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1. Preface
   
   
2. About iPhone iOS 5 Development Essentials
   • Example Source Code
   • Feedback
     
     
3. The Anatomy of an iPhone 4S
   • iOS 5
   • Display
   • Wireless Connectivity
   • Wired Connectivity
   • Memory
   • Cameras
   • Sensors
   • Location Detection
   • Central Processing Unit (CPU)
   • Speaker and Microphone
   • Vibration
     
     
     
     
     
4. iPhone iOS 5 Architecture and SDK Frameworks
   • iPhone OS becomes iOS
   • An Overview of the iOS 5 Architecture
   • The Cocoa Touch Layer
   • The iOS Media Layer
   • iOS Audio Support
   • The iOS Core Services Layer
   • The iOS Core OS Layer
     
     
5. Joining the Apple iOS Developer Program
   • Registered Apple Developer
   • iOS Developer Program
   • When to Enroll in the iOS Developer Program?
   • Enrolling in the iOS Developer Program
     
     
6. Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 5 SDK
   • Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
   • Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 5 SDK
   • Starting Xcode 4.2
     
     
7. Creating a Simple iPhone iOS 5 App
   • 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
     
     
8. Testing iOS 5 Apps on the iPhone – Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles
   • 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
     
     
9. An Overview of the iPhone iOS 5 Application Development Architecture
   • Model View Controller (MVC)
   • The Target-Action pattern, IBOutlets and IBActions
   • Subclassing
   • Delegation
     
     
10. Creating an Interactive iOS 5 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
      
      
11. Writing iOS 5 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
      
      
12. Understanding iOS 5 iPhone 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
      
      
13. iOS 5 iPhone Rotation, View Resizing and Layout Handling
    • Setting up the Example
    • Enabling and Disabling Rotation
    • Testing Rotation Behavior
    • Configuring View Autosizing
    • Coding Layout and Size Changes
      
      
14. Using Xcode Storyboarding (iPhone iOS 5)
    • An Overview of Xcode Storyboarding
    • Creating the Storyboard Example Project
    • Accessing the Storyboard
    • Adding Scenes to the Storyboard
    • Configuring Storyboard Segues
    • Configuring Storyboard Transitions
    • Associating a View Controller with a Scene
    • Triggering a Storyboard Segue Programmatically
    • Performing Tasks before a Segue
      
      
      
      
      
15. Using Xcode Storyboards to create an iOS 5 iPhone Tab Bar Application
    • An Overview of the Tab Bar
    • Understanding View Controllers in a Multiview Application
    • Setting up the Tab Bar Example Application
    • Reviewing the Project Files
    • Renaming the Initial View Controller
    • Adding the View Controller for the Second Content View
    • Adding the Tab Bar Controller to the Storyboard
    • Adding a Second View Controller to the Storyboard
    • Designing the View Controller User interfaces
    • Configuring the Tab Bar Items
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
16. An Overview of iOS 5 Table Views and Xcode Storyboards
    • An Overview of the Table View
    • Static vs. Dynamic Table Views
    • The Table View Delegate and dataSource
    • Table View Styles
    • Table View Cell Styles
      
      
17. Using Xcode Storyboards to Build Dynamic TableViews with Prototype Table View Cells
    • Creating the Example Project
    • Adding the TableView Controller to the Storyboard
    • Creating the UITableViewController and UITableViewCell Subclasses
    • Declaring the Cell Reuse Identifier
    • Designing a Storyboard UITableView Prototype Cell
    • Modifying the CarTableViewCell Class
    • Creating the Table View Datasource
    • Downloading and Adding the Image Files
    • Compiling and Running the Application
      
      
18. Implementing TableView Navigation using Xcode Storyboards
    • Understanding the Navigation Controller
    • Adding the New Scene to the Storyboard
    • Adding a Navigation Controller
    • Establishing the Storyboard Segue
    • Modifying the CarDetailViewController Class
    • Using prepareForSegue: to Pass Data between Storyboard Scenes
    • Testing the Application
      
