ReactNative Flatlist - RenderItem not working

Question

So I\'m trying to use React Native\'s FlatList renderItem property, but something very strange is happening.

The data property is set to an array which

Answer 1

Please read this answer carefully. I experienced it and wasted many hours to figure out why it was not re-rendering:

We need to set extraData prop of FlatList if there is any change in the state like so:

Please see the official documentation here:

https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/flatlist.html