iOS 7 Programming Cookbook

iOS 7 Programming Cookbook

by Vandad Nahavandipoor
Released October 2013
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781449372422

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Book description

Overcome the vexing issues you’re likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. With new and thoroughly revised recipes in this updated cookbook, you’ll quickly learn the steps necessary to work with the iOS 7 SDK, including solutions for bringing real-world physics and movement to your apps with UIKit Dynamics APIs.

You’ll learn hundreds of techniques for storing and protecting data, sending and receiving notifications, enhancing and animating graphics, managing files and folders, and many other options. Each recipe includes sample code you can use right away.

  • Create vibrant and lifelike user interfaces with UIKit Dynamics
  • Use the Keychain to protect your app’s data
  • Develop location-aware and multitasking-aware apps
  • Work with iOS 7’s audio and video APIs
  • Use Event Kit UI to manage calendars, dates, and events
  • Take advantage of the accelerometer and the gyroscope
  • Integrate iCloud into your apps
  • Define the layout of UI elements with Auto Layout
  • Get working examples for implementing gesture recognizers
  • Retrieve and manipulate contacts and groups from the Address Book
  • Determine a camera’s availability and access the Photo Library

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Table of contents

  1. iOS 7 Programming Cookbook
  2. Preface
    1. Audience
    2. Organization of This Book
    3. Additional Resources
    4. Conventions Used in This Book
    5. Using Code Examples
    6. Safari® Books Online
    7. How to Contact Us
    8. Acknowledgments
  3. 1. Implementing Controllers and Views
    1. 1.0. Introduction
      1. Creating and Running Our First iOS App
      2. Defining and Understanding Variables
      3. Creating and Taking Advantage of Classes
      4. Adding Functionality to Classes with Methods
      5. Conforming to Requirements of Other Classes with Protocols
      6. Storing Items in and Retrieving Them from Collections
      7. Adding Object Subscripting Support to Your Classes
    2. 1.1. Displaying Alerts with UIAlertView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 1.2. Creating and Using Switches with UISwitch
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 1.3. Customizing the UISwitch
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 1.4. Picking Values with the UIPickerView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 1.5. Picking the Date and Time with UIDatePicker
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 1.6. Implementing Range Pickers with UISlider
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    8. 1.7. Customizing the UISlider
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 1.8. Grouping Compact Options with UISegmentedControl
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    10. 1.9. Presenting and Managing Views with UIViewController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    11. 1.10. Presenting Sharing Options with UIActivityViewController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    12. 1.11. Presenting Custom Sharing Options with UIActivityViewController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    13. 1.12. Implementing Navigation with UINavigationController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    14. 1.13. Manipulating a Navigation Controller’s Array of View Controllers
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    15. 1.14. Displaying an Image on a Navigation Bar
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    16. 1.15. Adding Buttons to Navigation Bars Using UIBarButtonItem
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    17. 1.16. Presenting Multiple View Controllers with UITabBarController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    18. 1.17. Displaying Static Text with UILabel
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    19. 1.18. Customizing the UILabel
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    20. 1.19. Accepting User Text Input with UITextField
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    21. 1.20. Displaying Long Lines of Text with UITextView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    22. 1.21. Adding Buttons to the User Interface with UIButton
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    23. 1.22. Displaying Images with UIImageView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    24. 1.23. Creating Scrollable Content with UIScrollView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    25. 1.24. Loading Web Pages with UIWebView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    26. 1.25. Displaying Progress with UIProgressView
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    27. 1.26. Constructing and Displaying Styled Texts
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    28. 1.27. Presenting Master-Detail Views with UISplitViewController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    29. 1.28. Enabling Paging with UIPageViewController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    30. 1.29. Displaying Popovers with UIPopoverController
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  4. 2. Creating Dynamic and Interactive User Interfaces
    1. 2.0. Introduction
    2. 2.1. Adding Gravity to Your UI Components
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 2.2. Detecting and Reacting to Collisions Between UI Components
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 2.3. Animating Your UI Components with a Push
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 2.4. Attaching Multiple Dynamic Items to Each Other
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 2.5. Adding a Dynamic Snap Effect to Your UI Components
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 2.6. Assigning Characteristics to Your Dynamic Effects
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  5. 3. Auto Layout and the Visual Format Language
    1. 3.0. Introduction
    2. 3.1. Placing UI Components in the Center of the Screen
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 3.2. Defining Horizontal and Vertical Constraints with the Visual Format Language
