iOS Programming for iPhone and iPad Applications Using Objective-C

In hands on exercises, students will use built-in data views as well as create custom screens for data entry and presentation. Students will learn to follow Apple's design recommendations to provide clean interfaces that appropriately size to various devices and screens.

The course includes coverage of scheduled background execution to allow code to be run when the app isn't active and to schedule alerts to draw attention back to the app.

Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning and develop real competency. Students will create apps from the ground up, demonstrating the features of Objective-C and serving as an introduction to developing apps for release to the App Store.

Prerequisites: Prior programming experience in an object-oriented language such as Java, C# or C++.

• Versions of iOS and Supported Devices
• Overview of the New OS X
• Command Line Interaction
• Apple Approval Process

• Fundamental Syntax
• Object Oriented Programming Support
• Using Dynamic Binding
• Using ARC
• Writing Code for Hardware Interaction
• Data Types and Structs
• Flow Control
• Pointers, Heap and Stack

• Installing and Updating Xcode
• Code Development and Tracking
• Debugging Utilities
• Application Navigation Tools

• Using the NeXTStep Data Types
  • NSDate, NSPoint, NSSize, NSString
• Using the NeXTStep Collection Objects
  • NSSet and NSMutableSet
  • NSArray and NSMutableArray
  • NSDictionary and NSMutableDictionary

• Model-View-Controller Development Paradigm
• Application Design Process

• Recognizing Apps Moving to Background
• Detecting and Solving Low Memory Events
• Handling Custom Events and Exceptions

• Service Oriented Architecture
• Web Services Overview
• Apple Push Notification Service (APNs)

• Creating Threads
• Using Threads for Asynchronous Processing

• Understanding the id Data Type
• Analyzing Objects for Type Safety
• Testing Objects for Function Support

• Singleton Pattern
• Lazy Instantiation
• Protocol/Delegate Patterns

• Designing Views
• Apple's UI Design Standards
• Utilizing Controls
• Custom View Transitions and Animations

• Using Generic Views and View Controllers
• Using Specific Purpose Views
  • Text View
  • Web View
  • Map View
  • Table and Table Cell View

• Purpose and Syntax of Blocks
• Block Animation Methods
• Developing Multithreaded Blocks