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title: Use Pressable Instead of Touchable Components
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impact: LOW
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impactDescription: modern API, more flexible
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tags: ui, pressable, touchable, gestures
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---
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## Use Pressable Instead of Touchable Components
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Never use `TouchableOpacity` or `TouchableHighlight`. Use `Pressable` from
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`react-native` or `react-native-gesture-handler` instead.
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**Incorrect (legacy Touchable components):**
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```tsx
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import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native'
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function MyButton({ onPress }: { onPress: () => void }) {
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return (
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<TouchableOpacity onPress={onPress} activeOpacity={0.7}>
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<Text>Press me</Text>
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</TouchableOpacity>
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)
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}
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```
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**Correct (Pressable):**
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```tsx
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import { Pressable } from 'react-native'
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function MyButton({ onPress }: { onPress: () => void }) {
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return (
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<Pressable onPress={onPress}>
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<Text>Press me</Text>
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</Pressable>
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)
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}
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```
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**Correct (Pressable from gesture handler for lists):**
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```tsx
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import { Pressable } from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
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function ListItem({ onPress }: { onPress: () => void }) {
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return (
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<Pressable onPress={onPress}>
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<Text>Item</Text>
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</Pressable>
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)
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}
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```
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Use `react-native-gesture-handler` Pressable inside scrollable lists for better
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gesture coordination, as long as you are using the ScrollView from
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`react-native-gesture-handler` as well.
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**For animated press states (scale, opacity changes):** Use `GestureDetector`
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with Reanimated shared values instead of Pressable's style callback. See the
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`animation-gesture-detector-press` rule.
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