VirtualList

Deprecated

Use ListView instead. VirtualList is a thin wrapper that maps old prop names to ListView.

React-level virtualized list. Only renders items within the visible viewport plus overscan.

Import

import { VirtualList } from "silvery"

Usage

<VirtualList
  items={cards}
  height={20}
  itemHeight={1}
  scrollTo={selectedIndex}
  renderItem={(card, index) => <Text inverse={index === selected}>{card.title}</Text>}
/>

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
items	T[]	required	Array of items to render
height	number	required	Viewport height in rows
itemHeight	number | (item: T, index: number) => number	1	Height per item in rows
renderItem	(item: T, index: number, meta?: ItemMeta) => ReactNode	required	Render function
scrollTo	number	—	Index to keep visible (ignored in interactive mode)
overscan	number	5	Extra items rendered beyond viewport
maxRendered	number	100	Maximum items rendered at once
overflowIndicator	boolean	—	Show overflow indicators
keyExtractor	(item: T, index: number) => string | number	index	Key extractor
width	number	—	Viewport width
gap	number	0	Gap between items
renderSeparator	() => ReactNode	—	Custom separator between items
virtualized	(item: T, index: number) => boolean	—	Predicate for virtualized prefix
listFooter	ReactNode	—	Content after all items

Interactive Mode

Prop	Type	Default	Description
interactive	boolean	—	Enable keyboard/mouse navigation
selectedIndex	number	—	Controlled selected index
onSelectionChange	(index: number) => void	—	Called when selection changes
onSelect	(index: number) => void	—	Called on Enter
onEndReached	() => void	—	Infinite scroll callback
onEndReachedThreshold	number	5	Items from end to trigger

ItemMeta

interface ItemMeta {
  isSelected: boolean
}

Examples

Interactive List

<VirtualList
  items={items}
  height={20}
  itemHeight={1}
  interactive
  onSelect={(index) => openItem(items[index])}
  renderItem={(item, index, meta) => (
    <Text inverse={meta?.isSelected}>
      {meta?.isSelected ? "> " : "  "}
      {item.name}
    </Text>
  )}
/>