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IOS 5 Programming Cookbook Solutions and Examples for IPhone, IPad, and IPod Touch Apps

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ISBN-10: 1449311431

ISBN-13: 9781449311438

Edition: 2012

Authors: Vandad Nahavandipoor

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With the recipes in this updated cookbook, you'll go beyond theory to solve the vexing, real-life issues you're likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code that you can use right away. You'll find solutions for working with development frameworks in iOS SDK 5 and technologies such as Cocoa, Objective-C, Xcode, and Interface Builder. Whether you have a little or a lot of experience with iOS development, you'll find the help you need for every phase of the process, from initial idea to completed project.Work with Objective-C classes, objects, properties, delegates, and memory managementConstruct a user interface…    
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List price: $52.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 876
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.19" long x 1.74" tall
Weight: 3.168
Language: English

Vandad Nahavandipoor has developed software using Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Assembly, Delphi, and .NET for many years. As a staff member of a company that is a global leader in mobile money solutions in London, he has worked with some of the world's biggest brands--such as Visa and US Bank---to deliver mobile applications to their customers. Vandad brings an interest in management, leadership and entrepreneurship to his work, believing in the synergy that is achieved as a result of cooperation and working together in a team.

Preface
The Basic
Creating a Simple iOS App in Xcode
Understanding Interface Builder
Compiling iOS Apps
Running iOS Apps on the Simulator
Running iOS Apps on iOS Devices
Packaging iOS Apps for Distribution
Declaring Variables in Objective-C
Allocating and Making Use of Strings
Comparing Values in Objective-C with an If Statement
Implementing Loops with For Statements
Implementing While Loops
Creating Custom Classes
Defining Functionality for Classes
Defining Two or More Methods with the Same Name
Allocating and Initializing Objects
Adding Properties to Classes
Moving From Manual Reference Counting to Automatic Reference Counting
Typecasting with Automatic Reference Counting
Delegating Tasks with Protocols
Determining Whether Instance or Class Methods Are Available
Determining Whether a Class Is Available at Runtime
Allocating and Making Use of Numbers
Allocating and Making Use of Arrays
Allocating and Making Use of Dictionaries
Allocating and Making Use of Sets
Creating Bundles
Loading Data From the Main Bundle
Loading Data From Other Bundles
Sending Notifications with NSNotificationCenter
Listening for Notifications Sent From NSNotificationCenter
Implementing Controllers and Views
Displaying Alerts with UIAlertView
Creating and Using Switches with UISwitch
Picking Values with UIPickerView
Picking the Date and Time with UIDatePicker
Implementing Range Pickers with UISlider
Grouping Compact Options with UISegmentedControl
Presenting and Managing Views with UIViewController
Implementing Navigation with UINavigationController
Manipulating a Navigation Controller's Array of View Controllers
Displaying an Image on a Navigation Bar
Adding Buttons to Navigation Bars Using UIBarButtonItem
Presenting Multiple View Controllers with UITabBarController
Displaying Static Text with UILabel
Accepting User Text Input with UITextField
Displaying Long Lines of Text with UITextView
Adding Buttons to the User Interface with UIButton
Displaying Images with UIImageView
Creating Scrollable Content with UIScrollView
Loading Web Pages with UIWebView
Presenting Master-Detail Views with UISplitViewController
Enabling Paging with UIPageViewController
Displaying Popovers with UIPopoverController
Displaying Progress with UIProgressView
Listening and Reacting to Keyboard Notifications
Constructing and Using Table Views
Instantiating a Table View
Assigning a Delegate to a Table View
Populating a Table View with Data
Receiving and Handling Table View Events
Using Different Types of Accessories in a Table View Cell
Creating Custom Table View Cell Accessories
Displaying Hierarchical Data in Table Views
Enabling Swipe Deletion of Table View Cells
Constructing Headers and Footers in Table Views
Displaying Context Menus on Table Views Cells
Moving Cells and Sections in Table Views
Deleting Cells and Sections From Table Views
Storyboards
Creating a Project with Storyboards
Adding a Navigation Controller to a Storyboard
Passing Data From One Screen to Another
Adding a Storyboard to an Existing Project
Concurrency
