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Beginning iOS 6 Development

Exploring the iOS SDK

Apress

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  • The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning i.
  • Phone Development is back again for Beginning i. OS 6 Development, bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and greatest new 64-bit i. OS, i. OS 6 and its SDK, as well as with the latest version of Xcode.

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Welcome to the Jungle

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 1-10
  3. Appeasing the Tiki Gods

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 11-42
  4. Handling Basic Interaction

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 43-68
  5. More User Interface Fun

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 69-113
  6. Autorotation and Autosizing

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 115-138
  7. Multiview Applications

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 139-168
  8. Tab Bars and Pickers

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 169-220
  9. Introduction to Table Views

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 221-267
  10. Navigation Controllers and Table Views

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 269-339
  11. Storyboards

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 341-366
  12. iPad Considerations

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 367-395
  13. Application Settings and User Defaults

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 397-434
  14. Basic Data Persistence

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 435-479
  15. Hey! You! Get onto iCloud!

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 481-510
  16. Grand Central Dispatch, Background Processing, and You

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 511-544
  17. Drawing with Quartz and OpenGL

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 545-583
  18. Taps, Touches, and Gestures

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 585-617
  19. Where Am I? Finding Your Way with Core Location and Map Kit

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 619-635
  20. Whee! Gyro and Accelerometer!

    • David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson
    Pages 637-666

About this book

The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone Development is back again for Beginning iOS 6 Development, bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and greatest iOS 6 SDK, as well as with the latest version of Xcode. 

There's coverage of brand new technologies, with chapters on storyboards and iCloud, for example, as well as significant updates to existing chapters to bring them in line with all the changes that came with the iOS 6 SDK. You'll have everything you need to create your very own apps for the latest iOS devices, including the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the latest iPod touch. Every single sample app in the book has been rebuilt from scratch using latest Xcode and the latest 64-bit iOS 6-specific project templates and designed to take advantage of the latest Xcode features.

Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Beginning iOS 6 Development offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch programming. The book starts with the basics, walking through the process of downloading and installing Xcode and the iOS 6 SDK, and then guides you though the creation of your first simple application.

From there, you’ll learn how to integrate all the interface elements Apple touch users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, and sliders. You’ll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified, and you’ll learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You’ll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using a variety of persistence techniques, including Core Data and SQLite. And there’s much more! You’ll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES, add multitouch gestural support (pinches and swipes) to yourapplications, and work with the camera, photo library, accelerometer, and built-in GPS. You’ll discover the fine points of application preferences and learn how to localize your apps for multiple languages.

  • The iOS 6 update to the bestselling and most recommended book for Cocoa touch developers
  • Packed full of tricks, techniques, and enthusiasm for the new SDK from a developer perspective
  • Written in an accessible, easy-to-follow style

About the authors

Dave Mark is a longtime Mac developer and author who has written a number of books on Mac and iOS development, including Beginning iPhone 4 Development (Apress, 2010), More iPhone 3 Development (Apress, 2010), Learn C on the Mac (Apress, 2008), The Macintosh Programming Primer series (Addison-Wesley, 1992), and Ultimate Mac Programming (Wiley, 1995). Dave loves the water and spends as much time as possible on it, in it, or near it. He lives with his wife and three children in Virginia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beginning iOS 6 Development

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring the iOS SDK

  • Authors: David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, Fredrik Olsson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4513-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: David Mark and Jack Nutting and Jeff LaMarche and Fredrik Olsson 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-4512-4Published: 11 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-4513-1Published: 30 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 764

  • Topics: Apple and iOS, Computer Applications

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access