Sams Teach Yourself Core Data for Mac® and iOS in 24 Hours, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Table of Contents
5. About the Author
6. Acknowledgments
7. Want to Hear from You!
8. Reader Services
9. Introduction
   1. Who Should Read This Book
   2. Some Points to Keep in Mind
   3. How This Book Is Organized
10. Part I. Getting Started with Core Data
    1. Hour 1. Introducing Xcode 4
       1. Getting to Know Xcode
       2. Goodbye “Hello, World”
       3. Hello, App Development for Mac OS X and iOS
       4. Getting Started with Xcode
       5. Using the Navigator
       6. Using Editors
       7. Working with Assistant
       8. Getting Help in an Editor Window
       9. Using Utilities—Inspectors
       10. Using Utilities—Libraries
       11. Using the Text Editor
       12. Using the Organizer Window
       13. Summary
       14. Workshop
       15. Activities
    2. Hour 2. Creating a Simple App
       1. Starting to Build an App
       2. Building the Project
       3. Exploring the App
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    3. Hour 3. Understanding the Basic Code Structure
       1. Working with the Code
       2. Looking at Object-Oriented Programming in the Context of Objective-C
       3. Using Declared Properties
       4. Messaging in Objective-C
       5. Using Protocols and Delegates
       6. Using the Model/View/Controller Concepts
       7. Importing and Using Declarations in Files
       8. Summary
       9. Workshop
       10. Activities
11. Part II. Using Core Data
    1. Hour 4. Getting the Big Core Data Picture
       1. Starting Out with Core Data
       2. Examining Core Data at Runtime: The Core Data Stack
       3. Working with Fetched Results
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    2. Hour 5. Working with Data Models
       1. Making the Abstract Concrete
       2. Working with Entities
       3. Adding Attributes to Entities
       4. Linking Entities with Relationships
       5. Keeping Track of Your Data in Files and Documents
       6. Summary
       7. Workshop
       8. Activities
    3. Hour 6. Working with the Core Data Model Editor
       1. Moving the Data Model from Paper to Xcode and the Core Data Model Editor
       2. Adding Entities to the Data Model
       3. Choosing the Editor Style
       4. Adding Relationships to a Data Model
       5. Summary
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
    4. Hour 7. What Managed Objects Can Do
       1. Using Managed Objects
       2. Deciding Whether to Override NSManagedObject
       3. Overriding NSManagedObject
       4. Implementing Transformation in an NSManagedObject Subclass
       5. Summary
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
    5. Hour 8. Controllers: Integrating the Data Model with Your Code
       1. Looking Inside Model/View/Controller
       2. Integrating Views and Data on Mac OS
       3. Integrating Views and Data on iOS
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    6. Hour 9. Fetching Data
       1. Choosing the Core Data Architecture
       2. Exploring the Core Data Fetching Process
       3. Using Managed Object Contexts
       4. Creating and Using a Fetch Request
       5. Stopping the Action to Add New Data
       6. Optimizing Interfaces for Core Data
       7. Taking Advantage of Mac OS Interface Features for Core Data
       8. Taking Advantage of iOS Interface Features for Core Data
       9. Summary
       10. Workshop
       11. Activities
    7. Hour 10. Working with Predicates and Sorting
       1. Understanding Predicates
       2. Constructing Predicates
       3. Creating a Fetch Request and Predicate with Xcode
       4. Sorting Data
       5. Summary
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
12. Part III. Developing the Core Data Interface
    1. Hour 11. Finding Your Way Around the Interface Builder Editor: The Graphics Story
       1. Starting to Work with the Interface Builder Editor in Xcode
       2. Creating a Universal App and Interacting with the Device
       3. Working with the Canvas
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    2. Hour 12. Finding Your Way Around the Interface Builder Editor: The Code Story
       1. Using the Connections Inspector
       2. Using IBOutlets for Data Elements
       3. Summary
       4. Workshop
       5. Activities
    3. Hour 13. Control-Dragging Your Way to Code
       1. Repurposing the Master-Detail Application Template
       2. Adding New Fields as IBOutlets
       3. Summary
       4. Workshop
       5. Activities
    4. Hour 14. Working with Storyboards and Swapping Views
       1. Creating a Project with a Storyboard
       2. Swapping Views on iOS Devices
       3. Swapping Detail Views (the Old Way)
       4. Understanding the Storyboard Concept
       5. Looking at the Estimator Storyboard and Code
       6. Creating a Storyboard
       7. Summary
       8. Q&A
       9. Workshop
       10. Activities
13. Part IV. Building the Core Data Code
    1. Hour 15. Saving Data with a Navigation Interface
       1. Using a Navigation Interface to Edit and Save Data
       2. Starting from the Master-Detail Template
       3. Using the Debugger to Watch the Action
       4. Adding a Managed Object
       5. Moving and Saving Data
       6. Cleaning Up the Interface
       7. Summary
       8. Workshop
       9. Activities
    2. Hour 16. Using Split Views on iPad
       1. Moving to the iPad
       2. Implementing the Second Interface
       3. Changing the Data Update and Saving Code
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    3. Hour 17. Structuring Apps for Core Data, Documents, and Shoeboxes
       1. Looking at Apps from the Core Data Point of View: The Role of Documents
       2. Exploring App Structure for Documents, Mac OS, and iOS
       3. Moving Data Models
       4. Moving a Data Model from One Project to Another
       5. Summary
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
    4. Hour 18. Validating Data
       1. Using Validation Rules in the Data Model
       2. Setting Up Rules in Your Data Model
       3. Entering Data into the Interface and Moving It to the Data Model (and Vice Versa)
       4. Creating Subclasses of NSManagedObject for Your Entities
       5. Summary
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
14. Part V. Managing Data and Interfaces
    1. Hour 19. Using UITableView on iOS
       1. Working with Table Views and iOS, Mac OS, and Core Data
       2. Comparing Interfaces: Settings on iOS and System Preferences on Mac OS
       3. Using UITableView Without Core Data
       4. Using UITableView with Core Data
       5. Summary
       6. Q&A
       7. Workshop
       8. Activities
    2. Hour 20. Using NSTableView on Mac OS
       1. Exploring the New NSTableView Features
       2. Building an NSTableView App
       3. Summary
       4. Q&A
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    3. Hour 21. Rearranging Table Rows on iOS
       1. Handling the Ordering of Table Rows
       2. Allowing a Table Row to Be Moved
       3. Doing the Move
       4. Summary
       5. Q&A
       6. Workshop
       7. Activities
    4. Hour 22. Managing Validation
       1. Validation for Free
       2. Validation on Mac OS
       3. Programming Validation for iOS or Mac OS
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    5. Hour 23. Interacting with Users
       1. Choosing an Editing Interface
       2. Communicating with Users
       3. Using Sheets and Modal Windows on Mac OS
       4. Summary
       5. Workshop
       6. Activities
    6. Hour 24. Migrating Data Models
       1. Introducing the Core Data Migration Continuum
       2. Managing Data Model Migration
       3. Working with Data Model Versions
       4. Using Automatic Lightweight Migration
       5. Looking at a Mapping Model Overview
       6. Summary
       7. Workshop
       8. Activities
15. Appendix A. What’s Old in Core Data, Cocoa, Xcode, and Objective-C
    1. Declared Properties
    2. Required and Optional Methods in Protocols
    3. Storyboards in Interface Builder
    4. Ordered Relationships
16. Index