By now, I can only achieve this using redux.
import React, {Component} from 'react';
import {View, Text} from 'react-native';
import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { toggleSideMenu } from './../../store/actions/index';
class SideDrawer extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
Navigation.events().registerComponentDidDisappearListener(({ componentId }) => {
this.props.toggleSideMenu(false);
});
}
render() {
return (
<View>
<Text>This is the sidedrawer</Text>
</View>
);
}
}
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
return {
toggleSideMenu: (visible) => dispatch(toggleSideMenu(visible))
};
};
export default connect(null, mapDispatchToProps)(SideDrawer);
Then I just add the listeners to the sidemenu component. Depending on the case, I update the current state of the component (visible or not).
Finally on the components where I want to use the side drawer button I just implement the navigationButtenPressed
method. Then I just call the reducer to know the current visible state and toggled it.
navigationButtonPressed({ buttonId }) {
const visible = !this.props.sideMenu;
Navigation.mergeOptions(this.props.componentId, {
sideMenu: {
'left': {
visible: visible
}
}
});
this.props.toggleSideMenu(visible);
}
If there is a more easy way to achieve this I'll be glad to know about it.