More iOS6 Development by Horovitz, Alex -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents at a Glance Contents About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Here We Go Round Again

What This Book Is What You Need To Know What You Need Before You Can Begin What’s In this Book

Chapter 2: Core Data: What, Why, and How

A Brief History of Core Data Creating a Core Data Application Core Data Concepts and Terminology The Data Model Managed Objects Key-Value Coding Managed Object Context Putting Everything in Context

Chapter 3: A Super Start: Adding, Displaying, and Deleting Data

Setting up the Xcode Project

Adding a Scene Scenes and Segues Storyboard Document Outline

Application Architecture Designing the View Controller Interface Creating HeroListController

Making the Connections and Outlets Navigation Bar Buttons Tab Bar and User Defaults

Designing the Data Model

Adding an Entity Editing the New Entity Adding Attributes to the Hero Entity

Declaring the Fetched Results Controller Implementing the Fetched Results Controller Fetched Results Controller Delegate Methods Making All Work

Error Handling Implementing Edit and Add Coding the Table View Data Source and Delegate Sorting the Table View Loading the Fetch Request At Launch

Let ‘Er Rip Done, but Not Done

Chapter 4: The Devil in the Detail View

View Implementation Choices Creating the Detail View Controller

Wiring Up the Segue HeroDetailController

Detail View Challenges Controlling the Table Structure with Property Lists Property Lists Explained

Modeling Table Structure with a Property List

Defining the Table View via Property List Parsing the Property List

Pushing the Details

Showing the Details Editing the Details Editing Mode in the Detail View Creating a Custom UITableViewCell Subclass Saving Your Changes Specialized Input Views

DatePicker SuperDBEditCell Subclass Using the DatePicker SuperDBEditCell Subclass Implementing a Selection Picker

Devil’s End

Chapter 5: Preparing for Change: Migrations and Versioning

About Data Models

Data Models Are Compiled Data Models Can Have Multiple Versions Creating a New Data Model Version The Current Data Model Version Data Model Version Identifiers

Migrations

Lightweight vs. Standard Standard Migrations

Setting Up Your App to Use Lightweight Migrations Time to Migrate On

Chapter 6: Custom Managed Objects

Updating the Data Model

Adding the Age Attribute Adding the Favorite Color Attribute Adding a Minimum Length to the Name Attribute

Creating the Hero Class

Tweaking the Hero Header Defaulting

Validation

Single-Attribute Validations nil vs. NULL Multiple-Attribute Validations

Virtual Accessors Adding Validation Feedback Updating the Detail View Refactoring SuperDBEditCell

Xcode Refactoring Options Moving Code Around Editable Property

Creating a Color Table View Cell

Custom Color Editor Custom Color Table View Cell

Cleaning up the Picker One More Thing Color Us Gone

Chapter 7: Relationships, Fetched Properties and Expressions

Expanding Your Application: Superpowers and Reports Relationships

To-One Relationships To-Many Relationships Inverse Relationships Fetched Properties Creating Relationships and Fetched Properties in the Data Model Editor Delete Rules

Expressions and Aggregates Adding the Power Entity Creating the Powers Relationship Creating the Inverse Relationship Creating the olderHeroes Fetched Property

What is a Predicate?

Creating the youngerHeroes Fetched Property Creating the sameSexHeroes Fetched Property Creating the oppositeSexHeroes Fetched Property Adding Relationships and Fetched Properties to the Hero Class Updating the Detail View

Rethinking Configuration Encapsulation and Information Hiding Data-Driven Configuration Adding Powers

Refactoring the Detail View Controller

Renaming the Configuration Class Refactoring the Detail Controller Refactoring the Hero Instance Variable A Little More Abstraction A New HeroDetailController

The Power View Controller

Navigating to the PowerViewController

Fetch Properties Wonderful to the Core

Chapter 8: Behind Every iCloud

Data Storage with iCloud iCloud Basics iCloud Backup Enabling iCloud in Your Application Key-Value Data Storage Document Storage

