RN-Select2 (React Native select2)

rn-select2 is a powerful and flexible dropdown component for React Native, inspired by the popular Select2 jQuery plugin. It provides a seamless and intuitive selection experience for both single and multi-select scenarios.

Features

• Single and multi-select support
• Grouped and non-grouped data structures
• Search functionality with highlighting
• Customizable styling for all sub-components
• Smooth animations for a polished user experience
• Clear button for easy reset of selections
• Fully typed with TypeScript for improved development experience

Demo

RN-Select2 offers a rich set of features for both single and multi-select scenarios. Here's a visual demonstration of its capabilities:

Image

Single Selection	Multi Selection	Search Highlighting
Flat List View	Custom Styling

Video

Android	iOS
vid-demo-android.mov	vid-demo-ios.mov

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Features
• Demo
  • Image
  • Video
• Basic Usage
• Props
• Styling
• Examples
• Contributing
• License

Installation

To install the package, run:

npm install rn-select2
# or
yarn add rn-select2

This package has a peer dependency on react-native-reanimated. If you haven't already installed it, you'll need to add it to your project:

npm install react-native-reanimated
# or
yarn add react-native-reanimated

Follow the react-native-reanimated installation instructions to complete the setup.

Basic Usage

Here's a simple example of how to use RN-Select2:

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { View } from 'react-native';
import RNSelect2 from 'rn-select2';

const countries = {
  type: 'list',
  data: [
    { value: 'us', label: 'United States' },
    { value: 'ca', label: 'Canada' },
    { value: 'mx', label: 'Mexico' },
  ]
};

const App = () => {
  const [selectedCountry, setSelectedCountry] = useState(null);

  return (
    <View style={{ padding: 20 }}>
      <RNSelect2
        data={countries}
        onSelect={(item) => setSelectedCountry(item)}
        placeholder="Select a country"
      />
    </View>
  );
};

export default App;

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
data	RNSelect2Data	Required	The data to populate the select component. Can be grouped or non-grouped.
onSelect	(item: RNSelect2BaseItem | RNSelect2BaseItem[] | null) => void	Required	Callback function called when an item is selected or deselected. The type of the argument depends on the multiSelect prop (see note below).
placeholder	string	'Select an item...'	Placeholder text displayed when no item is selected.
multiSelect	boolean	false	Enable multi-select mode.
styles	RNSelect2Styles	{}	Custom styles for various parts of the component. See Styling section for details.
searchPlaceholder	string	'Search...'	Placeholder text for the search input.
closeOnSelect	boolean	true	Whether to close the dropdown after an item is selected (only applies to single select mode).
disabled	boolean	false	Disable the select component.

Note on onSelect:

• When multiSelect is false, the callback receives a single RNSelect2BaseItem object or null (when selection is cleared).
• When multiSelect is true, the callback receives an array of RNSelect2BaseItem objects (which may be empty when all selections are cleared).

Data Structure

The data prop should be an object with the following structure:

interface RNSelect2Data {
  type: 'list' | 'group';
  data: RNSelect2BaseItem[] | RNSelect2Group[];
}

interface RNSelect2BaseItem {
  value: string;
  label: string;
}

interface RNSelect2Group {
  title: string;
  items: RNSelect2BaseItem[];
}

Styling

You can customize the appearance of RN-Select2 by passing a styles prop. Here's the structure with expected types:

interface RNSelect2Styles {
  container?: ViewStyle;
  topBar?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
    text?: TextStyle;
    placeholder?: TextStyle;
    arrow?: TextStyle;
    clearButton?: TextStyle;
  };
  searchBar?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
    input?: TextStyle;
    clearButton?: TextStyle;
  };
  dropdown?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
  };
  listItem?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
    text?: TextStyle;
  };
  listItemHeader?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
    text?: TextStyle;
  };
  tag?: {
    container?: ViewStyle;
    text?: TextStyle;
    removeIcon?: TextStyle;
  };
}

This structure allows you to customize each part of the component individually. All style properties are optional, so you can choose to style only specific parts of the component.

Examples

Grouped Data with Multi-Select

const groupedData = {
  type: 'group',
  data: [
    {
      title: 'North America',
      items: [
        { value: 'us', label: 'United States' },
        { value: 'ca', label: 'Canada' },
        { value: 'mx', label: 'Mexico' },
      ]
    },
    {
      title: 'Europe',
      items: [
        { value: 'uk', label: 'United Kingdom' },
        { value: 'fr', label: 'France' },
        { value: 'de', label: 'Germany' },
      ]
    }
  ]
};

<RNSelect2
  data={groupedData}
  onSelect={(items) => console.log('Selected:', items)}
  placeholder="Select countries"
  multiSelect={true}
/>

Custom Styling

const customStyles = {
  topBar: {
    container: { backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0', borderRadius: 8 },
    text: { color: '#333', fontSize: 16 },
    placeholder: { color: '#999' },
    arrow: { color: '#666' }
  },
  listItem: {
    container: { borderBottomWidth: 1, borderBottomColor: '#eee' },
    text: { fontSize: 15 }
  },
  tag: {
    container: { backgroundColor: '#007AFF', borderRadius: 16 },
    text: { color: 'white' },
    removeIcon: { color: 'white' }
  }
};

<RNSelect2
  data={data}
  onSelect={handleSelect}
  placeholder="Custom styled select"
  styles={customStyles}
/>

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.