Appendix A. C Syntax Summary
Objective-C is a thin layer built on top of C, but you do not need to be a C expert in order to use it. In fact, only a relatively small subset of C is used for most Objective-C projects. The reason is that the classes in the Cocoa frameworks implement many of the functions that you might otherwise work with in C. For example, with a few exceptions, handling of strings and numbers in Cocoa is done in the Cocoa classes and not in raw C. This appendix lists some of the key syntax elements that you use with Objective-C.
You can find tutorials about C on the Web and in books such as Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days by Bradley L. Jones and Peter Aitkin. The classic reference is The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) ...
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