      
19. Using an Xcode Storyboard to Create a Static Table View
    • An Overview of the Static Table Project
    • Creating the Project
    • Adding a Table View Controller
    • Changing the Table View Content Type
    • Designing the Static Table
    • Adding Items to the Table Cells
    • Modifying the StaticTableViewController Class
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
20. Creating a Simple iOS 5 iPhone Table View Application
    • 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
      
      
21. Creating a Navigation based iOS 5 iPhone Application using TableViews
    • Understanding the Navigation Controller
    • An Overview of the Example
    • Setting up the Project
    • Reviewing the Project Files
    • Adding the Root View Controller
    • Creating the Navigation Controller
    • 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
    • Adding the Navigation Code
    • Controlling the Navigation Controller Stack Programmatically
      
      
22. Implementing a Page based iOS 5 iPhone Application using UIPageViewController
    • The UIPageViewController Class
    • The UIPageViewController DataSource
    • Navigation Orientation
    • Spine Location
    • The UIPageViewController Delegate Protocol
      
      
23. An Example iOS 5 iPhone UIPageViewController Application
    • The Xcode Page-based Application Template
    • Creating the Project
    • Adding the Content View Controller
    • Creating Data Model
    • Initializing the UIPageViewController
    • Running the UIPageVIewController Application
      
      
24. Using the iPhone iOS 5 UIPickerView and UIDatePicker Components
    • 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
      
      
25. An iOS 5 iPhone UIPickerView Example
    • Creating the iOS 5 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
    • Memory Management
    • Testing the Application
      
      
26. Working with iPhone iOS 5 Filesystem Directories
    • The Application Documents Directory
    • The Objective-C NSFileManager, NSFileHandle and NSData Classes
    • Understanding Pathnames in Objective-C
    • Creating an NSFileManager Instance Object
    • Identifying the Current Working Directory
    • Identifying the Documents Directory
    • Identifying the Temporary Directory
    • Changing Directory
    • Creating a New Directory
    • Deleting a Directory
    • Listing the Contents of a Directory
    • Getting the Attributes of a File or Directory
      
      
27. Working with iPhone Files on iOS 5
    • Creating an NSFileManager Instance
    • Checking for the Existence of a File
    • Comparing the Contents of Two Files
    • Checking if a File is Readable/Writable/Executable/Deletable
    • Moving/Renaming a File
    • Copying a File
    • Removing a File
    • Creating a Symbolic Link
    • Reading and Writing Files with NSFileManager
    • Working with Files using the NSFileHandle Class
    • Creating an NSFileHandle Object
    • NSFileHandle File Offsets and Seeking
    • Reading Data from a File
    • Writing Data to a File
    • Truncating a File
      
      
28. iOS 5 iPhone Directory Handling and File I/O – A Worked Example
    • The Example iPhone Application
    • Setting up the Application project
    • Defining the Actions and Outlets
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Checking the Data File on Application Startup
    • Implementing the Action Method
    • Building and Running the Example
      
      
29. Preparing an iOS 5 iPhone App to use iCloud Storage
    • What is iCloud?
    • iCloud Data Storage Services
    • Preparing an Application to Use iCloud Storage
    • Creating an iOS 5 iCloud enabled App ID
    • Creating and Installing an iCloud Enabled Provisioning Profile
    • Creating an iCloud Entitlements File
    • Manually Creating the Entitlements File
    • Defining the Ubiquity Container URL
      
      
      
      
      
30. Managing iPhone Files using the iOS 5 UIDocument Class
    • An Overview of the UIDocument Class
    • Subclassing the UIDocument Class
    • Conflict Resolution and Document States
    • The UIDocument Example Application
    • Creating a UIDocument Subclass
    • Declaring the Outlets and Actions
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Implementing the Application Data Structure
    • Implementing the contentsForType Method
    • Implementing the loadFromContents Method
    • Loading the Document at App Launch
    • Saving Content to the Document
    • Testing the Application
      
