Difference between revisions of "IOS 7 App Development Essentials"

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© 2013 Neil Smyth / Payload Media. This eBook is provided for personal use only. Unauthorized use, reproduction and/or distribution strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.

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1. iOS 7 UIKit Dynamics - An Overview
   • Understanding UIKit Dynamics
   • The UIKit Dynamics Architecture
   • Dynamic Items
   • Dynamic Behaviors
   • The Reference View
   • The Dynamic Animator
   • Implementing UIKit Dynamics in an iOS 7 Application
   • Dynamic Animator Initialization
   • Configuring Gravity Behavior
   • Configuring Collision Behavior
   • Configuring Attachment Behavior
   • Configuring Snap Behavior
   • Configuring Push Behavior
   • The UIDynamicItemBehavior Class
   • Combining Behaviors to Create a Custom Behavior
     
     
2. An iOS 7 UIKit Dynamics Tutorial
   • Creating the UIKit Dynamics Example Project
   • Adding the Dynamic Items
   • Creating the Dynamic Animator Instance
   • Adding Gravity to the Views
   • Implementing Collision Behavior
   • Attaching a View to an Anchor Point
   • Implementing a Spring Attachment Between two Views
     
     
3. An Introduction to iOS 7 Sprite Kit Programming
   • What is Sprite Kit?
   • The Key Components of a Sprite Kit Game
   • Sprite Kit View
   • Scenes
   • Nodes
   • Physics Bodies
   • Physics World
   • Actions
   • Transitions
   • Texture Atlas
   • An Example Sprite Kit Game Hierarchy
   • The Sprite Kit Game Rendering Loop
     
     
4. An iOS 7 Sprite Kit Game Tutorial
   • About the Sprite Kit Demo Game
   • Creating the SpriteKitDemo Project
   • Reviewing the SpriteKit Game Template Project
   • Creating the Game Scene Classes
   • Implementing the Welcome Scene
   • Transitioning to the Archery Scene
   • Transitioning to the Archery Scene
   • Preparing the Archery Scene
   • Adding the Texture Atlas
   • Obtaining a Texture from the Atlas
   • Preparing the Animation Texture Atlas
   • Animating the Archer Sprite Node
   • Creating the Arrow Sprite Node
   • Creating the Arrow Sprite Node
   • Shooting the Arrow
   • Adding the Ball Sprite Node
     
     
5. An iOS 7 Sprite Kit Collision Handling Tutorial
   • Defining the Category Bit Masks
   • Assigning the Category Masks to the Sprite Nodes
   • Configuring the Collision and Contact Masks
   • Implementing the Contact Delegate
   • Implementing a Physics Joint Between Nodes
   • Game Over
     
     
6. An iOS 7 Sprite Kit Particle Emitter Tutorial
   • What is the Particle Emitter?
   • The Particle Emitter Editor
   • The SKEmitterNode Class
   • Using the Particle Emitter Editor
   • Particle Emitter Node Properties
   • Background
   • Particle Texture
   • Particle Birthrate
   • Particle Life Cycle
   • Particle Position Range
   • Angle
   • Particle Speed
   • Particle Acceleration
   • Particle Scale
   • Particle Rotation
   • Particle Color
   • Particle Blend Mode
   • Experimenting with the Particle Emitter Editor
   • Bursting a Ball using Particle Emitter Effects
   • Adding the Burst Particle Emitter Effect
     
     
7. Integrating iAds into an iOS 7 App
   • iOS Advertising Options
   • Preparing to Run iAds within an Application
   • iAd Advertisement Formats
   • Banner Ads
   • Interstitial Ads
   • Medium Rectangle Ads
   • Pre-Roll Video Ads
   • Creating an Example iAds Application
   • Adding the iAds Framework to the Xcode Project
   • Enabling Banner Ads
   • Adding a Medium Rectangle Ad
   • Implementing an Interstitial Ad
   • Configuring iAds Test Settings
   • Going Live with iAds
     
     
8. iOS 7 Multitasking, Background Transfer Service and Fetching
   • Understanding iOS Application States
   • A Brief Overview of the Multitasking Application Lifecycle
   • Checking for Multitasking Support
   • Enabling Multitasking for an iOS Application
   • Supported Forms of Background Execution
   • An Overview of Background Fetch
   • An Overview of Remote Notifications
   • An Overview of Local Notifications
   • An Overview of Background Transfer Service
   • The Rules of Background Execution
     
     
9. An iOS 7 Background Transfer Service Tutorial
   • Creating the Example Project
   • The handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession Method
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Configuring the View Controller
   • Implementing the Session Delegate Methods
   • Testing the Application
     
     
10. Scheduling iOS 7 Local Notifications
    • Creating the Local Notification App Project
    • Adding a Sound File to the Project
    • Locating the Application Delegate Method
    • Scheduling the Local Notification
    • Testing the Application
    • Cancelling Scheduled Notifications
    • Immediate Triggering of a Local Notification
      
      
11. An Overview of iOS 7 Application State Preservation and Restoration
    • The Preservation and Restoration Process
    • Opting In to Preservation and Restoration
    • Assigning Restoration Identifiers
    • Default Preservation Features of UIKit
    • Saving and Restoring Additional State Information
    • Understanding the Restoration Process
    • Saving General Application State
      
      
12. An iOS 7 State Preservation and Restoration Tutorial
    • Creating the Example Application
    • Trying the Application without State Preservation
    • Opting-in to State Preservation
    • Setting Restoration Identifiers
    • Encoding and Decoding View Controller State
    • Adding a Navigation Controller to the Storyboard
    • Adding the Third View Controller
    • Creating the Restoration Class
      
      
13. Integrating Maps into iOS 7 Applications using MKMapItem
    • MKMapItem and MKPlacemark Classes
    • An Introduction to Forward and Reverse Geocoding
    • Creating MKPlacemark Instances
    • Working with MKMapItem
    • MKMapItem Options and Enabling Turn-by-Turn Directions
    • Adding Item Details to an MKMapItem
      
      
14. An Example iOS 7 MKMapItem Application
    • Creating the MapItem Project
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Converting the Destination using Forward Geocoding
    • Launching the Map
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
15. Getting Location Information using the iOS 7 Core Location Framework