1 A Simple iOS Application

In this chapter, you are going to write an iOS application named Quiz. This application will show a question and then reveal the answer when the user taps a button. Tapping another button will show the user a new question (Figure 1.1).

Figure 1.1  Your first application: Quiz

Your first application: Quiz

When you are writing an iOS application, you must answer two basic questions:

  • How do I get my objects created and configured properly? (Example: I want a button here entitled Show Question.)

  • How do I deal with user interaction? (Example: When the user taps the button, I want this piece of code to be executed.

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