React Images

A simple, responsive lightbox component for displaying an array of images.

Quick start

npm install --save react-images

or

yarn add react-images

import React from 'react';
import Lightbox from 'react-images';

export default class Sample extends React.Component {
  ...
  render() {
    return (
      <Lightbox
        images={[{ src: 'http://example.com/img1.jpg' }, { src: 'http://example.com/img2.jpg' }]}
        isOpen={this.state.lightboxIsOpen}
        onClickPrev={this.gotoPrevious}
        onClickNext={this.gotoNext}
        onClose={this.closeLightbox}
      />
    );
  }
}

Demo & Examples

Live demo: jossmac.github.io/react-images

To build the examples locally, run:

yarn install
yarn start

Then open localhost:8000 in a browser.

Using srcSet

Example using srcSet:

<Lightbox
  images={LIGHTBOX_IMAGE_SET}
  ...
/>

const LIGHTBOX_IMAGE_SET = [
  {
    src: 'http://example.com/example/img1.jpg',
    caption: 'A forest'
    // As an array
    srcSet: [
      'http://example.com/example/img1_1024.jpg 1024w',
      'http://example.com/example/img1_800.jpg 800w',
      'http://example.com/example/img1_500.jpg 500w',
      'http://example.com/example/img1_320.jpg 320w',
    ],
  },
  {
    src: 'http://example.com/example/img2.jpg',
    // As a string
    srcSet: 'http://example.com/example/img2_1024.jpg 1024w, http://example.com/example/img2_800.jpg 800w, http://example.com/example/img2_500.jpg 500w, http://example.com/example/img2_320.jpg 320w',
  }
];

Options

Property	Type	Default	Description
backdropClosesModal	bool	false	Allow users to exit the lightbox by clicking the backdrop
closeButtonTitle	string	' Close (Esc) '	Customize close esc title
enableKeyboardInput	bool	true	Supports keyboard input - esc, arrow left, and arrow right
currentImage	number	0	The index of the image to display initially
customControls	array	undefined	An array of elements to display as custom controls on the top of lightbox
images	array	undefined	Required. Array of image objects See image options table below
imageCountSeparator	String	' of '	Customize separator in the image count
isOpen	bool	false	Whether or not the lightbox is displayed
leftArrowTitle	string	' Previous (Left arrow key) '	Customize of left arrow title
onClickPrev	func	undefined	Fired on request of the previous image
onClickNext	func	undefined	Fired on request of the next image
onClose	func	undefined	Required. Handle closing of the lightbox
onClickImage	func	undefined	Handle click on image
onClickThumbnail	func	undefined	Handle click on thumbnail
preloadNextImage	bool	true	Based on the direction the user is navigating, preload the next available image
rightArrowTitle	string	' Next (Right arrow key) '	Customize right arrow title
showCloseButton	bool	true	Optionally display a close "X" button in top right corner
showImageCount	bool	true	Optionally display image index, e.g., "3 of 20"
width	number	1024	Maximum width of the carousel; defaults to 1024px
spinner	func	DefaultSpinner	Spinner component class
spinnerColor	string	'white'	Color of spinner
spinnerSize	number	100	Size of spinner
preventScroll	bool	true	Determines whether scrolling is prevented via react-scrolllock

Images object

Property	Type	Default	Description
src	string	undefined	Required
srcSet	array of strings or string	undefined	Optional
caption	string	undefined	Optional
alt	string	undefined	Optional