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MJM
MJM

Reputation: 141

React Native: get value for Text element from method

I'm trying to call a method to fill a View element with a Text element in React Native by returning it in a method:

< View>{this._getCategories(item)}< /View>

The _getCategories method returns a Text element after it uses the item parameter to retrieve the correct data. A simplified version would look like this:

_getCategories = item => {
names = 'some string';
      console.log(names); //this logs the correct string
      return <Text style={styles.categories}>{names}</Text>;  
};

The Text element does not appear in the application, shows undefined if I use {String(names)} in the View element.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 365

Answers (1)

ehsan
ehsan

Reputation: 522

Tried both {String(names)} and {names} , it works fine. May be there is a problem in your retrieving method.

Upvotes: 1

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