The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook brings together reliable, proven solutions for the heart of day-to-day iOS 6 development. World-renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun covers all the classes you'll need to create successful iOS 6 mobile apps with standard APIs and interface elements and take full advantage of iOS 6 graphics, touches, and views. As in her previous bestselling iOS books, Sadun translates today's development best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into concise recipes that are easy to understand and transfer into your own projects. This isn't just cut-and-paste; using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the "how" and "why" of effective iOS 6 development. All code has been fully revised and extensively tested to reflect the latest iOS 6 features and the newest iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch capabilities. Throughout, every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes Supporting direct user input through multitouch and gestures, including custom gesture recognizers Building, customizing, and using iOS 6 controls Alerting users via popup dialogs, progress bars, local notifications, popovers, audio pings, and other techniques Assembling views and animation, organizing view hierarchies, and understanding how views work together Using iOS 6's breakthrough autolayout constraints system to simplify support for multiple screen geometries controlling keyboards, making onscreen elements "text aware," and efficiently scanning and formatting text Using view controllers to organize your users' workspaces Managing photos, videos, email, text messages, and iOS 6-enhanced social media updates Implementing VoiceOver accessibility to reach even more users Organizing apps simply and intuitively with tables and adding flexibility with iOS 6's brand new collection views Getting started with Core Data managed data stores Leveraging iOS 6's powerful networking and web services support

Overcome the vexing issues you're likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. With new and thoroughly revised recipes in this updated cookbook, you'll quickly learn the steps necessary to work with the iOS 7 SDK--including ways to store and protect data, send and receive notifications, enhance and animate graphics, manage files and folders, and take advantage of UI Dynamics.

Praise for previous editions of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook “This book would be a bargain at ten times its price! If you are writing iPhone software, it will save you weeks of development time. Erica has included dozens of crisp and clear examples illustrating essential iPhone development techniques and many others that show special effects going way beyond Apple’s official documentation.” –Tim Burks, iPhone Software Developer, TootSweet Software “Erica Sadun’s technical expertise lives up to the Addison-Wesley name. The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is a comprehensive walkthrough of iPhone development that will help anyone out, from beginners to more experienced developers. Code samples and screenshots help punctuate the numerous tips and tricks in this book.” –Jacqui Cheng, Associate Editor, Ars Technica “We make our living writing this stuff and yet I am humbled by Erica’s command of her subject matter and the way she presents the material: pleasantly informal, then very appropriately detailed technically. This is a going to be the Petzold book for iPhone developers.” –Daniel Pasco, Lead Developer and CEO, Black Pixel Luminance “ “The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook should be the first resource for the beginning iPhone programmer, and is the best supplemental material to Apple’s own documentation.” –Alex C. Schaefer, Lead Programmer, ApolloIM, iPhone Application Development Specialist, MeLLmo, Inc. “Erica’s book is a truly great resource for Cocoa Touch developers. This book goes far beyond the documentation on Apple’s Web site, and she includes methods that give the developer a deeper understanding of the iPhone OS, by letting them glimpse at what’s going on behind the scenes on this incredible mobile platform.” –John Zorko, Sr. Software Engineer, Mobile Devices “I’ve found this book to be an invaluable resource for those times when I need to quickly grasp a new concept and walk away with a working block of code. Erica has an impressive knowledge of the iPhone platform, is a master at describing technical information, and provides a compendium of excellent code examples.” –John Muchow, 3 Sixty Software, LLC; founder, iPhoneDeveloperTips.com “This book is the most complete guide if you want coding for the iPhone, covering from the basics to the newest and coolest technologies. I built several applications in the past, but I still learned a huge amount from this book. It is a must-have for every iPhone developer.” –Roberto Gamboni, Software Engineer, AT&T Interactive “It’s rare that developer cookbooks can both provide good recipes and solid discussion of fundamental techniques, but Erica Sadun’s book manages to do both very well.” –Jeremy McNally, Developer, entp https://github.com/ http://ericasadun.com/

Provides information on building iOS 5 applications for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

***This is the updated and corrected edition ofThe iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook.*** The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0’s ARC, LLVM, and more! In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised this book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, the latest version of Objective-C, and the Xcode 4 development tools. The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn’t just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development. Sadun’s tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures and touch, to networking and security. Every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes: Mastering the iOS 5 SDK, Objective-C essentials, and the iOS development lifecycle Designing and customizing interfaces with Interface Builder and Objective-C Organizing apps with view controllers, views, and animations featuring the latest Page View controllers and custom containers Making the most of touch and gestures—including custom gesture recognizers Building and using controls from the ground up Working with Core Image and Core Text Implementing fully featured Table View edits, reordering, and custom cells Creating managed database stores; then adding, deleting, querying, and displaying data Alerting users with dialogs, progress bars, local and push notifications, popovers, and pings Requesting and using feedback Connecting to networks and services, handling authentication, and managing downloads Deploying apps to devices, testers, and the App Store

