Objective-C for iPhone Developers, A Beginner's Guide

James Brannan

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Introduction

A hands-on guide to creating innovative iPhone applications

Teaches Objective-C programming with the Foundation Framework'no prior experience necessary
Every example has a corresponding downloadable Xcode project
iPhone App development and the App Store created what the Washington Post called 'a modern gold rush''with hundreds of millions of downloads

James A. Brannan (Gaithersburg, MD) is a registered iPhone developer and the author of iPhone SDK Programming: A Beginner's Guide.

About the book

Essential Skills--Made Easy!

Create your own iPhone and Mac OS X applications with ease. Objective-C for iPhone Developers: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to use the Objective-C programming language, Apple's Foundation framework, the iPhone SDK, and the Xcode development environment. The first stop for aspiring iPhone developers, this hands-on guide teaches you how to create versatile, innovative, and marketable apps in no time. Real-world examples throughout the book correspond with downloadable Xcode projects and video tutorials so you can get started with your first app right away.

Designed for Easy Learning

Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
Tips--Helpful reminders or alternative ways of doing things
Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload and www.jamesabrannan.com

Key features

Introduction to Objective-C that assumes the reader is focused on developing apps for the iPhone'the most dynamic segment of the market

Table of contents

1 Exploring the iPhone SDK and Basic Programming
2 Primitive Data Types and Operators
3 Flow Control Statements, Arrays, and Structures
4 Classes, Objects, and Messaging
5 Memory Management and Properties
6 Inheritance
7 Protocols and Categories
8 Some Foundation Framework Classes
9 File Handling
10 Property Lists, NSCopy, and Archiving
11 Selectors and Targets
12 The Model View Controller Design Pattern