December 2012
Beginner
552 pages
12h 58m
English
Overview
Programming in Objective-C, Fifth Edition
Updated for OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 6, and Xcode 4.5
Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written
tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented
programming for Apple's iOS and OS X platforms.
The book makes no assumptions about prior experience with
object-oriented programming languages or with the C language (which
Objective-C is based upon). Because of this, both beginners and
experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and
effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C. Readers can also
learn the concepts of object-oriented programming without having to
first learn all of the intricacies of the underlying C programming
language.
This unique approach to learning, combined with many small program
examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes
Programming in Objective-C ideally suited for either
classroom use or self-study.
This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new features in
Objective-C programming introduced with Xcode 4.4 (OS X Mountain
Lion) and Xcode 4.5 (iOS 6.)
“The best book on any programming language that I’ve
ever read. If you want to learn Objective-C, buy
it.”–Calvin Wolcott
“An excellent resource for a new programmer who wants to
learn Objective-C as their first programming language–a
woefully underserved market.”–Pat Hughes
Contents at a Glance
1 Introduction
Part I The Objective-C Language
2 Programming in Objective-C
3 Classes, Objects, and Methods
4 Data Types and Expressions
5 Program Looping
6 Making Decisions
7 More on Classes
8 Inheritance
9 Polymorphism, Dynamic Typing, and Dynamic Binding
10 More on Variables and Data Types
11 Categories and Protocols
12 The Preprocessor
13 Underlying C Language Features
Part II The Foundation Framework
14 Introduction to the Foundation Framework
15 Numbers, Strings, and Collections
16 Working with Files
17 Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
18 Copying Objects
19 Archiving
Part III Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, and the iOS SDK
20 Introduction to Cocoa and Cocoa Touch
21 Writing iOS Applications
Appendixes
A Glossary
B Address Book Program Source Code
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