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Build custom scrolling modals in React Native with Modalize

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Rupesh Chaudhari
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Modals play a crucial role in mobile app development by enabling the unobtrusive presentation of information or actions, and in React Native, modals allow additional content to be shown without navigating away from the current screen. While React Native provides a basic Modal component, creating custom and scrolling modals can be challenging, which is where the react-native-modalize library excels by offering a flexible solution for building customizable scrolling modals. This guide explores how to set up and use the Modalize library, demonstrating its capabilities such as handling scrollable content, utilizing snap points for dynamic interaction, rendering lists with FlatList, and creating always-open modals. The library, built on React Native's Animated API, ensures smooth animations and transitions, enhancing user experience. It offers numerous customization options, making it a valuable tool for developers aiming to deliver visually appealing and interactive modals in their applications. The full example code is available on GitHub, providing a practical resource for developers to integrate Modalize into their React Native projects.