Sams Teach Yourself XCode 4 in 24 Hours

by Ray, John; Ray, William

• ISBN13: 9780672335877
• ISBN10: 0672335875
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-17
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

Master Apple's breakthrough XCode 4.2 development environment from the ground up, in 24 one-hour lessons: no Apple coding experience needed! The complete XCode 4.2 hands-on tutorial: fully covers XCode 4.2's radically revamped toolset, from Code Editor and Interface Builder to Source Control and beyond. Extensive advanced coverage includes frameworks, libraries, universal iOS apps, CoreData, unit tests, targets, workspaces, Dashcode, and much more Step-by-step instructions, examples, quizzes, exercises, tips, and shortcuts XCode 4.2 offers unprecedented power and flexibility to every OS X or iOS developer. Now that it's available on the Mac App Store, thousands of new users are diving in - and XCode 4.2's radical innovations mean that even experienced developers must start fresh. Sams Teach Yourself XCode 4 in 24 Hours is the friendly, easy guide to XCode 4.2 for every Apple developer, regardless of experience. In just 24 quick lessons, it covers everything from basic project organization to advanced reuse and testing, helping developers optimize workflows and build highly reliable software. Coverage includes: Using XCode 4.2 with Objective-C, Cocoa, and MVC. Creating, organizing, and managing projects and files. Working with the Code Editor. Designing interfaces and linking them to code. Using source control. CoreData modeling and coding. Leveraging frameworks and libraries. Building OS X software and universal iOS apps. Unit testing, debugging, and code analysis. Using targets, schemes, and workspaces. Building widgets with Dashcode

