Generating an entity with React client-side

Now, let's look at how we can create an entity using the JHipster entity generator with a React client-side. We will create a simple employee entity with the name, age, and date of birth fields:

  1. Open a Terminal, navigate to the folder of the React app, and run jhipster entity employee.
  1. Create the fields one by one, select Yes for the question Do you want to add a field to your entity?, and start filling in the field with name for the next question, What is the name of your field?
  2. Select String as the field type for the next question, What is the type of your field?
  3. For the question Which validation rules do you want to add?, choose Required for the name field and proceed.
  4. Continue this process ...

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