Beginning iPad Application Development - Softcover

Lee, Wei-Meng

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470641657 ISBN 13: 9780470641651

Publisher: Wrox, 2010

Synopsis

Beginning iPad Application Development will help jumpstart your iPad development. It covers topics progressively so you learn without being overwhelmed by details. It adopts the philosophy that the best way to learn is by doing, hence the numerous Try It Out sections, which first show you how to build something and then explain how things work. To truly benefit from this book, you should have some background in programming and at least be familiar with object-oriented programming concepts. Coverage includes:

• getting started with Xcode and Interface Builder to build a Hello World application
• fundamental concepts of iPad programming: outlets and actions
• UI widgets known as views that make up the iPad application user interface
• view controllers available in the iPhone SDK and different types of iPad applications - View-based, Window-based, Split View-based, and Tab Bar applications
• how to deal with the iPad’s virtual keyboard, hide the keyboard on demand, and ensure views are not blocked by the keyboard when it is displayed
• reorient the application's UI when the device is rotated or force an application to display in a certain orientation
• using the Table view is to display rows of data and implementing search capabilities in Table view
• using application settings to persist application preferences
• persisting application data by saving the data to files in the application's sandbox directory
• using the embedded SQLite3 database library to store data
• implementing animations
• using gesture recognizers in the iPhone SDK to interpret user's input gestures
• access the iPad accelerometer and detecting device shakes
• communicating with Web services and their data
• publishing services on the network using Bonjour
• implementing applications that use push notifications
• building location-based services applications, obtaining geographical locations data, displaying a map
• an overview of the Objective-C language 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Learn to develop successful—and profitable—iPad applications

Eager to start developing applications for the iPad? Then look no further than the book in your hands. This comprehensive, hands-on approach to iPad development walks you through all the necessary tools and skills required for successful iPad app programming. You'll first familiarize yourself with the iPhone® SDK, Xcode®, and Interface Builder tools, all of which provide a solid foundation for developing apps. You'll then explore the features and syntax of the Objective-C® language, which is essential for creating most iPad apps. Plus, you'll discover how to best implement the many features of the iPhone SDK into your apps so that you can deploy your applications to the Apple AppStore.

Beginning iPad Application Development:

• Explains the various types of iPad applications supported by the iPhone SDK

• Discusses the various types of screen orientations and ways to handle rotations

• Covers the new Gesture Recognizers available in this release of the iPhone SDK

• Covers the new Split View-based Application project type

• Zeroes in on database storage using SQLite3

• Examines Web Services, Bluetooth programming, and Bonjour programming

• Covers Apple Push Notification Services programming

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About the Author:

Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions, a technology company specializing in hands-on training in the latest Microsoft and Apple technologies. He is also the author of Beginning iPhone SDK Programming with Objective-C and writes frequently for online publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470641657
• ISBN 13: 9780470641651
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600