      
31. Using iCloud Storage in an iOS 5 iPhone Application
    • iCloud Usage Guidelines
    • Preparing the iCloudStore Application for iCloud Access
    • Configuring the View Controller
    • Declaring the UBUIQUITY_CONTAINER_URL Constant
    • Implementing the viewDidLoad Method
    • Implementing the metadataQueryDidFinishGathering: Method
    • Implementing the saveDocument Method
    • Enabling iCloud Document and Data Storage on an iPhone
    • Running the iCloud Application
    • Reviewing and Deleting iCloud Based Documents
    • Making a Local File Ubiquitous
      
      
32. Synchronizing iPhone iOS 5 Key-Value Data using iCloud
    • An Overview of iCloud Key-Value Data Storage
    • Sharing Data Between Applications
    • Data Storage Restrictions
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Receiving Notification of Key-Value Changes
    • An iCloud Key-Value Data Storage Example
    • Enabling the Application for iCloud Key Value Data Storage
    • Implementing the View Controller
    • Modifying the viewDidLoad Method
    • Implementing the Notification Method
    • Implementing the saveData Method
    • Designing the User Interface
      
      
33. iOS 5 iPhone Data Persistence using Archiving
    • An Overview of Archiving
    • The Archiving Example Application
    • Implementing the Actions and Outlets
    • Memory Management
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Checking for the Existence of the Archive File on Startup
    • Archiving Object Data in the Action Method
    • Testing the Application
      
      
34. iOS 5 iPhone Database Implementation using SQLite
    • What is SQLite?
    • Structured Query Language (SQL)
    • Trying SQLite on MacOS X
    • Preparing an iPhone Application Project for SQLite Integration
    • Key SQLite Functions
    • Declaring a SQLite Database
    • Opening or Creating a Database
    • Preparing and Executing a SQL Statement
    • Creating a Database Table
    • Extracting Data from a Database Table
    • Closing a SQLite Database
      
      
35. An Example SQLite based iOS 5 iPhone Application
    • About the Example SQLite iPhone Application
    • Creating and Preparing the SQLite Application Project
    • Importing sqlite3.h and declaring the Database Reference
    • Creating the Outlets and Actions
    • Releasing Memory
    • Creating the Database and Table
    • Implementing the Code to Save Data to the SQLite Database
    • Implementing Code to Extract Data from the SQLite Database
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
36. Working with iOS 5 iPhone Databases using Core Data
    • The Core Data Stack
    • Managed Objects
    • Managed Object Context
    • Managed Object Model
    • Persistent Store Coordinator
    • Persistent Object Store
    • Defining an Entity Description
    • Obtaining the Managed Object Context
    • Getting an Entity Description
    • Creating a Managed Object
    • Getting and Setting the Attributes of a Managed Object
    • Fetching Managed Objects
    • Retrieving Managed Objects based on Criteria
      
      
37. An iOS 5 iPhone Core Data Tutorial
    • The iPhone Core Data Example Application
    • Creating a Core Data based iPhone Application
    • Creating the Entity Description
    • Adding a View Controller
    • Adding Actions and Outlets to the View Controller
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Saving Data to the Persistent Store using Core Data
    • Retrieving Data from the Persistent Store using Core Data
    • Releasing Memory
    • Building and Running the Example Application
      
      
38. An Overview of iOS 5 iPhone Multitouch, Taps and Gestures
    • The Responder Chain
    • Forwarding an Event to the Next Responder
    • Gestures
    • Taps
    • Touches
    • Touch Notification Methods
    • touchesBegan method
    • touchesMoved method
    • touchesEnded method
    • touchesCancelled method
      
      
39. An Example iOS 5 iPhone Touch, Multitouch and Tap Application
    • The Example iOS 5 iPhone Tap and Touch Application
    • Creating the Example iOS Touch Project
    • Creating the Outlets
    • Designing the user Interface
    • Enabling Multitouch on the View
    • Implementing the touchesBegan Method
    • Implementing the touchesMoved Method
    • Implementing the touchesEnded Method
    • Getting the Coordinates of a Touch
    • Building and Running the Touch Example Application
      
