---
id: navigatorios
title: NavigatorIOS
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category: components
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`NavigatorIOS` is a wrapper around [`UINavigationController`](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UINavigationController_Class/), enabling you to implement a navigation stack. It works exactly the same as it would on a native app using `UINavigationController`, providing the same animations and behavior from UIKit.

As the name implies, it is only available on iOS. Take a look at [`React Navigation`](https://reactnavigation.org/) for a cross-platform solution in JavaScript, or check out either of these components for native solutions: [native-navigation](http://airbnb.io/native-navigation/), [react-native-navigation](https://github.com/wix/react-native-navigation).

To set up the navigator, provide the `initialRoute` prop with a route object. A route object is used to describe each scene that your app navigates to. `initialRoute` represents the first route in your navigator.

```
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { NavigatorIOS, Text } from 'react-native';

export default class NavigatorIOSApp extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <NavigatorIOS
        initialRoute={{
          component: MyScene,
          title: 'My Initial Scene',
        }}
        style={{flex: 1}}
      />
    );
  }
}

class MyScene extends Component {
  static propTypes = {
    title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
    navigator: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
  }

  _onForward = () => {
    this.props.navigator.push({
      title: 'Scene ' + nextIndex,
    });
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <View>
        <Text>Current Scene: { this.props.title }</Text>
        <TouchableHighlight onPress={this._onForward}>
          <Text>Tap me to load the next scene</Text>
        </TouchableHighlight>
      </View>
    )
  }
}
```

In this code, the navigator renders the component specified in initialRoute, which in this case is `MyScene`. This component will receive a `route` prop and a `navigator` prop representing the navigator. The navigator's navigation bar will render the title for the current scene, "My Initial Scene".

You can optionally pass in a `passProps` property to your `initialRoute`. `NavigatorIOS` passes this in as props to the rendered component:

```
initialRoute={{
  component: MyScene,
  title: 'My Initial Scene',
  passProps: { myProp: 'foo' }
}}
```

You can then access the props passed in via `{this.props.myProp}`.

#### Handling Navigation

To trigger navigation functionality such as pushing or popping a view, you have access to a `navigator` object. The object is passed in as a prop to any component that is rendered by `NavigatorIOS`. You can then call the relevant methods to perform the navigation action you need:

```
class MyView extends Component {
  _handleBackPress() {
    this.props.navigator.pop();
  }

  _handleNextPress(nextRoute) {
    this.props.navigator.push(nextRoute);
  }

  render() {
    const nextRoute = {
      component: MyView,
      title: 'Bar That',
      passProps: { myProp: 'bar' }
    };
    return(
      <TouchableHighlight onPress={() => this._handleNextPress(nextRoute)}>
        <Text style={{marginTop: 200, alignSelf: 'center'}}>
          See you on the other nav {this.props.myProp}!
        </Text>
      </TouchableHighlight>
    );
  }
}
```

You can also trigger navigator functionality from the `NavigatorIOS` component:

```
class NavvyIOS extends Component {
  _handleNavigationRequest() {
    this.refs.nav.push({
      component: MyView,
      title: 'Genius',
      passProps: { myProp: 'genius' },
    });
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <NavigatorIOS
        ref='nav'
        initialRoute={{
          component: MyView,
          title: 'Foo This',
          passProps: { myProp: 'foo' },
          rightButtonTitle: 'Add',
          onRightButtonPress: () => this._handleNavigationRequest(),
        }}
        style={{flex: 1}}
      />
    );
  }
}
```

The code above adds a `_handleNavigationRequest` private method that is invoked from the `NavigatorIOS` component when the right navigation bar item is pressed. To get access to the navigator functionality, a reference to it is saved in the `ref` prop and later referenced to push a new scene into the navigation stack.

