Pro Core Data for iOS: Data Access and Persistence Engine for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Title
2. Dedication
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Authors
6. About the Technical Reviewer
7. Acknowledgments
8. Introduction
   1. Why a Second Edition?
   2. What You'll Need
   3. What You'll Find
   4. How This Book Is Organized
   5. Source Code and Errata
   6. How to Contact Us
9. Chapter 1: Getting Started
   1. What Is Core Data?
   2. History of Persistence in iOS
   3. Creating a Basic Core Data Application
   4. Adding Core Data to an Existing Project
   5. Summary
10. Chapter 2: Understanding Core Data
    1. Core Data Framework Classes
    2. How the Classes Interact
    3. Summary
11. Chapter 3: Storing Data: SQLite and Other Options
    1. Visualizing the User Interface
    2. Using SQLite as the Persistent Store
    3. Using an In-Memory Persistent Store
    4. Creating Your Own Custom Persistent Store
    5. Summary
12. Chapter 4: Creating a Data Model
    1. Designing Your Database
    2. Using the Xcode Data Modeler
    3. Creating Entities
    4. Creating Attributes
    5. Creating Relationships
    6. Summary
13. Chapter 5: Working with Data Objects
    1. Understanding CRUD
    2. Generating Classes
    3. Modifying Generated Classes
    4. Using the Transformable Type
    5. Validating Data
    6. Undoing and Redoing
    7. Summary
14. Chapter 6: Refining Result Sets
    1. Building the Test Application
    2. Filtering
    3. Aggregating
    4. Sorting
    5. Summary
15. Chapter 7: Tuning Performance and Memory Usage
    1. Building the Application for Testing
    2. Faulting
    3. Caching
    4. Expiring
    5. Uniquing
    6. Improve Performance with Better Predicates
    7. Analyzing Performance
    8. Summary
16. Chapter 8: Versioning and Migrating Data
    1. Versioning
    2. Lightweight Migrations
    3. Creating a Mapping Model
    4. Migrating Data
    5. Custom Migrations
    6. Summary
17. Chapter 9: Managing Table Views Using a Fetched Results Controller
    1. Understanding NSFetchedResultsController
    2. Understanding NSFetchedResultsController Delegates
    3. Using NSFetchedResultsController
    4. Implementing NSFetchedResultsController in League Manager
    5. Implementing the NSFetchedResultsController
    6. Implementing the NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate Protocol
    7. Summary
18. Chapter 10: Using Core Data in Advanced Applications
    1. Creating an Application for Note and Password Storage and Encryption
    2. Splitting Data Across Multiple Persistent Stores
    3. Adding Encryption
    4. Sending Notifications When Data Changes
    5. Seeding Data
    6. Error Handling
    7. Summary
19. Index