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The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4 Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. In addition to in-depth coverage of the iOS SDK, the book walks you through the various core aspects of iPhone and iPad development. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the tools provided by XCode and you’ll benefit from a solid introduction to Objective-C, which allows you to have a smooth transition to iPhone development from another platform. Offers a solid foundation for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 Covers all the new features of iOS 4 and provides a new applications template for developing iPad and iPhone apps Addresses the new PopoverView for iPad apps Shows how to develop background applications, which is one of the new features in iOS 4 Beginning iOS 4 Application Development is your ultimate resource for creating applications for Apple's iOS 4.

Table of Contents:
Introduction xvii Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Getting Started with iOS 4 Programming 3 Obtaining the iPhone SDK 4 Components of the iPhone SDK 6 Some Useful Information before You Get Started 17 Summary 20 Chapter 2: Write Your First Hello World! Application 23 Getting Started with Xcode 23 Customizing Your Application Icon 34 Displaying a Splash Screen 36 Summary 39 Chapter 3: Views, Outlets, and Actions 41 Outlets and Actions 41 Using Views 47 Adding Views Dynamically Using Code 64 Understanding View Hierarchy 68 Summary 70 Chapter 4: View Controllers 73 The View-Based Application Template 74 The Window-Based Application Template 85 The Split View-Based Application Template 103 The Tab Bar Application Template 122 Summary 131 Chapter 5: Multi-Platform Support for the iPhone and iPad 133 Technique 1 — Modifying the Device Target Setting 134 Technique 2 — Creating Universal Applications 141 Technique 3 — Maintaining Two Code Bases 149 Making Your Choice 151 Summary 152 Chapter 6: Keyboard Inputs 155 Using the Keyboard 155 Customizing the Type of Inputs 157 Detecting the Presence of the Keyboard 165 Summary 178 Chapter 7: Screen Rotations 181 Responding to Device Rotations 181 Programmatically Rotating the Screen 190 Summary 192 Part II : Displaying and Persisting Data Chapter 8: Using the Table View 197 A Simple Table View 198 Using the Table View in a Navigation-Based Application 210 Displaying Sections 210 Summary 239 Chapter 9: Application Preferences 241 Creating Application Preferences 242 Programmatically Accessing the Settings Values 248 Summary 257 Chapter 10: File Handling 261 Understanding the Application Folders 262 Using Property Lists 267 Copying Bundled Resources 274 Summary 275 Chapter 11: Database Storage Using SQLite3 279 Using SQLite3 280 Creating and Opening a Database 282 Bundling SQLite Databases with Your Application 291 Summary 292 Part III : Advanced iOS 4 Programming Techniques Chapter 12: Simple Animations and Video Playback 297 Using the NSTimer Class 297 Transforming Views 305 Animating a Series of Images 310 Playing Video on the iPhone 313 Summary 317 Chapter 13: Accessing Built-In Applications 319 Sending E‑Mails 319 Accessing the Camera and the Photo Library 328 Summary 341 Chapter 14: Recognizing Gestures 343 Recognizing Gestures 343 Detecting Touches 367 Summary 383 Chapter 15: Accessing the Accelerometer 385 Using the Accelerometer 385 Visualizing the Accelerometer Data 388 Using the Shake API to Detect Shakes 392 Summary 399 Part IV: Network Programming Techniques Chapter 16: Web Services 403 Basics of Consuming XML Web Services 403 Consuming a Web Service in Your iPhone Application 407 Parsing the XML Response 413 Summary 418 Chapter 17: Bluetooth Programming 421 Using the Game Kit Framework 421 Implementing Voice Chatting 431 Summary 438 Chapter 18: Bonjour Programming 441 Creating the Application 441 Publishing a Service 443 Browsing for Services 446 Summary 452 Chapter 19: Apple Push Notification Service 455 Generating a Certificate Request 456 Generating a Development Certificate 457 Creating an Application ID 461 Creating the iPhone Application 467 Creating the Push Notification Provider 471 Summary 475 Chapter 20: Displaying Maps 477 Displaying Maps and Monitoring Changes Using the Map Kit 477 Getting Location Data 483 Summary 515 Chapter 21: Background Applications 519 Understanding Background Execution on the iPhone 519 Local Notification 530 Summary 537 Part V: Appendices Appendix A: Testing on an Actual Device 541 Signing Up for the iPhone Developer Program 541 Obtaining the UDID of Your Device 541 Logging in to the iPhone Provisioning Portal 542 Generating a Certificate 544 Registering Your Devices 547 Creating an Application ID 548 Creating a Provisioning Profile 550 Understanding Application ID and the Wildcard 554 Preparing for App Store Submission 557 Summary 563 Appendix B: Getting Around in Xcode 565 Launching Xcode 565 Debugging Your Applications 571 Appendix C: Getting Around in Interface Builder 577 .xib Window 577 Designing the View 578 Inspector Window 579 Library 581 Outlets and Actions 582 Appendix D: Crash Course in Objective-C 591 Directives 591 Classes 592 Memory Management 605 Protocols 612 Selectors 615 Categories 616 Appendix E: Answers to Exercises Wrox.com Index 619

About the Author :
Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions, a technology company specializing in hands-on training in the latest Microsoft and Apple technologies. He is also the author of Beginning iPhone SDK Programming with Objective-C and Beginning iPad Application Development. Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions, a technology company specializing in hands-on training in the latest Microsoft and Apple technologies. He is also the author of Beginning iPhone SDK Programming with Objective-C and Beginning iPad Application Development.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118004814
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Wrox Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118004817
  • Publisher Date: 29 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 656


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