Author Biography

John Ray is Senior Business Analyst and Development Team Manager for the Ohio State University Research Foundation. His many Pearson books include Sams Teach Yourself iOS 5 Application Development in 24 Hours and Mac OS X Unleashed. Will Ray is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He has been developing training materials and teaching users and programmers to live at the intersection of Macintosh and UNIX technologies since 1989.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Xcode4	p. 3
Welcome to Xcode	p. 3
The Apple Developer Programs	p. 8
Installing the Xcode Developer Tools	p. 11
The Nickel Tour	p. 13
Preparing Your iOS Device (Optional)	p. 17
Summary	p. 20
Q&A	p. 20
Workshop	p. 21
Just Enough Objective-C and Cocoa	p. 23
Object-Oriented Programming and Objective-C	p. 23
What Is Objective-C?	p. 25
Objective-C Programming Basics	p. 33
Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting	p. 48
What Is Cocoa?	p. 50
Cocoa Versus Cocoa Touch	p. 51
Summary	p. 54
Q&A	p. 55
Workshop	p. 55
Understanding the MVC Design Pattern	p. 57
Development, Design Patterns, and MVC	p. 57
How Xcode Implements MVC	p. 60
An MVC Walkthrough	p. 64
Summary	p. 68
Q&A	p. 68
Workshop	p. 69
Using Xcode Templates to Create Projects	p. 71
Available Project Types	p. 71
The Project-Creation Process	p. 83
You've Got a Project	p. 88
Summary	p. 91
Q&A	p. 91
Workshop	p. 92
Managing Projects and Resources	p. 95
Getting Your Bearings	p. 95
Managing Project Files	p. 99
Managing Frameworks and Libraries	p. 108
Managing Groups?	p. 110
Managing Target Properties	p. 111
Summary	p. 114
Q&A	p. 115
Workshop	p. 115
Using the Xcode Source Editor	p. 117
Understanding Editor Basics	p. 117
Navigating Within and Between Files	p. 126
Using the Assistant Editor	p. 131
Correcting Errors and Warnings in the Issue Navigator	p. 133
Refactoring Code	p. 135
Using Code Snippets	p. 138
Summary	p. 142
Q&A	p. 142
Workshop	p. 142
Working with the Xcode 4 Documentation	p. 145
Overview of Documentation Resources	p. 145
Configuring the Xcode Documentation Downloads	p. 148
Understanding the Documentation Resources	p. 149
Using the Xcode Help Viewer	p. 155
Using the Quick Help Assistant	p. 158
Summary	p. 161
Q&A	p. 162
Workshop	p. 162
Creating User Interfaces	p. 165
What Is Interface Builder?	p. 165
The Anatomy of an Interface Builder File	p. 168
Creating User Interfaces	p. 174
Working with the IB Layout Tools	p. 177
Customizing Interface Appearance	p. 188
Setting Object Identities	p. 191
Adding Custom Objects to Interface Builder	p. 192
Summary	p. 193
Q&A	p. 193
Workshop	p. 194
Connecting a GUI to Code	p. 195
Outlet, Actions, and Properties: A Review	p. 195
Making Connections to Outlets and Actions	p. 197
Writing Connection Code with Interface Builder	p. 205
Summary	p. 211
Q&A	p. 212
Workshop	p. 212
Creating iOS Application Workflows with Storyboards	p. 215
The Power of Storyboards	p. 215
Storyboard Terminology	p. 216
The Anatomy of a Multiscene Project	p. 218
Making Advanced Segues	p. 230
A Navigation Storyboard Example	p. 239
Summary	p. 248
Q&A	p. 249
Workshop	p. 249
Building and Executing Applications	p. 251
The Language of the Build	p. 251
Managing Targets	p. 257
Managing Schemes	p. 264
Using the iOS Simulator	p. 271
Summary	p. 276
Q&A	p. 277
Workshop	p. 277
Using Source Control	p. 279
Using Xcode Snapshots	p. 279
A Brief Introduction to Source Control Systems	p. 283
Working with Subversion and Git Repositories	p. 285
Managing a Project in Source Control	p. 296
Summary	p. 307
Q&A	p. 308
Workshop	p. 308
Xcode-Supported Languages	p. 311
Choosing the Right Language	p. 312
Built-in Languages	p. 313
Adding Support for Other Languages	p. 322
Summary	p. 325
Q&A	p. 326
Workshop	p. 326
Planning for Reuse: Frameworks and Libraries	p. 329
Understanding Frameworks	p. 329
Deploying a Framework	p. 348
Reusing Code from Existing C/C++ Libraries	p. 349
Summary	p. 352
Q&A	p. 352
Workshop	p. 353
Putting It All Together: Building an OS X Application	p. 355
Getting Started	p. 356
Creating the Interface	p. 359
Attaching Code	p. 364
Inserting Interface Object References into the Code	p. 369
Tying Things Together	p. 373
Increasing Functionality with a Framework	p. 376
Summary	p. 395
Q&A	p. 396
Workshop	p. 396
Building an iOS Application	p. 399
Assessing What You Already Have	p. 400
Building from the Template	p. 403
Adding a Static Library Target	p. 404
Updating Application Logic and Library Calls for iOS	p. 414
Summary	p. 430
Q&A	p. 431
Workshop	p. 432
Attaching Big Data: Using Core Data in Your Applications	p. 435
Introducing Core Data	p. 435
Using the Xcode Core Data Model Editor	p. 438
Binding a Data Model to a User Interface	p. 446
Accessing Data Through Code	p. 458
Summary	p. 462
Q&A	p. 463
Workshop	p. 463
Test Early, Test Often	p. 465
Adding Unit Tests to an Existing Application	p. 466
Implementing Tests for Existing Code	p. 472
Accessing the Rest of an Application Through the Bundle Loader	p. 480
Summary	p. 483
Q&A	p. 484
Workshop	p. 485
Getting the Bugs Out	p. 487
Getting Started with the Debugger	p. 488
Proactive Debugging	p. 493
Working with Breakpoints	p. 497
Summary	p. 506
Q&A	p. 506
Workshop	p. 507
Keeping Things Organized: Shared Workspaces	p. 509
Using Workspaces	p. 510
Creating a Workspace	p. 515
Adding Projects to the Workspace	p. 517
Configuring the OS X Project to Work in the Workspace	p. 519
Configuring the iOS Project to Work in the Workspace	p. 524
Summary	p. 530
Q&A	p. 531
Workshop	p. 531
Advanced: Analyzing Code with Instruments	p. 533
The Instruments Interface	p. 534
Using Instruments	p. 536
Additional Runs	p. 541
Collecting Data from Additional Instruments Simultaneously	p. 543
Summary	p. 545
Q&A	p. 546
Workshop	p. 546
Managing and Provisioning iOS Devices	p. 549
Creating an iOS Distribution Certificate	p. 550
Creating an App ID	p. 556
Creating a Distribution Provisioning Profile	p. 560
Summary	p. 563
Q&A	p. 564
Workshop	p. 565
Distributing Your Applications	p. 567
Finalizing Your Distribution Build	p. 568
Configuring an iTunes Connect Application Record	p. 576
Distributing Your Archived Application	p. 578
Summary	p. 583
Q&A	p. 583
Workshop	p. 584
Xcode CLI Utilities	p. 587
Using xcode-select	p. 588
Using xcodebuilid	p. 590
Using xcrun	p. 595
Other Xcode Command-Line Tools	p. 598
Bigger and Better Command-Line Uses	p. 599
Summary	p. 600
Q&A	p. 600
Workshop	p. 602
Index	p. 603
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