NativeScript for Mobile App Development NativeScript Fundamentals 2

Question 1

Which framework flavors does NativeScript officially support?

Accepted Answer

Angular, Vue, React, Svelte, and plain JS/TS

Answer

NativeScript supports Angular, Vue, React, Svelte, and plain JavaScript/TypeScript as application flavors.

Question 2

What does the `tns.config.json` (or `nativescript.config.ts`) file configure?

Accepted Answer

App ID, platform paths, and build settings

Answer

nativescript.config.ts defines the application identifier, bundle tool settings, and platform-specific configurations.

Question 3

How does NativeScript access native iOS and Android APIs from JavaScript?

Accepted Answer

Through a metadata-driven marshalling layer

Answer

NativeScript generates metadata for native APIs and uses a marshalling layer to call them directly from JavaScript without a bridge.

Question 4

Which command runs a NativeScript app on a connected Android device?

Accepted Answer

ns run android

Answer

The `ns run android` command builds and deploys the app to a connected Android device or emulator.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the `platforms` folder in a NativeScript project?

Accepted Answer

It contains auto-generated native platform projects for iOS and Android

Answer

The platforms folder contains generated Xcode and Gradle projects that are produced during the build process.

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