Prefer useDerivedValue Over useAnimatedReaction
When deriving a shared value from another, use useDerivedValue instead of useAnimatedReaction. Derived values are declarative, automatically track dependencies, and return a value you can use directly. Animated reactions are for side effects, not derivations.
Incorrect (useAnimatedReaction for derivation):
import { useSharedValue, useAnimatedReaction } from 'react-native-reanimated'
function MyComponent() {
const progress = useSharedValue(0)
const opacity = useSharedValue(1)
useAnimatedReaction(
() => progress.value,
(current) => {
opacity.value = 1 - current
}
)
// ...
}Correct (useDerivedValue):
import { useSharedValue, useDerivedValue } from 'react-native-reanimated'
function MyComponent() {
const progress = useSharedValue(0)
const opacity = useDerivedValue(() => 1 - progress.get())
// ...
}Use useAnimatedReaction only for side effects that don't produce a value (e.g., triggering haptics, logging, calling runOnJS).
Reference: Reanimated useDerivedValue