IPhone App Development Essentials

Currently under development, this online book is intended to teach the reader everything necessary to develop apps for the iPhone. It is due for completion in May 2010 so check back for regular updates.

1. About iPhone App Development Essentials
   
   
2. The Anatomy of an iPhone
   • iPhone OS
   • Display
   • Wireless Connectivity
   • Wired Connectivity
   • Memory
   • Camera
   • Sensors
   • Location Detection
   • Central Processing Unit (CPU)
   • Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
   • Speaker and Microphone
   • Vibration
     
     
3. The iPhone OS Architecture and Frameworks
   • An Overview of the iPhone OS Architecture
   • iPhone Development Frameworks
     
     
4. The iPhone OS 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)
     
     
5. The iPhone OS Media Layer
   • Core Graphics Framework (CoreGraphics.framework)
   • Quartz Core Framework (QuartzCore.framework)
   • OpenGL ES framework (OpenGLES.framework)
   • iPhone 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)
     
     
6. The iPhone OS Core Services Layer
   • Address Book framework (AddressBook.framework)
   • Core Data Framework (CoreData.framework)
   • Core Foundation Framework (CoreFoundation.framework)
   • Foundation Framework (Foundation.framework)
   • Core Location Framework (CoreLocation.framework)
   • Store Kit Framework (StoreKit.framework)
   • SQLite library
     
     
7. The iPhone OS Core OS Layer
   • CFNetwork Framework (CFNetwork.framework)
   • External Accessory framework (ExternalAccessory.framework)
   • Security Framework (Security.framework)
   • System (LibSystem)
     
     
8. Installing Xcode and the iPhone SDK
   • Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
   • Installing Xcode and the iPhone SDK
   • Starting Xcode
     
     
9. Creating a Simple iPhone App
   • Starting Xcode
   • Creating the App User Interface
   • Changing Component Properties
   • Adding Objects to the User Interface
   • Building and Running an App in Xcode
   • Dealing with Build Errors
     
     
10. Testing Apps on the iPhone – Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles
    • Joining the iPhone Developer Program
    • Creating an iPhone Development Certificate Signing Request
    • Submitting the iPhone Development Certificate Signing Request
    • Installing an iPhone Development Certificate
    • Assigning Devices
    • Creating an App ID
    • Creating an iPhone Development Provisioning Profile
    • Selecting a Device for Development
    • Associating an App ID with an App
    • Installing an App onto a Device
      
      
11. The Basics of Objective-C Programming
    • Objective-C Data Types and Variables
    • Objective-C Expressions
    • Objective-C Flow Control with if and else
    • Looping with the for Statement
    • Objective-C Looping with do and while
    • Objective-C do ... while loops
      
      
12. The Basics of Object Oriented Programming in Objective-C
    • What is an Object?
    • What is a Class?
    • Declaring an Objective-C Class Interface
    • Adding Instance Variables to a Class
    • Define Class Methods
    • Declaring an Objective-C Class Implementation
    • Declaring, Initializing and Releasing a Class Instance
    • Calling Methods and Accessing Instance Data
    • Creating the Program Section
    • Bringing it all Together
    • Structuring Object-Oriented Objective-C Code
      
      
13. An Overview of the iPhone Application Development Architecture
    • Model View Controller (MVC)
    • The Target-Action pattern, IBOutlets and IBActions
    • Subclassing
    • Delegation
      
      
14. Creating an Interactive 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
      
      
15. Understanding 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
      
      
16. Writing 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
      
      
17. iPhone Rotation, View Resizing and Layout Handling
    • Setting up the Example
    • Enabling Rotation
    • Testing Rotation Behavior
    • Configuring View Autosizing
    • Coding Layout and Size Changes
      
      
18. Creating an 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
    • Creating the Content Views and View Controllers
    • Configuring the App Delegate
    • Creating the UITabBarController
    • Associating Content Views with Tabs
    • Connecting the App Delegate Outlet to the Tab Bar Controller
    • Designing the Content Views
    • Testing the Multiview Application
      
      
19. Creating a Navigation based iPhone Application using TableViews