented, setIsPresented] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <Button label="Open Sheet" onPress={() => setIsPresented(true)} />
      <BottomSheet isPresented={isPresented} onIsPresentedChange={setIsPresented}>
        <Group modifiers={[presentationDetents(['medium', 'large'])]}>
          <RNHostView>
            <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#007AFF', padding: 24 }}>
              <Text style={{ color: 'white', fontSize: 18 }}>
                This content fills the available space
              </Text>
            </View>
          </RNHostView>
        </Group>
      </BottomSheet>
    </Host>
  );
}

Usage with Popover

RNHostView works well inside Popover to display interactive React Native content.

RNHostView in Popover
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { Host, Button, Popover, RNHostView } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

function Example() {
  const [isPresented, setIsPresented] = useState(false);
  const [counter, setCounter] = useState(0);

  return (
    <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <Popover isPresented={isPresented} onIsPresentedChange={setIsPresented}>
        <Popover.Trigger>
          <Button onPress={() => setIsPresented(true)} label="Show Popover" />
        </Popover.Trigger>
        <Popover.Content>
          <RNHostView matchContents>
            <View style={{ padding: 24 }}>
              <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 'bold', marginBottom: 8 }}>
                React Native Content
              </Text>
              <Text style={{ color: '#666', marginBottom: 12 }}>Counter: {counter}</Text>
              <Pressable
                style={{
                  backgroundColor: '#007AFF',
                  padding: 12,
                  borderRadius: 8,
                  alignItems: 'center',
                }}
                onPress={() => setCounter(counter + 1)}>
                <Text style={{ color: 'white', fontWeight: '600' }}>Increment</Text>
              </Pressable>
            </View>
          </RNHostView>
        </Popover.Content>
      </Popover>
    </Host>
  );
}

API

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

Component

RNHostView

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tvOS

Type: React.Element<RNHostViewProps>

RNHostViewProps

children

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tvOS
Type: React.ReactElement

The RN View to be hosted.

matchContents

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tvOS
Optional • Type: boolean • Default: false

When true, the RNHost will update its size in the React Native view tree to match the children's size. When false, the RNHost will use the size of the parent SwiftUI View. Can be only set once on mount.