Opis: iOS 8 Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself - John Ray

In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today's hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! * Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. * Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge. * By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. * Did You Know? tips show you easier ways to perform tasks. * Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. John Ray is currently serving as the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems at the Ohio State University. His many books include Using TCP/IP: Special Edition, Maximum Mac OS X Security, Mac OS X Unleashed, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself iOS 7 Application Development in 24 Hours. Printed in full color-figures and code appear as they do in Xcode * Covers iOS 8 and up * Learn to navigate the Xcode 6.x development environment * Prepare your system and iDevice for efficient development * Get started quickly with Apple's new language: Swift * Test code using the new iOS Playground * Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development pattern * Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, Exits, Image Slicing, and the iOS Object Library * Use Auto Layout and Size Classes to adapt to different screen sizes and orientations * Build advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more * Read and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins * Use the iOS media playback and recording capabilities * Take photos and manipulate graphics with Core Image * Sense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS * Integrate online services using Twitter, Facebook, Email, Web Views, and Apple Maps * Create universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPad * Write background-aware multitasking applications * Trace, debug, and monitor your applications as they runIntroduction 1 HOUR 1: Preparing Your System and iDevice for Development 5 Welcome to the iOS Platform ... 5 Becoming an iOS Developer ... 9 Running an iOS App ... 16 Developer Technology Overview ... 23 Further Exploration ... 24 Summary ... 24 Q&A ... 25 Workshop ... 25 Activities ... 27 HOUR 2: Introduction to Xcode and the iOS Simulator 29 Using Xcode ... 29 Using the iOS Simulator ... 63 Further Exploration ... 71 Summary ... 71 Q&A ... 72 Workshop ... 72 Activities ... 75 HOUR 3: Discovering Swift and the iOS Playground 77 Object-Oriented Programming and Swift ... 77 The Terminology of Object-Oriented Development ... 79 Exploring the Swift File Structure ... 82 Swift Programming Basics ... 88 Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting ... 107 Introducing the iOS Playground ... 108 Further Exploration ... 112 Summary ... 112 Q&A ... 113 Workshop ... 113 Activities ... 116 HOUR 4: Inside Cocoa Touch 117 What Is Cocoa Touch? ... 117 Exploring the iOS Technology Layers ... 119 Tracing the iOS Application Life Cycle ... 126 Cocoa Fundamentals ... 127 Exploring the iOS Frameworks with Xcode ... 135 Further Exploration ... 143 Summary ... 143 Q&A ... 143 Workshop ... 144 Activities ... 146 HOUR 5: Exploring Interface Builder 147 Understanding Interface Builder ... 147 Creating User Interfaces ... 154 Customizing the Interface Appearance ... 164 Connecting to Code ... 170 Further Exploration ... 179 Summary ... 180 Q&A ... 181 Workshop ... 181 Activities ... 184 HOUR 6: Model-View-Controller Application Design 185 Understanding the MVC Design Pattern ... 185 How Xcode Implements MVC ... 187 Using the Single View Application Template ... 191 Further Exploration ... 209 Summary ... 210 Q&A ... 210 Workshop ... 210 Activities ... 213 HOUR 7: Working with Text, Keyboards, and Buttons 215 Basic User Input and Output ... 215 Using Text Fields, Text Views, and Buttons ... 217 Further Exploration ... 246 Summary ... 246 Q&A ... 247 Workshop ... 247 Activities ... 249 HOUR 8: Handling Images, Animation, Sliders, and Steppers 251 User Input and Output ... 251 Creating and Managing Image Animations, Sliders, and Steppers ... 253 Further Exploration ... 275 Summary ... 276 Q&A ... 276 Workshop ... 277 Activities ... 279 HOUR 9: Using Advanced Interface Objects and Views 281 User Input and Output (Continued) ... 281 Using Switches, Segmented Controls, and Web Views ... 287 Using Scrolling Views ... 303 Further Exploration ... 312 Summary ... 313 Q&A ... 313 Workshop ... 313 Activities ... 