How can I implement drag and drop gestures in React Native?

How can I implement drag and drop gestures in React Native?

You can use the PanResponder API in React Native to handle drag and drop gestures. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a code example.

Here's a simple example:

import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import { View, PanResponder } from 'react-native';

const DraggableBox = () => {
  const pan = useRef(new Animated.ValueXY()).current;

  const panResponder = useRef(
    PanResponder.create({
      onMoveShouldSetPanResponder: (evt, gestureState) => true,
      onPanResponderMove: Animated.event([
        null,
        { dx: pan.x, dy: pan.y },
      ], { useNativeDriver: false }),
      onPanResponderRelease: () => {
        Animated.spring(pan, { toValue: { x: 0, y: 0 }, useNativeDriver: false }).start();
      },
    })
  ).current;

  return (
    <Animated.View {...panResponder.panHandlers} style={[pan.getLayout(), styles.box]} />
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  box: {
    width: 100,
    height: 100,
    backgroundColor: 'blue',
  },
});

This code creates a draggable box. You can customize it further!

What if I want to drop it in a specific area?

You can define drop zones by checking the position of the draggable item when it's released. You can use the gestureState to determine where the item was dropped.