Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 4: Exploring the iOS SDK

Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 4: Exploring the iOS SDK

by Molly K. Maskrey
Released October 2017
Publisher(s): Apress
ISBN: 9781484230725

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Book description

Learn how to integrate all the interface elements iOS users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, and sliders. In this edition of the best selling book, you’ll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. 

Assuming little or no working knowledge of the Swift programming language, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, this book offers a comprehensive course in iPhone and iPad programming. The book starts with the basics, walking through the process of downloading and installing Xcode and the iOS 11 SDK, and then guides you though the creation of your first simple application.

The art of table building will be demystified, and you’ll learn how to save your data using the iOS file system. You'll see how to to create, load and work with playgrounds as you develop an understanding of the Swift language. You’ll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using a variety of persistence techniques, including Core Data and SQLite. And there’s much more!

Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 4 covers the basic information you need to get up and running quickly with your iOS apps. Once you’re ready, move on to Professional iPhone Development with Swift 4 to learn more of the really unique aspects of the SDK and Swift language.

What You Will Learn

  • Discover what data persistence is, and why it’s important
  • Build cool, crisp user interfaces
  • Display data in Table Views
  • Work with all the most commonly used iOS Frameworks

    • Who This Book is For

    Aspiring iOS app developers new to the Apple Swift programming language and/or the iOS SDK. 

    Product information

    • Title: Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 4: Exploring the iOS SDK
    • Author(s): Molly K. Maskrey
    • Release date: October 2017
    • Publisher(s): Apress
    • ISBN: 9781484230725