react-native-orientation

Listen to device orientation changes in react-native. Orientation module adapted from @clavery.

Add it to your project

1. Run npm install react-native-orientation --save
2. Open your project in XCode, right click on your project and click Add Files to "Your Project Name"
3. Add RCTOrientation from your node_modules/react-native-orientation folder.
4. Whenever you want to use it within React code now you can: var Orientation = require('react-native-orientation');

Usage

  _orientationDidChange: function(orientation) {
    if(orientation == 'LANDSCAPE'){
      //do something with landscape layout
    }else{
      //do something with portrait layout
    }
  },
  componentDidMount: function(){
    Orientation.addOrientationListener(this._orientationDidChange);
  },
  componentWillUnmount: function() {
    Orientation.removeOrientationListener(this._orientationDidChange);
  }

Events

addOrientationListener(function)

removeOrientationListener(function)

Functions

_orientationDidChange(orientation)

orientation can return either LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT UNKNOWN

TODOS

• Add some way to allow setting a preferred orientation on a screen by screen basis.