Set Up Your Project

You have a few options for creating applications with Ionic. You can start with a blank Cordova template in Visual Studio and then add Ionic into your project as you would any other JavaScript library. You then hand-code your UI and JavaScript from scratch following the examples they set forth in their documentation. This is not a bad route to follow if you are building a custom application from the ground up.

Alternatively, you can start with an Ionic sample project. Ionic ships with three project templates for Cordova: blank, tabs based, and side menu. Blank is similar to the Visual Studio blank project (with Ionic installed). Tabs provides a tab-based user interface with a header and buttons at the bottom of the application. ...

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