Build failure on React Native 0.78 – Kotlin compilation error in MenuViewManagerBase.kt

[mickyfazler]

After upgrading our React Native app from 0.77 to 0.78, our Android build now fails due to a Kotlin compilation error in the react‑native‑menu package. The error message is:

> Task :react-native-menu_menu:compileDebugKotlin FAILED
...
file:///.../node_modules/@react-native-menu/menu/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt:209:10 'val' cannot be reassigned.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Upgrade the project from React Native 0.77 to 0.78.
2. Run npm install or yarn install to update dependencies.
3. Build the Android app using react-native run-android (or your preferred build command).
4. Observe the build failure with the above Kotlin error.

Environment Details:

• React Native version: 0.78
• OS: Windows 11

Expected Behavior:
The app should build successfully without encountering Kotlin compilation errors.

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[MdWahiduzzamanEmon]

is any update? i am also facing the same issue

[lluiscab]

The following change resolves the issue but I'm not sure if introducing this change means dropping support for any versions of react-native less than 0.78.0. In my case that wouldn't be a problem but I'm not opening a PR because I'm unsure on how this change might affect other react-native versions.

diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
index 0cd90f4..4731e1a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ abstract class MenuViewManagerBase : ReactClippingViewManager<MenuView>() {
 
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.OVERFLOW)
   fun setOverflow(view: ReactViewGroup, overflow: String?) {
-    view.overflow = overflow
+    view.setOverflow(overflow)
   }

@Naturalclar could you take a look at this patch?

[withSang]

The following change resolves the issue but I'm not sure if introducing this change means dropping support for any versions of react-native less than 0.78.0. In my case that wouldn't be a problem but I'm not opening a PR because I'm unsure on how this change might affect other react-native versions.

diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
index 0cd90f4..4731e1a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativemenu/MenuViewManagerBase.kt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ abstract class MenuViewManagerBase : ReactClippingViewManager() {

@ReactProp(name = ViewProps.OVERFLOW)
fun setOverflow(view: ReactViewGroup, overflow: String?) {

• view.overflow = overflow

• view.setOverflow(overflow)
  }
  @Naturalclar could you take a look at this patch?

I can confirm this fix works on RN 0.78.0. Thanks a lot!!!