Swift in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself (Sams Teach Yourself · Hours) by Miller, B.J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Contents at a Glance Table of Contents About the Author Dedication Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction

Who Should Read This Book? What Should You Expect from This Book?

Hour 1. Introducing the Swift Development Environment

What Is Swift? Getting Started Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 2. Learning Swift’s Fundamental Data Types

Constants in Swift Variables in Swift Introducing Data Types Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 3. Using Operators in Swift

Unary Operators Binary Operators Ternary Conditional Operators Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 4. Working with Collection Types

Arrays Dictionaries Tuples Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 5. Understanding Optional Values

What Are Optional Values? How to Designate a Variable as Optional Wrapping and Unwrapping Optional Variables Use Case for Optionals Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 6. Controlling Program Flow with Conditionals

The if Statement The switch Statement Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 7. Iterating Code with Loops

Two Categories of Loops Transferring Control in Loops Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 8. Using Functions to Perform Actions

The Nature of Functions in Swift General Function Syntax and Structure Functions with No Parameters and No Return Type The Type of a Function Functions with Parameters Functions with Variadic Parameters Functions with Return Types External Parameter Names Default Parameter Values Change Argument Values with In-Out Parameters Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 9. Understanding Higher Order Functions and Closures

Higher Order Functions Closures Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 10. Learning About Structs and Classes

Overview of Structs and Classes in Swift What Swift Structs and Classes Have in Common Differences Between Structs and Classes When to Use a Class or a Struct Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 11. Implementing Class Inheritance

What Is Inheritance? Identifying a Base Class Creating a Subclass Overriding Inherited Methods Accessing super Preventing Overrides Class Identity Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 12. Harnessing the Power of Enums

Understanding Swift Enums Swift Enum Structure Raw Values Enum Shorthand Syntax Associated Values Switching Enum Values Adding Instance Methods to Enums Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 13. Customizing Initializers of Classes, Structs, and Enums

Initialization Initializing Value Types Advanced Initialization Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 14. Digging Deeper with Properties

Stored Properties Computed Properties Property Accessors Property Observers Inheriting and Overriding Accessors Inheriting and Overriding Observers Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 15. Adding Advanced Type Functionality

Type Properties and Methods Type Aliasing Type Access Control Subscripts Type Casting and Non-Specific Types Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 16. Understanding Memory Allocation and References

Deinitialization Automatic Reference Counting Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 17. Using Protocols to Define Behavior

Defining Protocols Creating and Adopting Protocols Properties Defining Methods in Protocols Using Protocol Names as Types Adopting and Inheriting Multiple Protocols Optional Protocol Properties and Methods How to Check for Protocol Conformance Using Protocols for Delegation Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 18. Using Extensions to Add Type Functionality

Defining Extensions Adding Functionality with Extensions Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 19. Working with Optional Chaining

Defining Optional Chaining Chaining Optional Properties Subscripts Methods Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 20. Introducing Generics

An Introduction to Generics Type Parameters and Placeholder Types Specifying Type Constraints Creating Generic Types Extending Generic Types Using Associated Types in Protocols Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 21. Adding Interoperability with Objective-C

Objective-C Basics Bridging Integrating Swift into an Objective-C App Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 22. Interacting with User Interfaces

Interface Introduction Interface Definitions Building an Interface Creating Your Own Project Adding UI Elements Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 23. Asynchronous Programming in Swift

The Problem That Concurrency Solves Different Types of Queues Asynchronous Programming in Action Add iTunes Search to Songs App Parsing JSON Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

Hour 24. Learning Swift’s Standard Library Functions

What Is a Standard Library? Numeric Types String Type Protocols Functional Functions Global Functions Summary Q&A Workshop Exercise

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