Constructing Block Objects
Accessing Variables in Block Objects
Invoking Block Objects
Dispatching Tasks to Grand Central Dispatch
Performing UI-Related Tasks with GCD
Performing Non-UI Related Tasks Synchronously with GCD
Performing Non-UI Related Tasks Asynchronously with GCD
Performing Tasks After a Delay with GCD
Performing a Task Only Once with GCD
Grouping Tasks Together with GCD
Constructing Your Own Dispatch Queues with GCD
Running Tasks Synchronously with Operations
Running Tasks Asynchronously with Operations
Creating Dependency Between Operations
Creating Timers
Creating Concurrency with Threads
Invoking Background Methods
Exiting Threads and Timers
Core Location and Maps
Creating a Map View
Handling the Events of a Map View
Pinpointing the Location of a Device
Displaying Pins on a Map View
Displaying Pins with Different Colors on a Map View
Displaying Custom Pins on a Map View
Converting Meaningful Addresses to Longitude and Latitude
Converting Longitude and Latitude to a Meaningful Address
Implementing Gesture Recognizers
Detecting Swipe Gestures
Detecting Rotation Gestures
Detecting Panning and Dragging Gestures
Detecting Long Press Gestures
Detecting Tap Gestures
Detecting Pinch Gestures
Networking, JSON, XML, and Twitter
Downloading Asynchronously with NSURLConnection
Handling Timeouts in Asynchronous Connections
Downloading Synchronously with NSURLConnection
Modifying a URL Request with NSMutableURLRequest
Sending HTTP GET Requests with NSURLConnection
Sending HTTP POST Requests with NSURLConnection
Sending HTTP DELETE Requests with NSURLConnection
Sending HTTP PUT Requests with NSURLConnection
Serializing Arrays and Dictionaries into JSON
Deserializing JSON into Arrays and Dictionaries
Integrating Twitter Functionality into Your Apps
Parsing XML with NSXMLParser
Audio and Video
Playing Audio Files
Handling Interruptions While Playing Audio
Recording Audio
Handling Interruptions While Recording Audio
Playing Audio Over Other Active Sounds
Playing Video Files
Capturing Thumbnails From a Video File
Accessing the Music Library
Address Book
Retrieving a Reference to an Address Book
Retrieving All the People in the Address Book
Retrieving Properties of Address Book Entries
Inserting a Person Entry into the Address Book
Inserting a Group Entry into the Address Book
Adding Persons to Groups
Searching the Address Book
Retrieving and Setting a Person's Address Book Image
Camera and the Photo Library
Detecting and Probing the Camera
Taking Photos with the Camera
Taking Videos with the Camera
Storing Photos in the Photo Library
Storing Videos in the Photo Library
Retrieving Photos and Videos From the Photo Library
Retrieving Assets From the Assets Library
Editing Videos on an iOS Device
Multitasking
Detecting the Availability of Multitasking
Completing a Long-Running Task in the Background
Receiving Local Notifications in the Background
Playing Audio in the Background
Handling Location Changes in the Background
Saving and Loading the State of Multitasking iOS Apps
Handling Network Connections in the Background
Handling Notifications Delivered to a Waking App
Responding to Changes in App Settings
Opting Out of Multitasking
CoreData
Creating a Core Data Model with Xcode
Generating Class Files for Core Data Entities
Creating and Saving Data Using Core Data
Reading Data From Core Data
Deleting Data From Core Data
Sorting Data in Core Data
Boosting Data Access in Table Views
Implementing Relationships in Core Data
Dates, Calendars, and Events
Retrieving the List of Calendars
Adding Events to Calendars
Accessing the Contents of Calendars
Removing Events From Calendars
Adding Recurring Events to Calendars
Retrieving the Attendees of an Event
Adding Alarms to Calendars
Handling Event Changed Notifications
Presenting Event View Controllers
Presenting Event Edit View Controllers
Graphic and Animations
Enumerating and Loading Fonts
Drawing Text
Constructing, Setting, and Using Colors
Drawing Images
Drawing Lines
Constructing Paths
Drawing Rectangles
Adding Shadows to Shapes
Drawing Gradients
Displacing Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
Scaling Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
Rotating Shapes Drawn on Graphic Contexts
Animating and Moving Views
Animating and Scaling Views
Animating and Rotating Views
Core Motion
Detecting the Availability of an Accelerometer
Detecting the Availability of a Gyroscope
Retrieving Accelerometer Data
Detecting Shakes on an iOS Device
Retrieving Gyroscope Data
iCIoud
Setting Up Your App for iCloud
Storing and Synchronizing Dictionaries in iCloud
Creating and Managing Folders for Apps in iCloud
Searching for Files and Folders in iCloud
Storing User Documents in iCloud
Managing the State of Documents in iCloud
Handling Conflicts in iCloud Documents
Index