      
40. Detecting iOS 5 iPhone Touch Screen Gesture Motions
    • The Example iOS 5 iPhone Gesture Application
    • Creating the Example Project
    • Creating Outlets
    • Designing the Application User Interface
    • Implementing the touchesBegan Method
    • Implementing the touchesMoved Method
    • Implementing the touchesEnded Method
    • Building and Running the Gesture Example
      
      
41. Identifying iPhone Gestures using iOS 5 Gesture Recognizers
    • The UIGestureRecognizer Class
    • Recognizer Action Messages
    • Discrete and Continuous Gestures
    • Obtaining Data from a Gesture
    • Recognizing Tap Gestures
    • Recognizing Pinch Gestures
    • Detecting Rotation Gestures
    • Recognizing Pan and Dragging Gestures
    • Recognizing Swipe Gestures
    • Recognizing Long Touch (Touch and Hold) Gestures
      
      
42. An iPhone iOS 5 Gesture Recognition Tutorial
    • Creating the Gesture Recognition Project
    • Configuring the Label Outlet
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Configuring the Gesture Recognizers
    • Adding the Action Methods
    • Testing the Gesture Recognition Application
      
      
43. Drawing iOS 5 iPhone 2D Graphics with Quartz
    • Introducing Core Graphics and Quartz 2D
    • The drawRect Method
    • Points, Coordinates and Pixels
    • The Graphics Context
    • Working with Colors in Quartz 2D
      
      
44. An iOS 5 iPhone Graphics Drawing Tutorial using Quartz 2D
    • The iOS iPhone Drawing Example Application
    • Creating the New Project
    • Creating the UIView Subclass
    • Locating the drawRect Method in the UIView Subclass
    • Drawing a Line
    • Drawing Paths
    • Drawing a Rectangle
    • Drawing an Ellipse or Circle
    • Filling a Path with a Color
    • Drawing a Cubic Bézier Curve
    • Drawing a Quadratic Bézier Curve
    • Dashed Line Drawing
    • Drawing an Image into a Graphics Context
    • Image Filtering with the Core Image Framework
      
      
45. Basic iOS 5 iPhone Animation using Core Animation
    • UIView Core Animation Blocks
    • Understanding Animation Curves
    • Receiving Notification of Animation Completion
    • Performing Affine Transformations
    • Combining Transformations
    • Creating the Animation Example Application
    • Implementing the Interface File
    • Drawing in the UIView
    • Detecting Screen Touches and Performing the Animation
    • Building and Running the Animation Application
      
      
46. Integrating iAds into an iOS 5 iPhone App
    • iOS iPhone Advertising Options
    • iAds Advertisement Formats
    • Basic Rules for the Display of iAds
    • Creating an Example iAds iPhone Application
    • Adding the iAds Framework to the Xcode Project
    • Configuring the View Controller
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Creating the Banner Ad
    • Displaying the Ad
    • Changing Ad Format during Device Rotation
    • Implementing the Delegate Methods
    • bannerViewActionShouldBegin
    • bannerViewActionDidFinish
    • bannerView:didFailToReceiveAdWithError
    • bannerViewWillLoadAd
      
      
47. An Overview of iOS 5 iPhone Multitasking
    • Understanding iOS Application States
    • A Brief Overview of the Multitasking Application Lifecycle
    • Disabling Multitasking for an iOS Application
    • Checking for Multitasking Support
    • Supported Forms of Background Execution
    • The Rules of Background Execution
    • Scheduling Local Notifications
      
      
48. Scheduling iOS 5 iPhone Local Notifications
    • Creating the Local Notification iPhone App Project
    • Locating the Application Delegate Method
    • Adding a Sound File to the Project
    • Scheduling the Local Notification
    • Testing the Application
    • Cancelling Scheduled Notifications
    • Immediate Triggering of a Local Notification
      
      
49. Getting iPhone Location Information using the iOS 5 Core Location Framework
    • The Basics of Core Location
    • Configuring the Desired Location Accuracy
    • Configuring the Distance Filter
    • The Location Manager Delegate
    • Obtaining Location Information from CLLocation Objects
    • Longitude and Latitude
    • Accuracy
    • Altitude
    • Calculating Distances
    • Location Information and Multitasking
      
