IPhone SDK 3 : Visual QuickStart Guide

With a rich set of over 1,000 new APIs, iPhone SDK for iPhone OS 3 provides an amazing range of technologies to enhance the functionality of iPhone and iPod touch applications. This book takes an introductory look at Objective-C and Cocoa before moving on to the tools you'll use to create iPhone applications. Starting with common and tasks and UI elements, the book covers using tabs and tables, files and networking, the multi-touch display, and the built-in GPS hardware. This book will appeal to both current developers needing to understand and update their apps to the iPhone OS 3.0 and for those developers just starting out who need a complete tutorial and reference to the iPhone SDK 3. Cover......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Chapter 1: Objective-C and Cocoa......Page 12 Frameworks......Page 13 Classes......Page 14 Memory Management......Page 20 Commonly Used Classes......Page 24 Design Patterns......Page 44 Chapter 2: The iPhone Developers’ Toolbox......Page 48 About the Xcode IDE......Page 49 About the iPhone Simulator......Page 70 About Interface Builder......Page 73 About the Documentation......Page 86 Chapter 3: Common Tasks......Page 88 Application Startup and Configuration......Page 89 Localization......Page 99 Interapp Communication......Page 102 Chapter 4: iPhone User Interface Elements......Page 110 Views......Page 111 Image Views......Page 125 Scrolling......Page 128 Labels......Page 135 Progress and Activity Indicators......Page 138 Alerts and Actions......Page 141 Picker Views......Page 145 Toolbars......Page 151 Text......Page 155 Web Views......Page 163 Controls......Page 169 Chapter 5: Tabs and Tables......Page 180 View Controllers......Page 181 Tab Views......Page 193 Table Views......Page 199 Chapter 6: Files and Networking......Page 230 Files......Page 231 Networking......Page 240 Chapter 7: Touches, Shakes, and Orientation......Page 262 Touch......Page 263 Multi-Touch Gestures......Page 275 The iPhone Accelerometer......Page 281 Chapter 8: Location and Mapping......Page 294 About Core Location......Page 295 About Map Kit......Page 308 Putting It All Together......Page 319 A......Page 326 C......Page 327 F......Page 328 I......Page 329 M......Page 330 N......Page 331 R......Page 332 T......Page 333 U......Page 334 W......Page 335 Z......Page 336

Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you trough the iPhone SDK and show you what to do.

Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time.

Page for page, the best content and value around.

Companion Web sites offer code samples at http: //objective-d.com/iphonebook/and additional chapters at peachpit.com/iphonedkvqs.

Duncan Campbell-a freelance consultant, developer, and writer-is president of Concept Development Systems, offering Macintosh and iPhone development and consulting Services. Duncan has been professionally developing software since the early '90s for a diverse set of companies, including Business Objects, Microsoft, and Adobe. Originally from Scotland, Duncan now lives on the other side of the globe, in Sydney, Australia, with his wife, Sarah, and dog, Kip. He can be found on the Web at http: //objective-d.com.

A guide for developers wishing to create applications for the iPhone, including how to use Cocoa, the Objective-C programming language, and Xcode development tools.