Difference between revisions of "IPhone iOS 4 Development Essentials Xcode 4 Edition"

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1. About iPhone iOS 4 App Development Essentials - Xcode 4 Edition
   
   
2. The Anatomy of an iPhone 4
   • iOS 4
   • Display
   • Wireless Connectivity
   • Wired Connectivity
   • Memory
   • Camera
   • Sensors
   • Location Detection
   • Central Processing Unit (CPU)
   • Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
   • Speaker and Microphone
   • Vibration
     
     
3. iOS 4 Architecture and SDK Frameworks
   • iPhone OS becomes iOS
   • An Overview of the iOS 4 Architecture
   • The Cocoa Touch Layer
   • UIKit Framework (UIKit.framework)
   • Map Kit Framework (MapKit.framework)
   • Push Notification Service
   • Message UI Framework (MessageUI.framework)
   • Address Book UI Framework (AddressUI.framework)
   • Game Kit Framework (GameKit.framework)
   • iAd Framework (iAd.framework)
   • Event Kit UI Framework
   • The iOS Media Layer
   • Core Video Framework (CoreVideo.framework)
   • Core Text Framework (CoreText.framework)
   • Image I/O Framework (ImageIO.framework)
   • Assets Library Framework (AssetsLibrary.framework)
   • Core Graphics Framework (CoreGraphics.framework)
   • Quartz Core Framework (QuartzCore.framework)
   • OpenGL ES framework (OpenGLES.framework)
   • iOS Audio Support
   • AV Foundation framework (AVFoundation.framework)
   • Core Audio Frameworks (CoreAudio.framework, AudioToolbox.framework and AudioUnit.framework)
   • Open Audio Library (OpenAL)
   • Media Player framework (MediaPlayer.framework)
   • Core Midi Framework (CoreMIDI.framework)
   • The iOS Core Services Layer
   • Address Book framework (AddressBook.framework)
   • CFNetwork Framework (CFNetwork.framework)
   • Core Data Framework (CoreData.framework)
   • Core Foundation Framework (CoreFoundation.framework)
   • Core Media Framework (CoreMedia.framework)
   • Core Telephony Framework (CoreTelephony.framework)
   • EventKit Framework (EventKit.framework)
   • Foundation Framework (Foundation.framework)
   • Core Location Framework (CoreLocation.framework)
   • Mobile Core Services Framework (MobileCoreServices.framework)
   • Store Kit Framework (StoreKit.framework)
   • SQLite library
   • System Configuration Framework (SystemConfiguration.framework)
   • Quick Look Framework (QuickLook.framework)
   • The iOS Core OS Layer
   • Accelerate Framework (Accelerate.framework)
   • External Accessory framework (ExternalAccessory.framework)
   • Security Framework (Security.framework)
   • System (LibSystem)
     
     
4. Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 4 SDK
   • Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
   • Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 4 SDK
   • Starting Xcode 4
     
     
5. Creating a Simple iOS 4 iPhone App (Xcode 4)
   • Starting Xcode 4
   • Creating the iOS App User Interface
   • Changing Component Properties
   • Adding Objects to the User Interface
   • Building and Running an iOS App in Xcode 4
   • Dealing with Build Errors
     
     
6. Testing iOS 4 Apps on the iPhone – Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles
   • Joining the iOS Developer Program
   • Creating an iOS Development Certificate Signing Request
   • Submitting the iOS Development Certificate Signing Request
   • Installing an iOS Development Certificate
   • Assigning Devices
   • Creating an App ID
   • Creating an iOS Development Provisioning Profile
   • Enabling an iPhone Device for Development
   • Associating an App ID with an App
   • iOS and SDK Version Compatibility
   • Installing an App onto a Device
     
     
7. An Overview of the iPhone iOS 4 Application Development Architecture
   • Model View Controller (MVC)
   • The Target-Action pattern, IBOutlets and IBActions
   • Subclassing
   • Delegation
     
     
8. Creating an Interactive iOS 4 iPhone App
   • Creating the New Project
   • Creating the User Interface
   • Building and Running the Sample Application
   • Adding Actions and Outlets
   • Connecting the Actions and Outlets to the User Interface
   • Building and Running the Finished Application
     
     
9. Writing iOS 4 Code to Hide the iPhone Keyboard
   • Creating the Example App
   • Hiding the Keyboard when the User Touches the Return Key
   • Hiding the Keyboard when the User Taps the Background
     
     
10. Understanding iPhone iOS 4 Views, Windows and the View Hierarchy
    • An Overview of Views
    • The UIWindow Class
    • The View Hierarchy
    • View Types
    • The Window
    • Container Views
    • Controls
    • Display Views
    • Text and Web Views
    • Navigation Views and Tab Bars
    • Alert Views and Action Sheets
      
      
11. iOS 4 iPhone Rotation, View Resizing and Layout Handling
    • Setting up the Example
    • Enabling Rotation
    • Testing Rotation Behavior
    • Configuring View Autosizing
    • Coding Layout and Size Changes
      
      
12. Creating an iOS 4 iPhone Multiview Application using the Tab Bar
    • An Overview of the Tab Bar
    • Understanding View Controllers in a Multiview Application
    • Setting up the Tab Bar Example Application
    • Configuring the App Delegate
    • Creating the UITabBarController
    • Connecting the App Delegate Outlet to the Tab Bar Controller
    • Creating the Content Views and View Controllers
    • Associating Content Views with Tabs
    • Designing the Content Views
    • Testing the Multiview Application
      
      
13. Creating a Simple iOS 4 iPhone Table View Application (Xcode 4)
    • An Overview of the Table View
    • The Table View Delegate and dataSource
    • Table View Styles
    • Table View Cell Styles
    • Setting up the Project
    • Adding the Table View Component
    • Making the Delegate and dataSource Connections
    • Implementing the dataSource
    • Building and Running the Application
    • Adding Table View Images and Changing Cell Styles
      
      
14. Creating a Navigation based iOS 4 iPhone Application using TableViews
    • Understanding the Navigation Controller
    • An Overview of the Example
    • Setting up the Project
    • Reviewing the Project Files
    • Setting up the Data in the Root View Controller
    • Writing Code to Display the Data in the Table View
    • Creating the Second View Controller
    • Connecting the Second View Controller to the Root View Controller
    • Creating the NIB File for the Second Table View
    • Implementing the Functionality of the Second View Controller
    • Popping the View Controller off the Navigation Controller Stack
    • Adding the Navigation Code
      
      
15. Using the UIPickerView and UIDatePicker Components in iOS 4 iPhone Applications
    • The DatePicker and PickerView Components
    • A DatePicker Example
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Coding the Date Picker Example Functionality
    • Releasing Memory
    • Building and Running the iPhone Date Picker Application
      
      
16. An iOS 4 iPhone UIPickerView Example
    • Creating the iOS 4 PickerView Project
    • UIPickerView Delegate and DataSource
    • The pickerViewController.h File
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Initializing the Arrays
    • Implementing the DataSource Protocol
    • Implementing the Delegate
    • Hiding the Keyboard
    • Testing the Application
      
      
17. Working with Directories on iOS 4

1 The Application Documents Directory]] 2 The Objective-C NSFileManager, NSFileHandle and NSData Classes]] 3 Understanding Pathnames in Objective-C]] 4 Creating an NSFileManager Instance Object]] 5 Identifying the Current Working Directory]] 6 Identifying the Documents Directory]] 7 Identifying the Temporary Directory]] 8 Changing Directory]] 9 Creating a New Directory]] 10 Deleting a Directory]] 11 Listing the Contents of a Directory]] 12 Getting the Attributes of a File or Directory]]