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How to use react-native-image-picker

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Final answer:

To use react-native-image-picker, you need to install it as a dependency in your project and then import and use the image picker component specifying options such as image quality, cropping, and media type.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using react-native-image-picker in a React Native project allows you to implement an image picker functionality, enabling users to select images from their device's gallery or take a photo using the camera.

To use react-native-image-picker, you first need to install it as a dependency in your project. Then, you can import and use the image picker component in your code by specifying options such as image quality, cropping, and media type.

For example:

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-picker';

ImagePicker.showImagePicker(options, response => {
if (response.didCancel) {
console.log('User cancelled image picker');
} else if (response.error) {
console.log('ImagePicker Error: ', response.error);
} else {
const { uri, fileName, type } = response;
// Use the selected image
}
});