How to prevent flatlist header or footer from re-render in reactnative

Question

I put an input field in the footer of flatlist but when i try to type anything it dismiss the keyboard automatically because of the re-render of the flatlist footer..

I tried to nest the flatlist from Scrollview but this brings warning..

How can i stop the footer from being re-rendered? can i fix this without nest the flatlist from Scrollview?

<FlatList
              ListHeaderComponent={() => (
                <View style={styles.discountContainer}>
                  <Text style={[styles.buttonText, { letterSpacing: 3 }]}>
                    10% DISCOUNT ON 8 COURSES
                  </Text>
                </View>
              )}
              numColumns={2}
              data={data}
              renderItem={({ item }) => (
                <View>
                  <SingleProduct item={item} />
                </View>
              )}
              ListFooterComponent={() => (
                <View>
                  <View style={styles.couponContainer}>
                    <Input
                      placeholder='Coupon code'
                      placeholderTextColor='#0a5796'
                      color='#0a5796'
                      inputStyle={{
                        color: '#0a5796',
                      }}
                      inputContainerStyle={{
                        borderBottomWidth: 0,
                        height: 50,
                      }}
                      containerStyle={styles.couponInputContainer}
                      onChangeText={(value) =>
                        this.setState({ couponCode: value })
                      }
                      value={this.state.couponCode}
                    />
                    {couponLoading ? (
                      <View style={styles.couponButton}>
                        <ActivityIndicator />
                      </View>
                    ) : (
                      <TouchableOpacity
                        style={styles.couponButton}
                        onPress={() => this.codeCheck(couponCode, line_items)}
                      >
                        <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Apply Coupon</Text>
                      </TouchableOpacity>
                    )}
                  </View>
                </View>
              )}
            />

Answer 1

Arrow-Funktions are "always" executed and create a new Reference in Memory. This way they will always re-rendering if component will be executed.

For performance reasons you better define your function outside and call it like this:

function renderMyItem(){  ...bimbom... yous stuff goes here! }
function renderHeader(){  ...bimbom... yous stuff goes here! }

<Flatlist
  renderItem={this.renderMyItem()}
  ListHeaderComponent={this.renderHeader()}
  ...
/>

What happens here? Both of your functions renderMyItem and renderHeader will be executed once if your component is loaded and will be saved in memory. So every time you call one of the functions, you call a reference to the place in memory where they are saved.

In the other case, Arrow-Functions ()=>{...} are executed in current context and generate a new reference in Memory, each time they called, because .. to say it clear: you define & call a function that way.