iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 7th Edition

Starting Mandala

Begin by creating a new project. In Xcode, create a new single view app project and name it Mandala (Figure 17.2).

Figure 17.2  Starting Mandala

The application will support a variety of different moods, and a table view will display a mood entry containing a specific mood and a timestamp showing when the mood was logged. You will start by creating the model objects to represent the moods and the mood entries.

Creating the model types

So far, all the types that you have created have been classes. In fact, most have been Cocoa Touch subclasses; for example, you have created subclasses of UIViewController ...