iOS 4 Programming Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Apps

You can build a variety of amazing apps on the iOS platform—and every one of them presents a unique set of problems. With the recipes in this cookbook, you'll go beyond theory to solve the vexing, real-life issues you’re likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code that you can use right away.

You'll find solutions for working with development frameworks in iOS SDK 4 and technologies such as Cocoa, Objective-C, Xcode, and Interface Builder. Whether you have a little or a lot of experience with iOS development, you’ll find the help you need for every phase of the process, from initial idea to completed project.

• Work with Objective-C classes, objects, properties, delegates, and memory management
• Construct a user interface with gesture recognizers
• Develop location-aware applications with the Map Kit and Core Location APIs
• Build apps that play audio and video, manage calendars and events, access contacts and groups, or tap into the Photo Library
• Use the Core Motion framework to access the accelerometer and gyroscope
• Maintain persistent storage for iOS apps with the Core Data framework
• Create multitasking-aware apps that let users leave and return without losing their place

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iOS 4 in Action: Examples and Solutions for iPhone & iPad

Summary

Written for Xcode 4, iOS 4 in Action guides you from setting up your development environment, through coding your first app, all the way to selling in the App Store. Work through sample applications including a chat client, a video game, an interactive map, background audio, and more as you explore the iOS 4 SDK.

About the Technology

Version 4 of the iOS SDK adds powerful new features like multitasking, GCD, blocks, and iAds. With the release of Xcode 4, it's easier than ever to get programming, even if you're new to Objective-C.

About the Book

iOS 4 in Action, written for Xcode 4, is a detailed, hands-on guide that goes from setting up your development environment, through your first coding steps, all the way to creating a polished, commercial iOS 4 application. You'll run through examples from a variety of areas including a chat client, a video game, an interactive map, and background audio. You'll also learn how the new iOS 4 features apply to your existing iOS 3 based apps. This book will help you become a confident, well-rounded iOS 4 developer.

What's Inside

• Full coverage of iOS SDK 4.3
• Mastering Xcode 4
• Multitasking for iPhone and iPad
• Game Center, iAd, and AirPrint
• Local and push notification
• Implementing in-app purchasing

Who Should Read this Book

No previous iPhone or iPad know-how needed. Familiarity with C, Cocoa , or Objective-C helps but is not required

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Table of Contents

1. Introducing iOS 4 with iPhone and iPad
2. Learning Objective-C
3. Using Xcode 4
4. Xcode and debugging
5. Basic view controllers
6. Monitoring events and actions
7. Advanced view controllers
8. Data: actions, preferences, and files
9. Data: advanced techniques
10. Positioning: accelerometers, location, and the compass
11. Media: images and the camera
12. Media: audio and recording
13. Graphics: Quartz, Core Animation, and OpenGL
14. The web: web views and internet protocols
15. Peer-to-peer connections using Game Kit
16. Using Event Kit on the iPhone and iPad
17. Local and Push notification services
18. The Map Kit framework
19. In-app purchasing using Store Kit
20. Making money with iAd
21. Introducing multitasking
22. Multitasking in depth

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