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Write your first Component in the React Native for iOS

Published Aug 21, 2021
Write your first Component in the React Native for iOS

You will need Node, Watchman, the React Native command line interface, Xcode and CocoaPods

How to install Node and Watchman

> brew install node
> brew install watchman
Note: Watchman is a tool by Facebook for watching changes in the filesystem.
It is highly recommended you install it for better performance.

Do setup of React Native using Command Line

 > npx react-native init ProjectName

Follow below steps to start the project with your first component:

  Once setup is done, It will generate all the files related iOS and android.
  > Go to Root folder and find index.ios.js and index.android.js file.
  > Check which component is using for render the component. 
  	It will rendering App.js file component.
  > Open App.js file.
  > Import App.js file in the index.ios.js and index.android.js file.
  > Then Run your app using command line.
      > Start Application in the iOS simulator using below command.
            > npx react-native run-ios
      > Start Application in the Android emulator using below command.
            > npx react-native run-android
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