Nick Gerleman
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Summary: Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/44538 Android originated without RTL support. When RTL support was added, Applications needed to set `android:supportsRtl="true"` in their manifest, to allow Android to do RTL specific layout and drawing. This became the default for new projects created by Android Studio at some point. React Native was not setting this in template, which means apps created from it do not do any of Android's RTL layout, text alignment, or drawing (e.g. in D3652980 8 years ago, a native drawer component came from the wrong side of the screen). RN would still layout the app using Yoga in RTL if in RTL locale though. This change sets `android:supportsRtl` in template matching default new Android projects, and to avoid mismatched states in the future, will only tell I18NManager that RTL is allowed if `android:supportsRtl` is also set. This is breaking, since existing apps may not get Yoga RTL support unless telling Android that the application should support RTL layout. Changelog: [Android][Breaking] - Set and require `android:supportsRtl="true"` for RTL layout Reviewed By: joevilches Differential Revision: D57248205 fbshipit-source-id: 3f60c9f855db26f8d34a2e05d460f95961f5ffeb
This is a new React Native project, bootstrapped using @react-native-community/cli.
Getting Started
Note
: Make sure you have completed the React Native - Environment Setup instructions till "Creating a new application" step, before proceeding.
Step 1: Start the Metro Server
First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native.
To start Metro, run the following command from the root of your React Native project:
# using npm
npm start
# OR using Yarn
yarn start
Step 2: Start your Application
Let Metro Bundler run in its own terminal. Open a new terminal from the root of your React Native project. Run the following command to start your Android or iOS app:
For Android
# using npm
npm run android
# OR using Yarn
yarn android
For iOS
# using npm
npm run ios
# OR using Yarn
yarn ios
If everything is set up correctly, you should see your new app running in your Android Emulator or iOS Simulator shortly provided you have set up your emulator/simulator correctly.
This is one way to run your app — you can also run it directly from within Android Studio and Xcode respectively.
Step 3: Modifying your App
Now that you have successfully run the app, let's modify it.
-
Open
App.tsxin your text editor of choice and edit some lines. -
For Android: Press the R key twice or select "Reload" from the Developer Menu (Ctrl + M (on Window and Linux) or Cmd ⌘ + M (on macOS)) to see your changes!
For iOS: Hit Cmd ⌘ + R in your iOS Simulator to reload the app and see your changes!
Congratulations! 🎉
You've successfully run and modified your React Native App. 🥳
Now what?
- If you want to add this new React Native code to an existing application, check out the Integration guide.
- If you're curious to learn more about React Native, check out the Introduction to React Native.
Troubleshooting
If you can't get this to work, see the Troubleshooting page.
Learn More
To learn more about React Native, take a look at the following resources:
- React Native Website - learn more about React Native.
- Getting Started - an overview of React Native and how setup your environment.
- Learn the Basics - a guided tour of the React Native basics.
- Blog - read the latest official React Native Blog posts.
@facebook/react-native- the Open Source; GitHub repository for React Native.