#### Navigation Bar Configuration

Props passed to `NavigatorIOS` will set the default configuration for the navigation bar. Props passed as properties to a route object will set the configuration for that route's navigation bar, overriding any props passed to the `NavigatorIOS` component.

```
_handleNavigationRequest() {
  this.refs.nav.push({
    //...
    passProps: { myProp: 'genius' },
    barTintColor: '#996699',
  });
}

render() {
  return (
    <NavigatorIOS
      //...
      style={{flex: 1}}
      barTintColor='#ffffcc'
    />
  );
}
```

In the example above the navigation bar color is changed when the new route is pushed.

### Props

- [`initialRoute`](docs/navigatorios.html#initialroute)
- [`barStyle`](docs/navigatorios.html#barstyle)
- [`barTintColor`](docs/navigatorios.html#bartintcolor)
- [`interactivePopGestureEnabled`](docs/navigatorios.html#interactivepopgestureenabled)
- [`itemWrapperStyle`](docs/navigatorios.html#itemwrapperstyle)
- [`navigationBarHidden`](docs/navigatorios.html#navigationbarhidden)
- [`shadowHidden`](docs/navigatorios.html#shadowhidden)
- [`tintColor`](docs/navigatorios.html#tintcolor)
- [`titleTextColor`](docs/navigatorios.html#titletextcolor)
- [`translucent`](docs/navigatorios.html#translucent)




### Methods

- [`push`](docs/navigatorios.html#push)
- [`popN`](docs/navigatorios.html#popn)
- [`pop`](docs/navigatorios.html#pop)
- [`replaceAtIndex`](docs/navigatorios.html#replaceatindex)
- [`replace`](docs/navigatorios.html#replace)
- [`replacePrevious`](docs/navigatorios.html#replaceprevious)
- [`popToTop`](docs/navigatorios.html#poptotop)
- [`popToRoute`](docs/navigatorios.html#poptoroute)
- [`replacePreviousAndPop`](docs/navigatorios.html#replacepreviousandpop)
- [`resetTo`](docs/navigatorios.html#resetto)




---

# Reference

## Props

### `initialRoute`

NavigatorIOS uses `route` objects to identify child views, their props,
and navigation bar configuration. Navigation operations such as push
operations expect routes to look like this.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| object | Yes |

**Routes:**

The following parameters can be used to define a route:

* `**component**`: function
  The React Class to render for this route. 
* `**title**`: string
  The title displayed in the navigation bar and the back button for this route. 
* `**titleImage**`: [Image](docs/image.html)
  If set, a title image will appear instead of the text title. 
* `**passProps**`: object
  Use this to specify additional props to pass to the rendered component. `NavigatorIOS` will automatically pass in `route` and `navigator` props to the comoponent. 
* `**backButtonIcon**`: [Image](docs/image.html)
  If set, the left navigation button image will be displayed using this source. Note that this doesn't apply to the header of the current view, but to those views that are subsequently pushed. 
* `**backButtonTitle**`: string
  If set, the left navigation button text will be set to this. Note that this doesn't apply to the left button of the current view, but to those views that are subsequently pushed.
* `**leftButtonIcon**`: [Image](docs/image.html)
  If set, the left navigation button image will be displayed using this source. 
* `**leftButtonTitle**`: string
  If set, the left navigation button will display this text. 
* `**leftButtonSystemIcon**`: [SystemIcon](docs/navigatorios.html#system-icons)
  If set, the left header button will appear with this system icon. See below for supported icons.
* `**onLeftButtonPress**`: function
  This function will be invoked when the left navigation bar item is pressed. 
* `**rightButtonIcon**`: [Image](docs/image.html)
  If set, the right navigation button image will be displayed using this source. 
* `**rightButtonTitle**`: string
  If set, the right navigation button will display this text. 
* `**rightButtonSystemIcon**`: [SystemIcon](docs/navigatorios.html#system-icons)
  If set, the right header button will appear with this system icon. See below for supported icons.
* `**onRightButtonPress**`: function
  This function will be invoked when the right navigation bar item is pressed. 
* `**wrapperStyle**`: [ViewPropTypes.style](docs/viewproptypes.html#style)
  Styles for the navigation item containing the component. 
* `**navigationBarHidden**`: boolean
  Boolean value that indicates whether the navigation bar is hidden. 
* `**shadowHidden**`: boolean
  Boolean value that indicates whether to hide the 1px hairline shadow. 
* `**tintColor**`: string
  The color used for the buttons in the navigation bar. 
* `**barTintColor**`: string
  The background color of the navigation bar. 
* `**barStyle**`: enum('default', 'black')
  The style of the navigation bar. Supported values are 'default', 'black'. Use 'black' instead of setting `barTintColor` to black. This produces a navigation bar with the native iOS style with higher translucency.
* `**titleTextColor**`: string
  The text color of the navigation bar title. 
* `**translucent**`: boolean
  Boolean value that indicates whether the navigation bar is translucent. 

