Sams Teach Yourself iOS 5 Application Development in 24 Hours (3rd Edition)
In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in XcodeCovers iOS 5.0 and upLearn to navigate the Xcode 4.2+ development environmentPrepare your system and iDevice for efficient developmentGet started quickly with Apple’s Objective-C and Cocoa TouchUnderstand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development paradigmVisually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, and the iOS Object LibraryBuild advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and moreRead and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-insUse the iOS media playback and recording capabilitiesTake photos and manipulate graphics with Core ImageSense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPSIntegrate online services using Twitter, Email, Web Views, and Google MapsCreate universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPadWrite background-aware multitasking applicationsTrace and debug your applications as they runCovers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2+, Storyboards, iPhone, iPad, and More!Additional files and updates available online http://teachyourselfios.com