316 HOUR 10: Getting the User's Attention 317 Alerting the User ... 317 Exploring User Alert Methods ... 328 Further Exploration ... 343 Summary ... 344 Q&A ... 344 Workshop ... 344 Activities ... 347 HOUR 11: Implementing Multiple Scenes and Popovers 349 Introducing Multiscene Storyboards ... 350 Using Segues ... 377 Popovers, Universal Applications, and iPhones ... 390 Further Exploration ... 395 Summary ... 396 Q&A ... 396 Workshop ... 396 Activities ... 399 HOUR 12: Making Choices with Toolbars and Pickers 401 Understanding the Role of Toolbars ... 401 Exploring Pickers ... 404 Using the Date Picker ... 412 Using a Custom Picker ... 425 Further Exploration ... 440 Summary ... 441 Q&A ... 441 Workshop ... 442 Activities ... 444 HOUR 13: Advanced Storyboards Using Navigation and Tab Bar Controllers 445 Advanced View Controllers ... 445 Exploring Navigation Controllers ... 447 Understanding Tab Bar Controllers ... 452 Using a Navigation Controller ... 458 Using a Tab Bar Controller ... 469 Further Exploration ... 479 Summary ... 480 Q&A ... 480 Workshop ... 481 Activities ... 483 HOUR 14: Navigating Information Using Table Views and Split View Controllers 485 Understanding Tables ... 486 Exploring the Split View Controller ... 495 A Simple Table View Application ... 498 Creating a Master-Detail Application ... 507 Further Exploration ... 521 Summary ... 522 Q&A ... 523 Workshop ... 523 Activities ... 525 HOUR 15: Reading and Writing Application Data 527 iOS Applications and Data Storage ... 527 Data Storage Approaches ... 530 Creating Implicit Preferences ... 539 Implementing System Settings ... 546 Implementing File System Storage ... 559 Further Exploration ... 567 Summary ... 568 Q&A ... 568 Workshop ... 569 Activities ... 571 HOUR 16: Building Responsive User Interfaces 573 Responsive Interfaces ... 573 Using Auto Layout ... 578 Programmatically Defined Interfaces ... 600 Further Exploration ... 607 Summary ... 607 Q&A ... 608 Workshop ... 608 Activities ... 610 HOUR 17: Using Advanced Touches and Gestures 611 Multitouch Gesture Recognition ... 611 Adding Gesture Recognizers ... 612 Using Gesture Recognizers ... 614 Further Exploration ... 635 Summary ... 635 Q&A ... 636 Workshop ... 636 Activities ... 638 HOUR 18: Sensing Orientation and Motion 639 Understanding Motion Hardware ... 639 Accessing Orientation and Motion Data ... 643 Sensing Orientation ... 647 Detecting Acceleration, Tilt, and Rotation ... 652 Further Exploration ... 663 Summary ... 664 Q&A ... 664 Workshop ... 664 Activities ... 666 HOUR 19: Working with Rich Media 669 Exploring Rich Media ... 669 The Media Playground Application ... 683 Further Exploration ... 708 Summary ... 709 Q&A ... 709 Workshop ... 710 Activities ... 712 HOUR 20: Interacting with Other iOS Services 713 Extending iOS Service Integration ... 713 Using the Address Book, Email, Social Networking, and Maps ... 730 Further Exploration ... 746 Summary ... 746 Q&A ... 746 Workshop ... 747 Activities ... 749 HOUR 21: Implementing Location Services 751 Understanding Core Location ... 751 Creating a Location-Aware Application ... 758 Further Exploration ... 777 Summary ... 778 Q&A ... 778 Workshop ... 778 Activities ... 781 HOUR 22: Building Background-Ready Applications 783 Understanding iOS Backgrounding ... 783 Disabling Backgrounding ... 789 Handling Background Suspension ... 790 Implementing Local Notifications ... 792 Using Task-Specific Background Processing... 795 Completing a Long-Running Background Task ... 800 Performing a Background Fetch ... 806 Further Exploration ... 810 Summary ... 811 Q&A ... 811 Workshop ... 812 Activities ... 814 HOUR 23: Building Universal Applications 815 Universal Application Development ... 815 Size Classes ... 819 Further Exploration ... 833 Summary ... 834 Q&A ... 834 Workshop ... 834 Activities ... 836 HOUR 24: Application Tracing, Monitoring, and Debugging 837 Instant Feedback with NSLog ... 838 Using the Xcode Debugger ... 841 Further Exploration ... 858 Summary ... 859 Q&A ... 859 Workshop ... 859 Activities ... 862 Index 863 ONLINE APPENDIX A: Introducing Xcode Source Control

Szczegóły: iOS 8 Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself - John Ray

Tytuł: iOS 8 Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself
Autor: John Ray
Producent: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 9780672337239
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 928
Waga: 1.2 kg

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