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 3.3. Utilizing Cross View Constraints
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 3.4. Configuring Auto Layout Constraints in Interface Builder
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  6. 4. Constructing and Using Table Views
    1. 4.0. Introduction
    2. 4.1. Populating a Table View with Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 4.2. Using Different Types of Accessories in a Table View Cell
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 4.3. Creating Custom Table View Cell Accessories
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    5. 4.4. Enabling Swipe Deletion of Table View Cells
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 4.5. Constructing Headers and Footers in Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 4.6. Displaying Context Menus on Table View Cells
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    8. 4.7. Moving Cells and Sections in Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    9. 4.8. Deleting Cells and Sections from Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 4.9. Utilizing the UITableViewController for Easy Creation of Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    11. 4.10. Displaying a Refresh Control for Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  7. 5. Building Complex Layouts with Collection Views
    1. 5.0. Introduction
    2. 5.1. Constructing Collection Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 5.2. Assigning a Data Source to a Collection View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 5.3. Providing a Flow Layout to a Collection View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 5.4. Providing Basic Content to a Collection View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 5.5. Feeding Custom Cells to Collection Views Using .xib Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 5.6. Handling Events in Collection Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 5.7. Providing a Header and a Footer in a Flow Layout
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 5.8. Adding Custom Interactions to Collection Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 5.9. Providing Contextual Menus on Collection View Cells
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  8. 6. Storyboards
    1. 6.0. Introduction
    2. 6.1. Adding a Navigation Controller to a Storyboard
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 6.2. Passing Data from One Screen to Another
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 6.3. Adding a Tab Bar Controller to a Storyboard
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 6.4. Introducing Custom Segue Transitions to Your Storyboard
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 6.5. Placing Images and Other UI Components on Storyboards
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  9. 7. Concurrency
    1. 7.0. Introduction
    2. 7.1. Constructing Block Objects
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 7.2. Accessing Variables in Block Objects
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 7.3. Invoking Block Objects
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 7.4. Performing UI-Related Tasks with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 7.5. Executing Non-UI Related Tasks Synchronously with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 7.6. Executing Non-UI Related Tasks Asynchronously with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 7.7. Performing Tasks after a Delay with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 7.8. Performing a Task Only Once with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    10. 7.9. Grouping Tasks Together with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    11. 7.10. Constructing Your Own Dispatch Queues with GCD
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    12. 7.11. Running Tasks Synchronously with Operations
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    13. 7.12. Running Tasks Asynchronously with Operations
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    14. 7.13. Creating Dependency Between Operations
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    15. 7.14. Creating Timers
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    16. 7.15. Creating Concurrency with Threads
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    17. 7.16. Invoking Background Methods
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    18. 7.17. Exiting Threads and Timers
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  10. 8. Security
    1. 8.0. Introduction
    2. 8.1. Enabling Security and Protection for Your Apps
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 8.2. Storing Values in the Keychain
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 8.3. Finding Values in the Keychain
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 8.4. Updating Existing Values in the Keychain
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 8.5. Deleting Exiting Values in the Keychain
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 8.6. Sharing Keychain Data Between Multiple Apps
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 8.7. Writing to and Reading Keychain Data from iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 8.8. Storing Files Securely in the App Sandbox
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 8.9. Securing Your User Interface
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  11. 9. Core Location and Maps
    1. 9.0. Introduction
    2. 9.1. Creating a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 9.2. Handling the Events of a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 9.3. Pinpointing the Location of a Device
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    5. 9.4. Displaying Pins on a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 9.5. Displaying Pins with Different Colors on a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 9.6. Displaying Custom Pins on a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 9.7. Converting Meaningful Addresses to Longitude and Latitude
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 9.8. Converting Longitude and Latitude to a Meaningful Address
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 9.9. Searching on a Map View
