Overview

In this book, the world's leading Apple platform development trainers offer a complete, practical, hands-on introduction to iPhone and iPad programming. The authors walk through all the Apple tools and technologies needed to build successful iPhone/iPad/iPod touch apps, including the iOS 4.3 SDK, the Objective-C language, Xcode 4, Foundation framework, and the classes that make up the iOS UI framework. The many topics covered in this book include: Easily setting up elegant, efficient user interfaces with UIKit Creating effective visuals, animation, and effects with Core Graphics and Core Animation Making the most of the iOS multi-touch event handling and accelerometer data Building location-aware iOS applications utilizing Core Location and MapKit Localizing applications for international use Creating applications that capture audio and play media Storing data in files or with Core Data New chapters added to this edition include: iPad-friendly interfaces, including UIPopoverController and UISplitViewController Blocks and Categories Instruments and Xcode’s static analyzer UIWebView and connecting with web servers Push Notifications iOS Programming also includes a handy Xcode Quick Reference Card that lists Xcode 4's most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

Full Product Details

Author:   Joe Conway ,  Aaron Hillegass
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Big Nerd Ranch Guides
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 18.10cm
Weight:   1.128kg
ISBN:  

9780321773777

ISBN 10:   0321773772
Pages:   590
Publication Date:   07 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780321821522
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Simple iOS Application Chapter 2: Objective-C Chapter 3: Memory Management Chapter 4: Delegation and Core Location Chapter 5: Map Kit and Text input Chapter 6: Subclassing UIView Chapter 7: View Controllers (Low Memory Warnings) Chapter 8: The Accelerometer Chapter 9: Notification and Rotation Chapter 10: UITableView and UITableViewController Chapter 11: Editing UITableView Chapter 12: UINavigationController Chapter 13: Camera Chapter 14: UIPopoverController and UISplitViewController (New) Chapter 15: Saving, Loading and Multitasking Chapter 16: Subclassing UITableViewCell Chapter 17: Core Data (New) Chapter 18: Localization Chapter 19: Settings Chapter 20: Touch Events and UIResponder Chapter 21: Instruments Chapter 22: Core Animation Layers Chapter 23: Controlling Animation with CAAnimation Chapter 24: Blocks and Categories (New) Chapter 25: Web Services and UIWebView (New) Chapter 26: UISplitViewController (New) Chapter 27: Media Playback and Background Execution Chapter 28: Bonjour and Web Servers (New) Chapter 29: Push Notifications and Networking (New) Chapter 30: Afterword

Reviews

Pick up this book and turn yourself into an iPhone developer. - Dietrich Kappe, CTO Pathfinder Development

Pick up this book and turn yourself into an iPhone developer. -- Dietrich Kappe, CTO Pathfinder Development

Pick up this book and turn yourself into an iPhone developer. - Dietrich Kappe, CTO Pathfinder Development

Author Information

Joe Conway, iPhone instructor for The Big Nerd Ranch, has been writing software on the Mac platform since he was a teenager, and began consulting and training for The Big Nerd Ranch shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. Aaron Hillegass, CEO of Big Nerd Ranch, has more than 18 years of experience as a software engineer and developer trainer. He wrote the Big Nerd Ranch course on Cocoa, drawing from his experiences working at Apple and NeXT as senior trainer and curriculum developer. He is the author of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (Addison-Wesley), the definitive guide to Cocoa programming.

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