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Learning iOS Programming, 3rd Edition

by Alasdair Allan

March 2013

Beginner

450 pages

11h 4m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Third EditionNotes from the Second EditionWho Should Read This Book?What Should You Already Know?What Will You Learn?What’s in This Book?Conventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesHow to Contact UsSafari® Books OnlineAcknowledgments
The Pros and ConsWhy Write Native Applications?The Release CycleBuild It and They Will Come
Registering as an iOS DeveloperEnrolling in the iOS Developer ProgramThe Mac Developer ProgramInstalling the iOS SDKWhat Happens When There Is a Beta?Preparing Your iOS DeviceCreating a Development CertificateGetting the UDID of Your Development DeviceCreating an App IDCreating a Mobile Provisioning ProfileMaking Your Device Available for Development
Objective-C BasicsObject-Oriented ProgrammingThe Objective-C Object ModelThe Basics of Objective-C SyntaxCreating a ProjectExploring the Project in XcodeOverview of an iPhone applicationThe application delegateThe view controllerOur Project in Interface BuilderBuilding the User InterfaceConnecting the User Interface to the CodeRunning the Application in the SimulatorPutting the Application on Your iPhone
Declaring and Defining ClassesDeclaring a Class with the InterfaceDefining a Class with the ImplementationObject TypingPropertiesSynthesizing PropertiesThe Dot SyntaxDeclaring MethodsCalling MethodsCalling Methods on nilMemory ManagementCreating ObjectsThe Autorelease PoolThe alloc, retain, copy, and release CycleAutomatic Reference CountingThe dealloc MethodResponding to Memory WarningsFundamental iOS Design PatternsThe Model-View-Controller PatternViews and View ControllersThe Delegates and DataSource PatternConclusion
Creating the ProjectCreating a Table ViewRunning the CodePopulating the Table ViewBuilding a ModelAdding Cities to the GuideAdding Images to Your ProjectsConnecting the Controller to the ModelMocking Up Functionality with Alert WindowsAdding Navigation Controls to the ApplicationAdding a City ViewEdit ModeDeleting a City EntryAdding a City EntryThe “Add New City” InterfaceCapturing the City Data
Utility ApplicationsMaking the Battery Monitoring ApplicationBuilding the interfaceWriting the codeTab Bar ApplicationsAdding Another Tab Bar ItemCombining View ControllersModal View ControllersModifying the City Guide ApplicationThe Image Picker View ControllerAdding the Image Picker to the City Guide ApplicationMaster-Detail ApplicationsCreating a Universal ApplicationPopover Controllers
Detecting Network StatusApple’s Reachability ClassReusing the Reachability classSynchronous ReachabilityAsynchronous reachabilityUsing Reachability directlyUpdating the Reachability projectEmbedding a Web Browser in Your AppA Simple Web View ControllerDisplaying Static HTML FilesGetting Data Out of a UIWebViewSending EmailGetting Data from the InternetSynchronous RequestsAsynchronous RequestsUsing Web ServicesThe Weather Underground serviceBuilding an applicationParsing the XML documentPopulating the UITidying up
Data EntryUITextField and Its DelegateUITextView and Its DelegateDismissing the UITextViewParsing XMLParsing XML with libxml2Parsing XML with NSXMLParserParsing JSONNSJSONSerializationParsing JSON documentsCreating JSON documentsThe JSON FrameworkRetrieving Twitter TrendsUsing the Social FrameworkThe Twitter Trends ApplicationRetrieving the trendsBuilding a UIParsing the JSON documentTidying upRegular ExpressionsIntroduction to Regular ExpressionsNSRegularExpressionRegexKitLiteFaking regex support with the built-in NSPredicateStoring DataUsing Flat FilesReading and writing text contentCreating temporary filesOther file manipulationStoring Information in a SQL DatabaseAdding a database to your projectData persistence for the City Guide applicationRefactoring and rethinkingCore Data
Hardware SupportNetwork AvailabilityCamera AvailabilityAudio Input AvailabilityGPS AvailabilityMagnetometer AvailabilitySetting Required Hardware CapabilitiesPersistent WiFiBackground ModesDifferences Between iPhone and iPadUsing the CameraThe Core Motion FrameworkPulling Motion DataPushing Motion DataThe AccelerometerUsing the accelerometer directlyThe GyroscopeUsing the gyroscope directlyThe MagnetometerUsing the magnetometer directlyAccessing the Proximity SensorUsing Vibration

The Core Location FrameworkDevice HeadingLocation-Dependent WeatherReverse GeocodingForward GeocodingCLPlacemark ObjectsModifying the Weather ApplicationUser Location and MapKitAnnotating Maps
How Can I Use iCloud?iCloud BackupProvisioning Your Application for iCloudUsing Key-Value StorageWrapping Up
Application PreferencesThe Accounts FrameworkThe Social FrameworkSending TweetsMaking Posts to FacebookCustom URL SchemesUsing Custom SchemesMaking a telephone callOpening the Settings applicationRegistering Custom SchemesMedia PlaybackUsing the Address BookInteractive People PickingProgrammatic People PickingSending Text Messages
Adding Missing FeaturesAdding an IconAdding a Launch ImageChanging the Display NameEnabling RotationBuilding and SigningAd Hoc DistributionObtaining a distribution certificateRegistering devicesCreating a provisioning profileBuilding your application for ad hoc distributionDistributing an ad hoc buildDeveloper-to-Developer DistributionApp Store DistributionSubmitting to the App StoreBuilding Your Application for App Store DistributionThe App Store Resource CenterReasons for Rejection
Cocoa and Objective-CThe iOS SDKWeb ApplicationsPhoneGapCore DataIn-App PurchaseMKStoreKitCore AnimationGame KitWriting GamesLook and FeelHardware Accessories

Overview

Get a rapid introduction to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch programming. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn how to develop your first marketable iOS application, from opening Xcode to submitting your product to the App Store. Whether you’re a developer new to Mac programming or an experienced Mac developer ready to tackle iOS, this is your book.

You’ll learn about Objective-C and the core frameworks hands-on by writing several sample iOS applications, giving you the basic skills for building your own applications independently. Packed with code samples, this book is refreshed and updated for iOS 6 and Xcode 4.