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    11. 9.10. Displaying Directions on the Map
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  12. 10. Implementing Gesture Recognizers
    1. 10.0. Introduction
    2. 10.1. Detecting Swipe Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 10.2. Detecting Rotation Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 10.3. Detecting Panning and Dragging Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    5. 10.4. Detecting Long-Press Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 10.5. Detecting Tap Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 10.6. Detecting Pinch Gestures
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  13. 11. Networking, JSON, XML, and Sharing
    1. 11.0. Introduction
    2. 11.1. Downloading Asynchronously with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 11.2. Handling Timeouts in Asynchronous Connections
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 11.3. Downloading Synchronously with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    5. 11.4. Modifying a URL Request with NSMutableURLRequest
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 11.5. Sending HTTP GET Requests with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 11.6. Sending HTTP POST Requests with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    8. 11.7. Sending HTTP DELETE Requests with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    9. 11.8. Sending HTTP PUT Requests with NSURLConnection
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    10. 11.9. Serializing Arrays and Dictionaries into JSON
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    11. 11.10. Deserializing JSON into Arrays and Dictionaries
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    12. 11.11. Integrating Social Sharing into Your Apps
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    13. 11.12. Parsing XML with NSXMLParser
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  14. 12. Audio and Video
    1. 12.0. Introduction
    2. 12.1. Playing Audio Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 12.2. Handling Interruptions While Playing Audio
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 12.3. Recording Audio
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 12.4. Handling Interruptions While Recording Audio
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 12.5. Playing Audio over Other Active Sounds
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 12.6. Playing Video Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 12.7. Capturing Thumbnails from Video Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    9. 12.8. Accessing the Music Library
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  15. 13. Address Book
    1. 13.0. Introduction
    2. 13.1. Requesting Access to the Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 13.2. Retrieving a Reference to an Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 13.3. Retrieving All the People in the Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 13.4. Retrieving Properties of Address Book Entries
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 13.5. Inserting a Person Entry into the Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 13.6. Inserting a Group Entry into the Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    8. 13.7. Adding Persons to Groups
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 13.8. Searching the Address Book
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    10. 13.9. Retrieving and Setting a Person’s Address Book Image
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  16. 14. Files and Folder Management
    1. 14.0. Introduction
    2. 14.1. Finding the Paths of the Most Useful Folders on Disk
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 14.2. Writing to and Reading from Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 14.3. Creating Folders on Disk
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 14.4. Enumerating Files and Folders
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 14.5. Deleting Files and Folders
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 14.6. Saving Objects to Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  17. 15. Camera and the Photo Library
    1. 15.0. Introduction
    2. 15.1. Detecting and Probing the Camera
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 15.2. Taking Photos with the Camera
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 15.3. Taking Videos with the Camera
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 15.4. Storing Photos in the Photo Library
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 15.5. Storing Videos in the Photo Library
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 15.6. Retrieving Photos and Videos from the Photo Library
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 15.7. Retrieving Assets from the Assets Library
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    9. 15.8. Editing Videos on an iOS Device
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  18. 16. Multitasking
    1. 16.0. Introduction
    2. 16.1. Detecting the Availability of Multitasking
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 16.2. Completing a Long-Running Task in the Background
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 16.3. Adding Background Fetch Capabilities to Your Apps
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 16.4. Playing Audio in the Background
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 16.5. Handling Location Changes in the Background
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 16.6. Saving and Loading the State of Multitasking Apps
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 16.7. Handling Network Connections in the Background
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 16.8. Opting Out of Multitasking
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
  19. 17. Notifications
    1. 17.0. Introduction
    2. 17.1. Sending Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 17.2. Listening for and Reacting to Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 17.3. Listening and Reacting to Keyboard Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 17.4. Scheduling Local Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 17.5. Listening for and Reacting to Local Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 17.6. Handling Local System Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    8. 17.7. Setting Up Your App for Push Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 17.8. Delivering Push Notifications to Your App
