Hide/Show components in react native

Question

I\'m really new to React Native and I\'m wondering how can I hide/show a component.
Here\'s my test case:

Answer 1

In your render function:

{ this.state.showTheThing && 
  
}

Then just do:

this.setState({showTheThing: true})  // to show it  
this.setState({showTheThing: false}) // to hide it