Objective-C

Jiva DeVoe

John Wiley and Sons, Jan 13, 2011 - Computers - 400 pages

A soup-to-nuts guide on the Objective-C programming language

Objective-C is the language behind Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, which is the Framework of applications written for the Macintosh, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad platforms. Part of the Developer Reference series covering the hottest Apple topics, this book covers everything from the basics of the C language to advanced aspects of Apple development. You’ll examine Objective-C and high-level subjects of frameworks, threading, networking, and much more.

• Covers the basics of the C language and then quickly moves onto Objective-C and more advanced topics
• Draws from the author’s first-hand experience garnered while developing applications for the Mac and iPhone OS platforms
• Includes chapters on classes, memory management, threads, and the Foundation framework
• Also covers advanced topics like protocols, categories, associated objects, and blocks

Featuring real-life examples drawn from the author's experience, Objective-C offers an insider look at this amazing programming language.

Contents

• Introducing ObjectiveC: 3
• Understanding the Compilation Process: 12
• Understanding Basic Syntax: 29
• Exploring Deeper Features: 137
• Using Key Value Coding and Key Value Observing: 163
• Observing Changes to KVCCompliant Values: 178
• Applying Key Value Observing: 186
• Extending Existing Class Capabilities: 207
• Writing Macros: 223
• Handling Errors: 239
• Using the Foundation Framework: 257
• Using Strings: 265
• Working with Collections: 273
• Using NSValue NSNumber and NSData: 295
• Working with Times and Dates: 303
• Exploring Advanced Topics: 311
• ObjectiveC Design Patterns: 329
• Reading and Writing Data with NSCoder: 345
• Using ObjectiveC on Other Platforms: 355
• Index: 361

About the author

Jiva DeVoe is the founder of Random Ideas, LLC, a software company specializing in iPhone and Mac OS X applications. He has been writing software for nearly 25 years. His iPhone apps have been featured as Apple staff picks and in Apple ads. He is also the author of Cocoa Touch for iPhone OS 3 Developer Reference. Contact Jiva through his blog at www.random-ideas.net.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Objective-C; Volume 29 of Developer Reference
• Author: Jiva DeVoe
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118012836, 9781118012833
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Operating Systems / Macintosh