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Learning SQLite for iOS
Gene Da Rocha, MSc, BSc (Hons)
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About This Book
Extend SQLite with mobile development skills to build great apps for iOS devices
About This Book
- Implement Swift code using SQLite statements
- Learn the background to SQL and SQLite for mobile development, its statements, and command features through practical examples
- Extend the standard SQLite functionality and increase your software creation portfolio
Who This Book Is For
This book is intended for those who want to learn about SQLite and how to develop apps in Swift or HTML5 using SQLite. Whether you are an expert Objective-C programmer or new to this platform, you'll learn quickly, grasping the code in real-world apps to use Swift.
What You Will Learn
- Explore Swift's basic language statements
- Connect to SQLite and execute SQL statements
- Extend the SQLite language to create your own software extensions
- Use HTML5 with Phonegap on iOS
- Set up a Swift project using XCode with SQLite
- Administer SQLite databases in an easy and effective way
In Detail
The ability to use SQLite with iOS provides a great opportunity to build amazing apps. Apple's iOS SDK provides native support for SQLite databases. This combination offers the potential to create powerful, data-persistent applications.
This book starts with the architecture of SQLite database and introduces you to concepts in SQL. You will find yourself equipped to design your own database system, administer it, and maintain it. Further, you will learn how to operate your SQLite databases smoothly using SQL commands.
You will be able to extend the functionality of SQLite by using its vast arsenal of C API calls to build some interesting, exciting, new, and intelligent data-driven applications. Understand how Xcode, HTML5, and Phonegap can be used to build a cross-platform modern app which can benefit from all these technologies - all through creating a complete, customizable application skeleton that you can build on for your own apps.
Style and approach
This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to developing applications using SQLite and iOS.
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Learning SQLite for iOS
Table of Contents
Learning SQLite for iOS
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface
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1. Introduction to SQL and SQLite
About SQL
Where does SQLite stand in today's industry?
iOS with SQLite
Embedded databases
The architecture of the SQLite database
Features
The advantages of using SQLite
Working with SQLite
The examples of using SQLite with iOS
Summary
2. Database Design Concepts
Database essentials
Reasons for using SQLite
Database connections
Preparing queries
Parameterized SQL
Error handling
Queries within the db.exec statement
SQL injection attacks
Creating user-defined functions
Transactions and locks
Transactions – reading/writing
Designing for SQLite
Summary
3. Administering the Database
Creating a database
Creating a table
Inserting data
Selecting data
Creating an index
Exporting data
Viewing database schema data
Index data
Schema data
Backing up the database
Database tools
Database file information
Summary
4. Essentials of SQL
Transactions
Query plan
SQL basics
Insert with a subselect clause
Update with a subselect clause
Select with a subselect clause
Data integrity
Default values
Constraint checking
Foreign keys
Updating Views
Index use
Triggers
Synchronous writes
Database locking and deadlocks
FMDB SQLite wrapper
Database creation and opening
SQL in iOS
Summary
5. Exposing the C API
SQLite C components' functionality
sqlite3_open()
sqlite3_prepare()
sqlite3_step()
sqlite3_column()
sqlite3_finalize()
sqlite3_close()
Using the C API with the open database statement
Using Swift with the open database statement
load_extension()
sqlite3_exec()
sqlite3_config()
The prepare statement
Summary
6. Using Swift with iOS and SQLite
Basic requirements
Starting an Xcode Project with Swift
Using the SQLite 3 Library
Using FMDB
Summary
7. iOS Development with PhoneGap and HTML5
HTML5 and PhoneGap development
An HTML5 framework
Hybrid applications
An Xcode project with PhoneGap, HTML5, and Swift
Summary
8. More Features and Advances in SQLite
PhoneGap plugins
Extensions to the C API
Write Ahead Logging with SQLite
The B-tree usage with SQLite
Creating a simple Swift
Summary
Index
Learning SQLite for iOS
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Gene Da Rocha, MSc, BSc (Hons)
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About the Author
Gene Da Rocha, MSc, BSc (Hons) in mobile and computer science is an experienced IT professional with over 25 years in the IT industry. He has worked for a variety of companies nationally and internationally, in different industries including corporate, start-up, pharmaceutical, finance, banking, and the NHS.
Gene is also the owner and founder of a mobile solutions company, Voxstar (www.voxstar.com), based in London and Buckinghamshire. He comes from a programming and development background, and has worked with database technology, iOS, Android, Windows mobile, and a variety of other technologies.
He has been helping and advising, programming, and recently testing software for a number of companies such as DigitasLBI, Oxfam, News UK, QAWorks, Reuters, and the Association for Project Management, among many others.
About the Reviewer
Alvaro Franco is an iOS engineer and web developer. He has contributed to the iOS and OS X open source community. He has also been a part of Aluana, building Mindrop, and companies such as Mozilla, where he contributed to delivering Firefox for iOS. Alvaro is also a motorsport fan and guitarist.
Ting Xiao, is a frontend developer focusing on how to make things good on the webpage; she is also working on the development of a mobile app simultaneously. She is interested in any brain technology. According to Ting, thanks to the technology, we can know this world much better.
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