Image

The image component lets you display pictures in your app.

Image Overview

The Image component lets you display pictures in your app and pairs nicely with image based components like the Camera, Photo Library, Image Recognizer and Media DB

Properties

Image

PropertyDescriptionData Type

Picture

The image file to be shown in the Image component

PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, etc. Can also use URL that ends in file extension (eg https://thunkable.com/static/media/logo.ba96eb83.png)

Picture Resize Mode

Set how picture is shown if the file and the Image component have different dimensions/aspect ratio

Select from list [cover, contain, stretch, repeat, center]

Picture Resize Mode

With the Resize Mode property, you can do the following:

  • Center: Positions the picture in the middle of the image component

  • Cover: Resizes the picture to its max height or width regardless without changing the image quality.

  • Contain: Resizes the picture to fit the area without changing its quality

  • Repeat: Repeats the picture at its original quality within the image component area

  • Stretch: The picture’s height will change to fill the image component length-wise

Layout

PropertyDescriptionData Type

X

Position of top left corner of Image on X-axis, where the left hand side is X=0

Number

Y

Position of top left corner of Image on Y-axis, where the top is Y=0

Number

Height

Height of Image in pixels

Number

Width

Width of Image in pixels

Number

Resize Mode

Define dimensions of the image component/container

Select from list [Stretch, Float in Place]

Style

PropertyDescriptionData Type

Visible

Toggle whether your end users can see the Image

True/False

Border Style

Style of Image's border

Select from list [solid, dotted, dashed]

Border Color

Color of Image's border

Color

Border Width

Width of Image's border in pixels

Number

Border Radius

Radius of corners of Image's border in pixels

Number

Shadow Color

Color of Image's shadow

Color

Shadow Opacity

Opacity of Image's shadow

Number between 0 and 100

Shadow Radius

Radius of corners of Image's shadow in pixels

Number

Shadow Offset

How far Image's shadow should be offset, in Height and Width, in pixels

Number

Blocks

Events

Click

This event handler is fired when the user clicks on the image.

Properties

Picture

Set and get the Image component's Picture.

Resize Mode

Set and get the Image component's Resize mode

Height

Returns the height of the Image component in pixels after it has been rendered on-screen.

Width

Returns the width of the Image component in pixels after it has been rendered on-screen.

Visible

Set and get whether the Image component is visible on the screen.

Last updated

Change request #1203: