Boost Your React Native Skills: Make a Searchable Blog App

In this article, we will explore how to build a React Native app that fetches data from an API, displays it, and includes a search functionality to filter through posts effortlessly.

Let’s dive into the code and uncover the magic behind creating a searchable blog using React Native.

Setting Up the Project

Before we begin, make sure you have a React Native environment set up. You can follow the official React Native documentation to get started.

npx @react-native-community/cli@latest init MyBlogApp
cd MyBlogApp

Install necessary dependencies

npm install

Building the Posts Component

The core of our application is the Posts component. This component will handle fetching posts, displaying them, and providing a search functionality to filter through the posts.

First, I’ll create the UI components: a “Load Posts” button, a text input for filtering posts, and a FlatList for displaying the list of posts.

import React, { useState } from "react";
import {
  Text,
  View,
  Pressable,
  FlatList,
  TextInput,
  StyleSheet,
} from "react-native";
import Post from "./Post";

const Posts = () => {…