Annotation Cocos2d for iPhone is a robust but simple-to-use 2D game framework for iPhone. It is easy to use, fast, flexible, free, and Appstore approved. More than 2500 AppStore games already use it, including many best-seller games. Do you want to take your cocos2d game development skills to the next level and become more professional in cocos2d game design?Cocos2d for iPhone 1 Game Development Cookbook will help you reach that next level. You will find over 100 recipes here that explain everything from the drawing of a single sprite to AI pathfinding and advanced networking. Full working examples are emphasized.Starting with the first chapter, Graphics, you will be taken through every major topic of game development. You will find both simple and complex recipes in the book.Each recipe is either a solution to a common problem (playing video files, accelerometer steering) or a cool advanced technique (3D rendering, textured polygons).This cookbook will have you creating professional quality iOS games quickly with its breadth of working example code.

Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 6 in a rigorous, orderly fashion--ideal whether you're approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills. Learn about features introduced with iOS 6, including Objective-C language advances, autosynthesis, autolayout, new view controller rotation rules, unwind segues, state restoration, styled text, and collection views. Learn Objective-C language details and object-oriented programming concepts Understand the anatomy of an Xcode project and all the stages of its lifecycle Grasp key Cocoa concepts such as relationships between classes, receiving events, and model-view-controller architecture Learn how views and layers are managed, drawn, composited, and animated Become familiar with view controllers and their relationships, along with nib and storyboard management Fully explore all basic interface objects such as scroll views, table views, and controls Delve into Cocoa frameworks for sound, video, sensors, maps, and other features Touch on advanced topics such as threading and networking

iOS 11, Swift 4, and Xcode 9 provide many new APIs for iOS developers. With this cookbook, you’ll learn more than 170 proven solutions for tackling the latest features in iOS 11 and watchOS 4, including new ways to use Swift and Xcode to make your day-to-day app development life easier. This collection of code-rich recipes also gets you up to speed on continuous delivery and continuous integration systems. Ideal for intermediate and advanced iOS developers looking to work with the newest version of iOS, these recipes include reusable code on GitHub, so you can put them to work in your project right away. Among the topics covered in this book: New features in Swift 4 and Xcode 9 Tools for continuous delivery and continuous integration Snapshot testing and test automation Creating document-based applications Updated Map view and Core Location features iOS 11’s Security and Password Autofill Data storage with Apple’s Core Data Creating lively user interfaces with UI Dynamics Building iMessage applications and sticker packages Integrating Siri into your apps with Siri Kit Creating fascinating apps for Apple Watch

2012 Jolt Productivity Award winner! Using HTML5, web developers can create standards-based browser applications with extraordinary richness and power, incorporating everything from drag-and-drop to native audio and video–all without any third-party plug-ins. Simply put, every web developer needs to master HTML5–and the sooner you do so, the greater advantage you’ll have. HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook provides all the expert advice and proven code you need to start building production-quality HTML5 applications right now. Authors Chuck Hudson and Tom Leadbetter present tested, modular recipes at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. You’ll learn exactly how to deliver state-of-the-art user experiences by integrating HTML5’s new and enhanced elements with CSS3, multimedia, and JavaScript APIs. Reflecting current standards, this book prioritizes HTML5 features with substantial browser support and identifies the level of browser support for each feature discussed. Coverage includes Understanding and using HTML5’s new structural elements Using grouping, text-level, and redefined semantics Managing browser-handling in HTML5 Leveraging new CSS3 layout and style techniques Maximizing interactivity with HTML5 Web Forms Embedding audio and video with HTML5 Drawing with the canvas Controlling browser histories Integrating location awareness with the Geolocation API Implementing client side storage Working with local files Managing communication and threading Optimizing the HTML5 browser experience Integrating device data Turn to HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook for expert answers, real solutions, and the code required to implement them. It’s all you need to jumpstart any HTML5 project and create rich, high-value web applications your users will love.

This book offers the perfect hands-on introduction to iOS development, covering everything your students need to know about Objective-C, XCode, and modern iOS user interface development. With sample projects and end-of-chapter exercises, this book is ideal for classroom instruction. The authors get started fast with Objective-C, covering basic syntax, memory management, Foundation Classes, development paradigms, blocks, threads, and more. Next, they show how to use XCode and related tools to build projects, instrument and efficiently debug code, and deploy apps. In the next part, hey turn to interfaces, covering design, content construction, View Controllers, Views, Animations, Touch, Table Views, and even a taste of Core Data.