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 17.9. Reacting to Push Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  20. 18. Core Data
    1. 18.0. Introduction
    2. 18.1. Creating a Core Data Model with Xcode
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 18.2. Generating Class Files for Core Data Entities
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 18.3. Creating and Saving Data Using Core Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    5. 18.4. Reading Data from Core Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 18.5. Deleting Data from Core Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    7. 18.6. Sorting Data in Core Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 18.7. Boosting Data Access in Table Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    9. 18.8. Implementing Relationships in Core Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    10. 18.9. Fetching Data in the Background
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    11. 18.10. Using Custom Data Types in Your Core Data Model
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  21. 19. Dates, Calendars, and Events
    1. 19.0. Introduction
    2. 19.1. Requesting Permission to Access Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 19.2. Retrieving Calendar Groups on an iOS Device
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 19.3. Adding Events to Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 19.4. Accessing the Contents of Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 19.5. Removing Events from Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 19.6. Adding Recurring Events to Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 19.7. Retrieving the Attendees of an Event
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 19.8. Adding Alarms to Calendars
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 19.9. Handling Event Changed Notifications
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    11. 19.10. Presenting Event View Controllers
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    12. 19.11. Presenting Event Edit View Controllers
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  22. 20. Graphics and Animations
    1. 20.0. Introduction
    2. 20.1. Enumerating and Loading Fonts
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 20.2. Drawing Text
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 20.3. Constructing, Setting, and Using Colors
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 20.4. Drawing Images
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 20.5. Constructing Resizable Images
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 20.6. Drawing Lines
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 20.7. Constructing Paths
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 20.8. Drawing Rectangles
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 20.9. Adding Shadows to Shapes
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    11. 20.10. Drawing Gradients
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    12. 20.11. Moving Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    13. 20.12. Scaling Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    14. 20.13. Rotating Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    15. 20.14. Animating and Moving Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    16. 20.15. Animating and Scaling Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    17. 20.16. Animating and Rotating Views
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    18. 20.17. Capturing a Screenshot of Your View into an Image
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  23. 21. Core Motion
    1. 21.0. Introduction
    2. 21.1. Detecting the Availability of an Accelerometer
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 21.2. Detecting the Availability of a Gyroscope
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 21.3. Retrieving Accelerometer Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 21.4. Detecting Shakes on an iOS Device
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    6. 21.5. Retrieving Gyroscope Data
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  24. 22. iCloud
    1. 22.0. Introduction
    2. 22.1. Setting Up Your App for iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    3. 22.2. Storing and Synchronizing Dictionaries in iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
    4. 22.3. Creating and Managing Folders for Apps in iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 22.4. Searching for Files and Folders in iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 22.5. Storing User Documents in iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 22.6. Managing the State of Documents in iCloud
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  25. 23. Pass Kit
    1. 23.0. Introduction
    2. 23.1. Creating Pass Kit Certificates
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    3. 23.2. Creating Pass Files
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    4. 23.3. Providing Icons and Images for Passes
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    5. 23.4. Preparing Your Passes for Digital Signature
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    6. 23.5. Signing Passes Digitally
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    7. 23.6. Distributing Passes Using Email
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    8. 23.7. Distributing Passes Using Web Services
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    9. 23.8. Enabling Your iOS Apps to Access Passes on iOS Devices
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
    10. 23.9. Interacting with Passbook Programmatically
      1. Problem
      2. Solution
      3. Discussion
      4. See Also
  26. Index
  27. About the Author
  28. Colophon
  29. Copyright

Product information

  • Title: iOS 7 Programming Cookbook
  • Author(s): Vandad Nahavandipoor
  • Release date: October 2013
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781449372422