React-native: why android Image not support capInsets?

[nowaits]

same as title

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[gvaish]

@nowaits Use 9-Patch PNGs. That's Android image with capInsets. Natively, Android ImageView doesn't support capInsets on the fly.

[thatsmydoing]

How are we supposed to use 9-patch images in react-native?

Loading via require('./image.9.png') treats it as a regular image that shows the hints at the edges.

While loading via resources, {uri: 'image'} does load it without the 9patch hints, but it doesn't respect the scaling hints. It just scales it as if it were a regular image without the hints at the edges.

[yomybaby]

Is there any news? I can't find user 9-patch image in react-native. :(

[zhaixiaoou]

I have the same question. I need use 9-patch image in react-native. how i resolve it? @gvaish

[ylquankai]

I really need it.

[fencex]

Try this npm package:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-image-capinsets

Support for Android and iOS platforms!

Thank you, madsleejensen