Developing C# Apps for iPhone and iPad Using MonoTouch: iOS Apps Development for .NET Developers

Chapter 2. Our First Application

Once you have everything installed from the first chapter, you're ready to start building iOS applications. In this chapter, we're going to build a single-screen "Hello, World" application specifically for the iPhone/iPod Touch. By the end of this chapter, you'll be familiar with:

• Creating MonoTouchprojects

• Using Interface Builder to create screens

• Wiring up controls via outlets and creating actions

• Handling UI events in code

• Deploying to and running applications in the iOS Simulator

Without further ado, let's get started.

Starting the Example

First, launch MonoDevelop. Your screen should show something similar to following (Figure 2-1).

Figure 2.1. MonoDevelop

As a standard IDE, it should look pretty familiar. It's very ...