Skip to Content
iOS Components and Frameworks: Understanding the Advanced Features of the iOS SDK
book

iOS Components and Frameworks: Understanding the Advanced Features of the iOS SDK

by Kyle Richter, Joe Keeley
November 2013
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
19h 3m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
Content preview from iOS Components and Frameworks: Understanding the Advanced Features of the iOS SDK

Debugging Basics with Xcode

Like most modern IDEs, Xcode has a debugger built into it—in fact, two debuggers, lldb and gdb. Computers execute code very quickly, so quickly that it is nearly impossible to see all the steps as they are happening. This is where a debugger comes in handy; it enables the developer to slow down the execution of code and inspect elements as they change. The debug view might initially be hidden, but it can be accessed with the center view button, as shown in Figure 25.2. The debugger is available only when an app is being executed from within Xcode.

Image

Figure 25.2 Accessing the debugging area in Xcode is done through the ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

iOS Development with Swift

iOS Development with Swift

Craig Grummitt

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780133086898Purchase book