iOS in Practice
eBook - ePub

iOS in Practice

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

iOS in Practice

About this book

Summary iOS in Practice is a hands-on guide with 98 specific techniques to help solve the specific problems you'll encounter over and over as you work on your iPhone and iPad apps. You'll dig into the practical nuts and bolts of applying views, view controllers, table views and cells, audio, images, graphics, file structure—and more. Examples written for iOS 6. About this Book When you are building an iOS app, you want more than basic concepts—you want real answers to practical problems. You want iOS in Practice. This book distills the hard-won experience of iOS developer Bear Cahill into 98 specific iOS techniques on key topics including managing data, using media, location awareness, and many more. And the sample apps are wonderful! As you pull them apart, you'll see two things: experienced app development and creative design savvy in action. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside

  • WhereIsMyCar drives you through maps, CoreLocation, and camera access.
  • PlayMyLists tunes in on settings, audio, and shake detection.
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors explores networking, voice, in-app
  • purchase, push notification, and invitations.
  • Examples written for iOS 6 using Xcode 4.5.


Written for readers who know the basics of Objective-C and are interested in practical app development. Table of Contents
PART 1 GETTING STARTED

  • Getting started with iOS development
  • Creating an iOS application
  • PART 2 PUTTING iOS INTO PRACTICE
  • Using view controllers and images in PicDecor
  • Accessing the address book/contacts in Dial4
  • MapKit and the camera in WhereIsMyCar
  • Settings, audio, and shake detection in TimeDown
  • CoreData, iPod access, and playing music—PlayMyLists
  • Push notification and in-app purchase—Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • GameCenter leaderboards and achievements—Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • iTunes API, iPad, and iAd—MusicSearch
  • Collection view, social, reminders, and state restoration—MeetSocial

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Information

Publisher
Manning
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781617291265
eBook ISBN
9781638351443
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Programming
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Dedication
  3. Brief Table of Contents
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About this Book
  8. About the Cover Illustration
  9. Part 1. Getting started
  10. Chapter 1. Getting started with iOS development
  11. Chapter 2. Creating an iOS application
  12. Part 2. Putting iOS into practice
  13. Chapter 3. Using view controllers and images in PicDecor
  14. Chapter 4. Accessing the address book/contacts in Dial4
  15. Chapter 5. MapKit and the camera in WhereIsMyCar
  16. Chapter 6. Settings, audio, and shake detection in TimeDown
  17. Chapter 7. CoreData, iPod access, and playing music—PlayMyLists
  18. Chapter 8. Push notification and in-app purchase—Rock, Paper, Scissors
  19. Chapter 9. GameCenter leaderboards and achievements—Rock, Paper, Scissors
  20. Chapter 10. iTunes API, iPad, and iAd—MusicSearch
  21. Chapter 11. Collection view, social, reminders, and state restoration—MeetSocial
  22. Appendix. The iOS developer program and app distribution
  23. Index
  24. List of Figures
  25. List of Tables
  26. List of Examples