      
50. An Example iOS 5 iPhone Location Application
    • Creating the Example iOS 5 iPhone Location Project
    • Adding the Core Location Framework to the Project
    • Configuring the View Controller
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Creating the CLLocationManager Object
    • Implementing the Action Method
    • Implementing the Application Delegate Methods
    • Releasing Memory
    • Building and Running the iPhone Location Application
      
      
51. Working with Maps on the iPhone with MapKit and the MKMapView Class
    • About the MapKit Framework
    • Understanding Map Regions
    • About the iPhone MKMapView Tutorial
    • Creating the iPhone Map Tutorial
    • Adding the MapKit Framework to the Xcode Project
    • Declaring an Outlet for the MapView
    • Creating the MKMapView and Connecting the Outlet
    • Adding the Tool Bar Items
    • Changing the MapView Region
    • Changing the Map Type
    • Testing the iPhone MapView Application
    • Updating the Map View based on User Movement
    • Adding Basic Annotations to a Map View
      
      
52. Accessing the iOS 5 iPhone Camera and Photo Library
    • The iOS 5 UIImagePickerController Class
    • Creating and Configuring a UIImagePickerController Instance
    • Configuring the UIImagePickerController Delegate
    • Detecting Device Capabilities
    • Saving Movies and Images
      
      
53. An Example iOS 5 iPhone Camera Application
    • An Overview of the Application
    • Creating the Camera Project
    • Adding Framework Support
    • Configuring Protocols, Outlets and Actions
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Implementing the Action Methods
    • Writing the Delegate Methods
    • Releasing Memory
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
54. Video Playback from within an iOS 5 iPhone Application
    • An Overview of the MPMoviePlayerController Class
    • Supported Video Formats
    • The iPhone Movie Player Example Application
    • Adding the MediaPlayer Framework to the Project
    • Declaring the Action Method and MoviePlayer Instance
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Adding the Video File to the Project Resources
    • Implementing the Action Method
    • The Target-Action Notification Method
    • Build and Run the Application
    • Accessing a Network based Video File
      
      
55. Playing Audio on an iPhone using AVAudioPlayer
    • Supported Audio Formats
    • Receiving Playback Notifications
    • Controlling and Monitoring Playback
    • Creating the iPhone Audio Example Application
    • Adding the AVFoundation Framework
    • Adding an Audio File to the Project Resources
    • Creating Actions and Outlets
    • Implementing the Action Methods
    • Creating Initializing the AVAudioPlayer Object
    • Implementing the AVAudioPlayerDelegate Protocol Methods
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Releasing Memory
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
56. Recording Audio on an iPhone with AVAudioRecorder
    • An Overview of the iPhone AVAudioRecorder Tutorial
    • Creating the Recorder Project
    • Declarations, Actions and Outlets
    • Creating the AVAudioRecorder Instance
    • Implementing the Action Methods
    • Implementing the Delegate Methods
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Releasing Memory
    • Testing the Application
      
      
57. Integrating Twitter into iPhone iOS 5 Applications
    • The iOS 5 Twitter Framework
    • iOS 5 Accounts Framework
    • The TWTeetComposeViewController Class
      
      
58. An Example iPhone iOS 5 TWTeetComposeViewController Twitter Application
    • iPhone Twitter Application Overview
    • Creating the TwitterApp Project
    • Declaring Outlets, Actions and Variables
    • Creating the TWTweetComposeViewController Instance
    • Implementing the Action Methods
    • Releasing Memory
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
59. Preparing and Submitting an iOS 5 iPhone Application to the App Store
    • Generating an iOS Distribution Certificate Signing Request
    • Submitting the Certificate Signing Request
    • Installing the Distribution Certificate
    • Generating an App Store Distribution Provisioning Profile
    • Adding an Icon to the Application
    • Archiving the Application for Distribution
    • Configuring the Application in iTunes Connect