What does ^ mean in react native package.json

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I just want to upgrade some library in my project. I found that some dependencies have ^ in their version code like "react-native-i18n": "^1.0.0" but some don't have. I don't know what ^ means.

maybe your question can expalined on this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22343224/whats-the-difference-between-tilde-and-caret-in-package-json — Maulana Prambadi, Aug 16 '17 at 07:01
Possible duplicate of [What's the difference between tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22343224/whats-the-difference-between-tilde-and-caret-in-package-json) — jonrsharpe, Aug 16 '17 at 07:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 16 '17 at 07:05

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In short its using for Compatible with version

you can check complete details on Semver

Please check complete explanation here

you can also check Package.json related documentation here

answered Aug 16 '17 at 07:05

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Got it. Thanks @LoveTrivedi – Yunyuen Chan Aug 16 '17 at 07:29

What does ^ mean in react native package.json

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