Cocoa and Objective-C · Up and Running by Stevenson, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running

A Note Regarding Supplemental Files Preface

Who This Book Is For How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us Acknowledgments

1. Setup and First Run

Download and Install Xcode Your First Application

Create the Interface

Set sizing properties

Run the Finished Application

2. Thinking in Code: Basic C

How Code Works How to Format Code Variables

Types Constants Enumerated Types Typedefs

Functions

Declaring Functions

Example: FirstProgram

Displaying Values on the Command Line Compile and Run the Example

Scope

Static Variables

Conditionals Example: ShoppingTrip

Compile and Run

Wrap Up

3. Memory and Pointers: Advanced C

Arrays Loops Text Strings Multidimensional Arrays Pointers

The Purpose of Pointers Using Pointers Pointers and the const Keyword

Dynamic Memory Strings and Dynamic Memory

Returning Strings from Functions

Arrays of Strings Example: AddressBook

Compile and Run the AddressBook Example

Structs Header Files Compile and Run the HeaderFileTest Example Create Files for the Song Struct Final Example

4. Thinking in Objects

Structs and Classes

Designing Classes

Accessors Inheritance Composition Object Lifetime Built-in Classes

5. Basic Objective-C

NSString Basics Using Methods

Nested Method Calls Multi-Input Methods

Accessors

Dot Syntax

Creating Objects Basic Memory Management

Using Autorelease Directly

Declaring a Class

Add Methods

Implementing a Class

init dealloc

Example: PhotoInfo

6. More Objective-C

Categories

Categories for Private Methods

Introspection Protocols Dynamic Messaging

Using Selectors to Call Methods Forwarding Messages

Exceptions Example: DataCollector

Some New Classes and Methods Create the Files Build and Run

7. Foundation Value Classes

NSString

Ranges and Substrings Using NSString with C Types Comparing Strings for Equality Strings As File Paths Reading and Writing Files with Strings

Mutability

Advantages of Mutability Advantages of Immutability

Core Foundation

Memory Management Core Foundation Mutability Toll-Free Bridging Core Foundation Types As Properties Drawbacks of Core Foundation Types Open Source

NSNumber

CFNumberRef Cocoa Primitive Types NSDecimalNumber NSNumberFormatter When to Use Which Number Type

NSData

NSMutableData

CFDataRef and CFMutableDataRef

NSArray

Fast Enumeration Blocks NSMutableArray CFArrayRef NSIndexSet

NSDictionary

NSMutableDictionary CFDictionaryRef

NSSet

NSMutableSet

NSValue NSDate

CFDateRef

8. Basic Controls

How to Use This Chapter Windows and Views Targets and Actions

Buttons Declaring Action Methods Connecting Actions

Connecting actions from the HUD Connecting actions in code

Menus Responder Chain

Two meanings of first responder

Pop-up Buttons Sliders Text Fields

Outlets Datasources

Table View Datasource Methods Implementing Datasource Methods

Bindings

Key-Value Protocols

Key-Value Coding

Bindings for Simple Controls

Connect the bindings Run the application

Bindings for Complex Controls Tips for Debugging Bindings

9. Designing Applications Using MVC

About This Project

Window Controllers View Controllers Core Data

Create the Project Files

Create the Entities Add Attributes and Relationships Update the App Delegate Add the Quartz Framework Create the Window Controller Create the View Controllers

Browser view controller Editor view controller List view controller

Create the Managed Object Classes

Implement the photo class Implement the album class

Create the User Interface

Remove the Default Window

Add the album menu

Create the Main Window Interface

Set window sizing Add controls Set up bindings Connect outlets and actions

Create the Browser Interface

Set up the album table Set up the image browser Set up bindings Connect outlets

Create the Editor View Interface Create the List View Interface

Set up bindings Connect outlets

Run the Application Preparing for Release

10. Custom Views and Drawing

Basic Geometry

Geometry Structs As Strings Geometry Structs As NSValues Cocoa View Coordinates Derived Rects Comparison Functions

Basic Drawing

NSColor Subclassing NSView

When to draw

Instantiate the View

Setting resizing values in code

The Graphics Context

Bezier Paths

Drawing Polygons Drawing Curved Paths

Images

Loading Image Data

Loading an image from your project Loading standard Cocoa artwork

Drawing Images in a View

Preserving aspect ratio

Shadows

Add a Shadow to StyledImageView

Gradients

Drawing a Gradient Background Drawing an Image Sheen

Calculate the sheen path Add sheen properties and methods

Refactoring View Code

Why You Should Refactor Goals for Refactoring

Symmetry in practice

Refactored Header Refactored Implementation Test the Refactored Version

Text

Fonts Attributed Strings

Paragraph styles Text sizes and vertical alignment

Add a Title to StyledImageView

Handling Mouse and Keyboard Events

Keyboard Events Mouse Events Add Event Support to StyledImageView

11. The Final Word

The List Websites Last Thought

Index About the Author Colophon

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