react-native init doesn't make src folder

Question

I'm following this tutorial: https://docs.realm.io/sync/getting-started-1/react-native-quick-start/step-1-query-based-sync#step-4-create-a-constants-file-and-set-the-realm-instance-address

Many documents including this tutorial refers a src folder, but when I create a React Native project with a command like react-native init MyProject, it doesn't create src folder. Why is that?

Following is my folder structure:

├── App.js
├── android
├── app.json
├── index.js
├── ios
├── node_modules
├── package.json
└── yarn.lock

Answer 1

because react-native-cli do not provide src folder. its up to you, how you design or architect your app. directory structures are upto you and you need to write code accordingly. Generally project specific code always kept in src folder. In your case, there is just one component and App.js is the only file that holds the entire code. but as there will many screens/components you will find it unmanageable. for sake of modularity, src folder is made and used.

App
|
|--src
    |
    |--assets
    |--components
    |--screens
          |
          |--loginScreen.jsx
          |--homeScreen.jsx