#### System Icons

Used in `leftButtonSystemIcon` and `rightButtonSystemIcon`. Supported icons are `done`, `cancel`, `edit`, `save`, `add`, `compose`, `reply`, `action`, `organize`, `bookmarks`, `search`, `refresh`, `stop`, `camera`, `trash`, `play`, `pause`, `rewind`, `fast-forward`, `undo`, `redo`, and `page-curl`.

---

### `barStyle`

The style of the navigation bar. Supported values are 'default', 'black'.
Use 'black' instead of setting `barTintColor` to black. This produces
a navigation bar with the native iOS style with higher translucency.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| enum('default', 'black') | No |




---

### `barTintColor`

The default background color of the navigation bar.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| string | No |




---

### `interactivePopGestureEnabled`

Boolean value that indicates whether the interactive pop gesture is
enabled. This is useful for enabling/disabling the back swipe navigation
gesture.

If this prop is not provided, the default behavior is for the back swipe
gesture to be enabled when the navigation bar is shown and disabled when
the navigation bar is hidden. Once you've provided the
`interactivePopGestureEnabled` prop, you can never restore the default
behavior.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| bool | No |




---

### `itemWrapperStyle`

The default wrapper style for components in the navigator.
A common use case is to set the `backgroundColor` for every scene.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| [ViewPropTypes.style](docs/viewproptypes.html#style) | No |




---

### `navigationBarHidden`

Boolean value that indicates whether the navigation bar is hidden
by default.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| bool | No |




---

### `shadowHidden`

Boolean value that indicates whether to hide the 1px hairline shadow
by default.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| bool | No |




---

### `tintColor`

The default color used for the buttons in the navigation bar.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| string | No |




---

### `titleTextColor`

The default text color of the navigation bar title.

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| string | No |




---

### `translucent`

Boolean value that indicates whether the navigation bar is
translucent by default

| Type | Required |
| - | - |
| bool | No |






## Methods

### `push()`

```javascript
push(route: object)
```

Navigate forward to a new route.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route to navigate to. |




---

### `popN()`

```javascript
popN(n: number)
```

Go back N scenes at once. When N=1, behavior matches `pop()`.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| n | number | Yes | The number of scenes to pop. |




---

### `pop()`

```javascript
pop()
```

Pop back to the previous scene.



---

### `replaceAtIndex()`

```javascript
replaceAtIndex(route: object, index: number)
```

Replace a route in the navigation stack.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route that will replace the specified one. |
| index | number | Yes | The route into the stack that should be replaced.   If it is negative, it counts from the back of the stack. |




---

### `replace()`

```javascript
replace(route: object)
```

Replace the route for the current scene and immediately
load the view for the new route.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route to navigate to. |




---

### `replacePrevious()`

```javascript
replacePrevious(route: object)
```

Replace the route/view for the previous scene.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route to will replace the previous scene. |




---

### `popToTop()`

```javascript
popToTop()
```

Go back to the topmost item in the navigation stack.



---

### `popToRoute()`

```javascript
popToRoute(route: object)
```

Go back to the item for a particular route object.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route to navigate to. |




---

### `replacePreviousAndPop()`

```javascript
replacePreviousAndPop(route: object)
```

Replaces the previous route/view and transitions back to it.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route that replaces the previous scene. |




---

### `resetTo()`

```javascript
resetTo(route: object)
```

Replaces the top item and pop to it.

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| route | object | Yes | The new route that will replace the topmost item. |