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mpweiher on June 20, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: React Native at Airbnb

> sent over in a declarative format

like HTML?

> which the client then renders into a native view.

A WebView?

scottmf on June 20, 2018 [–]

No

scottmf on June 23, 2018 | [–]

Sorry if the short response seemed rude. No is the answer to both of your questions.

RN isn’t just “HTML in a webview” like PhoneGap or Cordova: elements are actually rendered as native UI components. E.g., a <Text> element becomes a native UILabel on iOS and a TextView on Android.

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