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Issue with rendering a list of elements in React Native FlatList or using the array mapping method.

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Description

Description

Hi,

I’m encountering an issue with the FlatList in React Native (or when using the array mapping method). The rendered items are stacking on top of the previous ones. Below is the code I'm working with. Could you please help me resolve this behavior?

Thank you!

Steps to reproduce

`import { useState } from 'react';
import {
Text,
SafeAreaView,
StyleSheet,
FlatList,
View,
TouchableOpacity,
} from 'react-native';

export default function App() {
const [showOptions, setShowOptions] = useState(false);
const [activeCard, setActiveCard] = useState(null);

return (

<FlatList
data={[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
renderItem={({ item, index }) => (

<TouchableOpacity
style={styles.button}
onPress={() => {
setShowOptions(true);
setActiveCard(index);
}}
>
Click me

{showOptions && activeCard === index && (

)}

)}
ItemSeparatorComponent={() => }
contentContainerStyle={styles.listContent}
/>

);
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#ecf0f1',
padding: 8,
},
card: {
height: 100,
width: '100%',
backgroundColor: 'green',
borderRadius: 8,
position: 'relative',
},
button: {
position: 'absolute',
bottom: 10,
right: 10,
},
buttonText: {
color: '#fff',
fontWeight: 'bold',
},
optionsContainer: {
backgroundColor: 'yellow',
borderRadius: 8,
height: 80,
width: '50%',
position: 'absolute',
top: 80,
},
separator: {
height: 20,
},
listContent: {
padding: 20,
paddingBottom: 100,
},
});
`

This is the code

React Native Version

0.73.0

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android, Runtime - iOS, Runtime - Web

Output of npx react-native info
NA
Stacktrace or Logs
NA
Reproducer

https://snack.expo.dev/nGlFBl-YeXppULXrGhsy9

Screenshots and Videos

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/141325b0-1851-4067-8328-ce2b5a5f26d8

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Research direction

Start with the linked Snack reproducer and the provided App component, focusing on FlatList, the card and optionsContainer styles, and the state controlling the active card. Compare the behavior on the listed Android, iOS, and Web platforms; done means identifying a reproducible React Native issue and confirming its scope or documenting that it is caused by the example code.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react-native
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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