Head First iPhone and iPad Development, 3rd Edition

Chapter 4. Tables, Views, and Data: A table with a view

Most iOS apps have more than one view. We’ve written a cool app with one view, but anyone who’s used a smartphone knows that most apps aren’t like that. Some of the more impressive iOS apps out there do a great job of working with complex information by using multiple views. We’re going to start with navigation controllers and table views, like the kind you see in your Mail and Contacts apps. Only we’re going to do it with a twist...

Congratulations!

You’ve just landed the development gig for Spin City, a hit new underground record store. The owner, Rob, is listening to his customers and has a request...

SpinCity browsing app overview

The app needs to keep track of the data for the store inventory and then display it in a way that customers can search. This way, all of Rob’s vintage records are easier to find and he can start converting all that foot traffic into sales.

Your job is to create an iPhone app that displays the record location, price, and description. The app needs to list all of the records.

The way iOS apps work

There’s a lot of information that we need to get across to users. Location and price aren’t so bad, but any kind ...