A complete guide to React Navigation 5

The article provides a comprehensive guide on implementing navigation systems in React Native applications using React Navigation 5. It explains the differences between mobile-based and web-based navigation, highlighting the need for explicit navigation handling in mobile apps. The guide explores various navigation types, including drawer, tab, and stack navigation, and demonstrates how popular apps like Twitter and Instagram utilize these navigation patterns. It offers step-by-step instructions for setting up and integrating React Navigation into a React Native project, utilizing tools like Expo for ease of development. The tutorial includes detailed instructions for creating the necessary navigation components, configuring them, and nesting different navigation types to create complex navigational structures. Additionally, it covers the use of dependencies and packages required to enhance navigation capabilities, such as gesture handling and animation. The article also discusses navigating between screens using the navigation and route objects, providing practical examples and code snippets to facilitate understanding and implementation.