Hi and welcome to this video.
Today we're going to be talking about how to implement this component here
that displays your friends' stories in our application.
So for this, we're going to be needing something called a flat list component
and we haven't discussed it yet, so I would like to introduce it to you.
A flatlist is a component in react native that is used to render a list of items.
It's an optimized version of the standard list
view that is more efficient for large lists of items.
Flat lists are used to display lists of data that are either vertically or
horizontally scrollable, and they are a very powerful tool when it
comes to building efficient, performant and user friendly mobile applications.
So what makes flat lists so useful in react native?
First of all, flatlists are optimized for performance.
When you have a large number of items to render, a flat list can be
significantly faster than a standard list view.
This is because a flatlist only renders the items that are currently visible
on the screen instead of rendering all of the items in the list at once.
Second, flat lists are highly customizable.
You can define the styling,
interaction and behavior of each item in the list, which makes it possible
to create beautiful and responsive user interactions.
You can also add headers and footers,
set up lazy loading, and even implement pull to refresh functionality.
Finally, flatlists are also easy to use and manage.
You can control the number of items
displayed on the screen and the way they are displayed.
You can also update the list dynamically as the user scrolls through it.
In conclusion, flatlists are an essential
components in react native for building
efficient, performant and user friendly mobile applications.
And we're going to be using to build ours right now.