UIDocument UIDocument with iCloud NSMetadataQuery

Core Data with iCloud Enhancing SuperDB

Entitlements Creating an iCloud enabled Provisioning Profile Updating the Persistent Store Updating the Managed Object Context Updating the UI on DataChanged Testing the Data Store Keep Your Feet on the Ground

Chapter 9: Peer-to-Peer Over Bluetooth Using Game Kit

Game Center Peer-to-Peer Connectivity In Game Voice This Chapter’s Application Network Communication Models

Client–server Model Peer-to-Peer Model Hybrid Client–server/Peer-to-Peer

The Game Kit Session

Creating the Session Finding and Connecting to Other Sessions Listening for Other Sessions Sending Data to a Peer Packaging Up Information to Send Receiving Data from a Peer Closing Connections

The Peer Picker

Creating the Peer Picker Handling a Peer Connection Creating the Session

Creating the Project

Turning Off the Idle Timer Importing the Game Kit Framework Designing the Interface Defining Application Constants Designing the Game Board Creating the Packet Object Setting Up the View Controller Header

Trying It Out Game On!

Chapter 10: Map Kit

This Chapter’s Application Overview and Terminology The Map View

Map Types User Location Coordinate Regions Setting the Region to Display The Map View Delegate

Annotations

The Annotation Object The Annotation View Adding and Removing Annotations Selecting Annotations Providing the Map View with Annotation Views

Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding Building the MapMe Application

Linking the Map Kit and Core Location Frameworks Building the Interface Finishing the View Controller Interface Writing the Annotation Object Class Implementing the MapMe ViewController

Go East, Young Programmer

Chapter 11: Messaging: Mail, SMS, and Social Media

This Chapter’s Application The MessageUI Framework

Creating the Mail Compose View Controller Populating the Subject Line Populating Recipients Setting the Message Body Adding Attachments Presenting the Mail Compose View The Mail Compose View Controller Delegate Method Message Compose View Controller

The Social Framework

SLComposeViewController SLRequest

The Activity View Controller Building the MessageImage Application

Building the User Interface Taking the Picture Calling the Camera Picking the Message Sender

Mailing It In

Chapter 12: Media Library Access and Playback

The MediaPlayer Framework

Media Items Media Item Collections Media Queries and Media Property Predicates The Media Picker Controller The Music Player Controller

Simple Music Player

Building the SimplePlayer Application Building the User Interface Declaring Outlets and Actions

MPMoviePlayerController MPMediaPlayer AVFoundation AVMediaPlayer Avast! Rough Waters Ahead!

Chapter 13: Locking It Down: iOS Security

Security Considerations Security Techniques

Encryption Hashing Certificates and Signatures Identity

Security in iOS

Randomization Keychains Certificates, Keys, and Trust Services

Keychain Viewer Application

Create a Certificate Authority Creating the Keychain App

Security Never Sleeps

Chapter 14: Keeping Your Interface Responsive

Exploring the Concurrency Problem Creating the Stalled Application

Designing the Interface Implementing the Stalled View Controller

Timers

Creating a Timer Stopping a Timer Limitations of Timers

Fixing Stalled with a Timer

Creating the Batch Object Updating the Nib Updating the View Controller Header Updating the View Controller Implementation

Operation Queues and Concurrency

Threads Operations Operation Queues

Fixing Stalled with an Operation Queue

Creating SquareRootApplication Custom ProgressCell Adjusting the User Interface Changes to ViewController.h Updating ViewController.m

Queue ’em Up

Chapter 15: Unit Testing, Debugging, and Instruments

Unit Tests Debugging

Breakpoints The Debug Navigator The Debug Area Trying Out the Debug Controls The Breakpoint Navigator and Symbolic Breakpoints Conditional Breakpoints Breakpoint Actions Static Analysis One More Thing About Debugging

Profiling With Instruments End Of The Road

Chapter 16: The Road Goes Ever On

Getting Unstuck Apple’s Documentation Mailing Lists Discussion Forums Web Sites Blogs And If All Else Fails Farewell

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