Objective-C Recipes

Book Description：

Objective-C Recipes provides a problem solution approach for dealing with key aspects of Objective-C programming, ensuring

you have the indispensable reference you need to successfully execute common programming tasks. You will see how to use the

unique features of the Objective-C programming language, the helpful features of the Foundation framework, and the benefits

of using Objective-J as an alternative. Solutions are available for a range of problems, including:

Application development with Xcode
Working with strings, numbers and object collections
Using foundation classes like NSArray, NSString, NSData and more
Dealing with threads, multi-core processing and asynchronous processing
Building applications that take advantage of dates and timers and memory management
How to use Objective-C on other platforms

Objective-C Recipes is an essential reference for every Objective-C programmer, and offers solutions in a concise and

easy-to-follow manner. Matthew Campbell has trained over 800 new iOS developers at the Mobile App Mastery Institute and iOS

Code Camp, and here brings his expertise to offer you the ability to use and exploit Objective-C to get the most out of all

of your projects.

What you’ll learn

What strings and arrays are, and how to use them
How to manage your data effectively
How to build and work with dictionaries, dates and times, timers and localization
How to deal with threads, multi-core processing and asynchronous processing
How to utilize Cocoa and core frameworks for user interfaces and experience design and development
How to access and work with iOS SDK for iphone and iPad apps design and development

Who this book is for
This book is for iOS, OS X as well as general Objective-C language programmers and users who want straightforward methods

to do essential programming tasks in Objective-C.

Table of Contents

Application Development With XCode
Working With Strings And Numbers
Working With Object Collections
File System
Dates And Timers
Threads, Multi-Core Processing and Asynchronous Processing
Consuming Web Services
Memory Management
Dealing With Your Object Graph
Core Data
Using Objective-C On Other Platforms

Book Details

Paperback: 460 pages
Publisher: Apress (July 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1430243716
ISBN-13: 978-1430243717