react-native init with --title doesn't change the `displayName` field in app.json file

[rick-ame]

Environment

System:
OS: macOS 14.0
CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
Memory: 83.66 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 18.18.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn: Not Found
npm:
version: 10.2.1
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.14.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 23.0
- iOS 17.0
- macOS 14.0
- tvOS 17.0
- watchOS 10.0
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: Not Found
Xcode:
version: 15.0.1/15A507
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java: Not Found
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 18.2.0
wanted: 18.2.0
react-native:
installed: 0.72.6
wanted: 0.72.6
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"react-native": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false

Description

run npx react-native init movie_ticket_app --title Movie
the names in strings.xml and Info.plist are 'Movie' as expected, while the field displayName in app.json file is still 'movie_ticket_app'.

Is this by design or a bug, since if I use react-native eject the app display name uses the displayName in app.json.

Reproducible Demo

[motdde]

Using the title, package name, and project name needs to be more consistent. You'd get different behaviours depending on the flags you pass in.

For example this command
npx react-native@latest init --title "Project Name" --package-name "com.new_project" New Project

package.json.name is com.new_project
project Directory is a New
app.json name and display name is New
CFBundleDisplayName in info. plist is New
app_name in strings.xml is New

The Java package, application, and bundle identifier skip the userscore | hyphen, which should relate to new-project.com domain.

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