The latest articles on DEV Community by reidterror (@reidterror). https://dev.to/reidterror https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F164688%2F9b93f76f-669a-4b3f-be4d-c6b194cae893.png https://dev.to/reidterror en reidterror Mon, 06 May 2019 22:08:57 +0000 https://dev.to/reidterror/how-to-limit-the-vertical-space-that-the-user-can-drag-an-element-in-using-react-native-gesture-handler-44bl https://dev.to/reidterror/how-to-limit-the-vertical-space-that-the-user-can-drag-an-element-in-using-react-native-gesture-handler-44bl <p>I'm trying to build a sliding menu from the bottom of the screen. The main problem I'm facing is setting a limit to how far up the user can drag the menu.</p> <p>I've looked through examples on the react-native-gesture-handler github. Tried to fiddle around with <a href="https://snack.expo.io/SkjAjkkhE">the bouncing example</a>. But still couldn't figure out exactly what I need to do to set a limit.</p> <p><a href="https://snack.expo.io/r1gH1VCjN">Current Setup. (Snack Link)</a></p> <p>which gives this result:</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--0hjEnaJr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/S3qZo2k.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--0hjEnaJr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/S3qZo2k.png" alt="Collapsed menu"></a></p> <p>when i swipe up i get:</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--zCmwbqBs--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/t0M8ruJ.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--zCmwbqBs--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/t0M8ruJ.png" alt="Expanded menu, but out of bounds"></a></p> <p>and when i swipe all the way down, the menu goes out of view:</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--fcPt5PpV--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/ewHkeVt.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--fcPt5PpV--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/ewHkeVt.png" alt="Collapsed menu, but out of bounds"></a></p> <p>My goal is to make the menu to pop up to It's full size once swiped up and then shrink back down to just the title when swiped down.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y94z2CnV--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/ldKZpgC.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y94z2CnV--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/ldKZpgC.png" alt="Swiping up should end up like this: Expected result when swiping up"></a></p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--0hjEnaJr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/S3qZo2k.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--0hjEnaJr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://i.imgur.com/S3qZo2k.png" alt="Swiping down should end up like this: Expected result when swiping down"></a></p> <p>Thank you in advance for any help you might provide, it'll be really appreciated.</p> help reactnative react javascript