Flipping Cards for your React Projects

React-Flippy

React-Flippy allows you to create flipping cards in React projects. It can be used as controlled or uncontrolled component.

How to install ?

npm install react-flippy or yarn add react-flippy

How to use ?

import Flippy, { FrontSide, BackSide } from 'react-flippy';
// ... component class
render() {
	// .. return
  <Flippy
    flipOnHover={false} // default false
    flipOnClick={true} // default false
    flipDirection="horizontal" // horizontal or vertical
    ref={(r) => this.flippy = r} // to use toggle method like this.flippy.toggle()
    // if you pass isFlipped prop component will be controlled component.
    // and other props, which will go to div
    style={{ width: '200px', height: '200px' }} /// these are optional style, it is not necessary
  >
    <FrontSide
      style={{
        backgroundColor: '#41669d',
      }}
    >
      RICK
    </FrontSide>
    <BackSide
      style={{ backgroundColor: '#175852'}}>
      ROCKS
    </BackSide>
  </Flippy>
}

API for Components

Flippy

Prop Name Description Values Default
flipDirection Direction of flip effect horizontal/vertical horizontal
flipOnHover Should card flip on mouse hover true/false false
flipOnClick Should card click on mouse click/touch true/false true
isFlipped If you pass isFilipped prop component will be "controlled react component" and flipOnHover, flipOnClick functions will not work. You must handle this functionalities with your own logic. undefined/true/false undefined
...props Other props will be passed to container.

Note: Flippy component has a function named "toggle" in its reference.

FrontSide

Prop Name Description Values Default
animationDuration Duration of flip animation, should be used equal with back side for a good view. number 600
elementType Dom element type for card dom element types div
...props Other props will be passed to card.

BackSide

Prop Name Description Values Default
animationDuration Duration of flip animation, should be used equal with front side for a good view. number 600
elementType Dom element type for card dom element types div
...props Other props will be passed to card.

Notes

To run sample project, clone the repository and run yarn && yarn start
To build project, clone repository and run yarn && yarn build

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