IOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

In this book, the world's leading Apple platform development trainers offer a complete, practical, hands-on introduction to iPhone and iPad programming. The authors walk through all the Apple tools and technologies needed to build successful iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Apps, including the iOS 4.3 SDK, the Objective-C language, Xcode 4 tools, Foundation framework, and the classes that make up the iPhone UI framework. The many topics covered in this book Easily setting up elegant, efficient user interfaces with UIKitCreating effective visuals, animation, and effects with Core Graphics, Core Animation, and OpenGLMaking the most of the iPhone's powerful multi-touch event handlingBuilding location-aware iPhone applications utilizing Core Location, MapKit, and the magnetometerLocalizing applications for international useCreating applications that capture audio and play mediaStoring data in files or SQLite databases

This edition has been updated to cover the iPad. New chapters added to this edition UIPopoverController and UISplitViewControllerBlocks and CategoriesUIGestureRecognizers and Advanced UIScrollView, CATiledLayerKey-Value Coding and Key-Value ObservingPush NotificationsUnit Testing