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React Native says files don't exist


So, I'm new to React Native, and I'm trying to build out a basic app, but every time I launch it on my android emulator, I get a syntax error telling me that 'none of these files exist" and it is referring to an image. Here is a screen capture of the emulator, as well as my vs code workspace. emulator and vs code worksapce

Here is the code if anyone wants to copy it and mess with it.

WelcomeWindow.js:

import React from 'react';
import { ImageBackground } from 'react-native-web';

function WelcomeWindow(props) {
    return (
        <ImageBackground 
        style={styles.background}
        source={require("../assets/background.jpg")}>
            
        </ImageBackground>
    );
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    background: {
        flex: 1,
    }
})

export default WelcomeWindow;

App.js:

import WelcomeWindow from './app/screen/WelcomeWindow';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <WelcomeWindow />
  );
}

I'm certain the path is correct, I'm thinking this is more of a bug somewhere, and I don't really know how to fix it. I've tried looking for a solution, and I've come across a sources saying this is specifically an issue when using android studio, which I am using. Again, I'm not sure about that. If anyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated!


Solution

  • I figured out what was going on. For some reason, the automatic import for ImageBackground is from react-native-web.

    import React from 'react';
    import { ImageBackground } from 'react-native-web';

    It should only be react-native.

    import React from 'react';
    import { ImageBackground } from 'react-native';