IPhone and iPad apps for absolute beginners / Rory Lewis, Laurence Moroney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Rory, author.

Moroney, Laurence (Independent consultant), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 332 p. 329 illus.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Apress, [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, with plain English and practical examples using the latest iOS 7 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad app development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started. Teaches iPhone and iPad apps development in language anyone can understand Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, using iOS 7 Offers bonus videos from the author that enable you to follow along—it’s like your own private classroom The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone apps. Over 1 billion apps were downloaded during the nine months following the launch of the App Store, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next best-selling iPhone app—that’s why you’re reading this now! And with the popularity of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

Contents:

Intro

Contents at a Glance

Contents

About the Authors

About the TechnicalReviewer

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Getting a Mac

Getting Xcode

Getting a Store Account

Downloading and Installing Xcode

Running Xcode

The Apple Developer Portal

Summary

Chapter 2: Your First iOS Apps

Creating Your First iPhone App

Xcode and Your Project Files

Using Interface Builder to Create Your "Hello, World" App

Writing the Code for Your Application

Testing the App on the iPhone Emulator

Creating Your First iPad App

Chapter 3: Running Your App on a Device

Signing Up as an Apple Developer

Using the Developer Portal

Deploying to a Device with Xcode

Chapter 4: Your Second iOS App

Creating the Project and Adding a Graphic

Creating the User Interface

Adding the Image View

Adding a Label

Adding a Button

Writing the Code for Your App

Digging the Button Code

Editing Your Code

Pit Stop-Reviewing Some Concepts

Storyboards

Classes

Methods

Header Files

Chapter 5: Going Deeper: Patterns and Delegates

Building an App for Text Input

Create and Design your App

Set Up Your Connections and Write Your Code

Going Deeper into Text Field Behavior

Using Delegates

Setting Up the Delegate

Writing the Delegate Function

Expanding on Delegates

Dismissing the Keyboard

Changing the App to Have More Controls

Chapter 6: Debugging iOS7 Apps

Creating the App

Designing the Magic 8-ball App

Writing the Code

Debugging the App

Handling a Coding Error

Using Breakpoints

Handling Runtime Errors

Handling Compile-time Errors

Chapter 7: Exploring UI Controls

The Segmented Control

UISegmentedControl Example

Building an App with a UISegmentedControl.

The Slider Control

Slider Control Example

Building an App with a Slider

The Switch Control

The Stepper Control

Chapter 8: Picker Controls

Date Input with the Date Picker

Using UIDatePicker in an App

Create the User Interface for the "Date Picker" App

Write the Code for Your "Date Picker" App

Exploring Options on the UIDatePicker

Using the UIPicker Control

Creating a UIPicker App

Creating the Data Source

Setting the Number of Components

Setting the Number of Rows

Setting the Values for Rows and Components

Handling Delegated Events on the UIPicker

Using a Multi-component UIPicker

Adding Another Data Source

Updating the Number of Components

Updating the Number of Rows per Column

Updating the Titles per Row

Catching the Selection

Chapter 9: Using Table Views

Examples of the Table View

Custom Cells in a Table View

Navigation in a Table View

Graphical Subviews for Table View Cells

Controls Within Table View Cells

Your First Table View App

Capturing User Selection

Creating a Multi-Selection Table View

Designing the Interface

Editing the Headers

Creating the Data

Setting the Delegate and Data Source

Setting the Number of Sections

Setting the Number of Rows per Section

Creating the Table Cells

Getting the User's Selection

Running the App

Using Table Views for Navigation

Using a Navigation Controller

Passing Data to a View

Chapter 10: Mapping in iOS

Creating a Mapping App with the Map View

Detecting Map Location

Adding Pins to a Map

Changing the Map Mode

Chapter 11: Web Views and Connections

The Web View Control

Build a Web View App

Designing the App

Outlets, Actions, and Delegate Declarations

Editing the Code.

Managing the UITextFieldDelegate

Creating the Custom CallWeb Method

Coding the Action Methods

Creating an Internet-Connected App

Download an Image from the Web

Chapter 12: iPad Considerations

App Navigation on the iPad

Building an iPad App

Investigating the Storyboard

Chapter 13: Deploying Your App to the App Store

Preparing Your App for Store Deployment

Setting the General Settings

Editing App Identity

Editing App Icons

Creating Settings for Your App on iTunes Connect

Building Your App for Store Distribution

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781430263623

1430263628

OCLC:

1079006053