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    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours
    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours
    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours
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    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours

    By Keith Lee

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    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours provides a clear and concise overview of the programming language, describes its key features and APIs, and presents recommendations for developing iOS and OS X apps using Objective-C. It is written for readers who want a general understanding of Apple Objective-C technology on the Mac along with developers who want to quickly get started with the language. Very quickly, you will have a solid understanding of Objective-C and be ready to begin using it on your projects!

    The book is divided into two parts; Part One provides an introduction to object-oriented programming with Objective-C, describes the software development environment for the OS X and iOS platforms, and summarizes key features of the language. Part Two is more focused on application development - it features an in-depth look at the principal components of Objective-C programs, along with a detailed review of the key frameworks and services used for Objective-C application development. The Appendix contains additional details on the language along with some useful recommendations for programming with Objective-C.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKeith Lee
    Release dateSep 12, 2011
    ISBN9781465875396
    Core Objective-C in 24 Hours
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    Keith Lee

    Keith Lee is a noted composer, author, and technologist. He has composed numerous works for both soloists and diverse ensembles. He also has over 20 years of experience designing and implementing information systems.

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      Core Objective-C in 24 Hours - Keith Lee

      Core Objective-C in 24 Hours

      By Keith Lee

      Published by Motu Presse Publications at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Keith Lee

      Smashwords Edition

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      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

      ISBN: 978-1-4658-7539-6

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      The source code for examples that accompany this book, as well as other resources, is available at www.motupresse.com.

      Table of Contents

      Prologue

      Chapter 1 - Introduction

      How to Use This Book

      Chapter 2 - Getting Started

      Programming Language

      Development Environment

      Chapter 3 - Developer Tools

      Mac SDK

      iOS SDK

      Xcode

      3rd Party Tools

      Chapter 4 - Key Features

      Object Messaging

      Encapsulation

      Polymorphism

      Inheritance

      Dynamic Runtime

      Memory Management

      Chapter 5 - Application Structure

      Preprocessor Elements

      Variables

      The Class Section

      Properties

      Methods

      The Main Section

      C Language Elements

      Chapter 6 - Frameworks and Services

      Cocoa and Cocoa Touch

      Foundation Framework

      Application Kit Framework

      UI Kit Framework

      Appendix

      Language Elements

      Understanding Variable Scope

      Using NULL, nil, and NSNull

      String Constants versus String Literals

      Memory Management and Object Ownership

      Using ARC

      Understanding Properties

      Using Categories

      Message Selectors

      Forwarding Declarations

      Handling Errors

      Concurrent Programming

      Blocks

      NSObject Methods

      Creating a Project in Xcode

      Next Steps

      About the Author

      Prologue

      Core Objective-C in 24 Hours provides a clear and concise overview of the programming language, describes its key features and APIs, and presents recommendations for developing Objective-C programs on the Mac. Within 24 hours, the reader will have a solid understanding of Objective-C and be ready to begin using it on his/her projects.

      So, let’s begin!

      INTRODUCTION

      Objective-C is the primary programming language for developing applications on Apple’s Mac OS X and iOS (iPod, iPhone, iPad) platforms. In recent years these platforms have become some of the most popular development environments for programmers. A key reason for their success is due, in fact, to the features of the Objective-C language itself. General users and IT professionals alike want to be able to quickly grasp the fundamentals of this technology and begin using it to build solutions. This book was written to help you acquire this knowledge by answering the following questions: 1) What do you need to know to understand the Objective-C language and its role within the Mac platforms?, 2) what do you need to begin developing Objective-C programs on the Mac?, and 3) how do you quickly transition to Objective-C from another programming language? Core Objective-C in 24 Hours provides these answers.

      How to Use This Book

      This book is divided into two parts. Part One provides an introduction to object-oriented programming with Objective-C, describes the software development environment for the Mac OS X and iOS platforms, and summarizes key features of the language. Part Two is more focused on application development - it features an in-depth look at the principal components of Objective-C programs, along with a detailed review of the key frameworks and services used for Objective-C application development. The Appendix contains additional details on the language along with some useful recommendations for programming with Objective-C.

      Readers who want a general understanding of Objective-C technology on the Mac will probably focus more on Part One of the book (the Getting Started, Key Features, and Developer Tools chapters). Experienced developers looking to transition to Objective-C will tend to concentrate on Part Two (the Application Structure and Key Frameworks chapters along with the Appendix).

      GETTING STARTED

      How do you get started with a new programming language? The first steps include acquiring a basic understanding of the language and its key features, along with knowledge of the infrastructure, facilities and tools available for software development. We'll start to lay this foundation here.

      Programming Language

      Brad Cox and Tom Love created the Objective-C programming language in the early 1980s, with the primary goal of adding object-oriented extensions to the ANSI C programming language. Objective-C is actually a strict superset of C that has been extended with features to support object-oriented programming. These features (object orientation, dynamic types, and reflection) were derived from the Smalltalk programming language.

      In 1996 Apple acquired NeXT Software; the NeXTstep/OPENSTEP system served as the basis for the current Apple operating system (Mac OS X). NeXTstep also provided built-in support for the Objective-C language.

      Apple released the current version (2.0) of Objective-C in 2007. It added many new features to the language, including automatic memory management (garbage collection), declared and synthesized properties, dot notation, fast enumeration, exception support, runtime performance improvements, and 64-bit machine support.

      The Object in Objective-C

      Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), the motivation for the Objective-C language (i.e. the Object in Objective-C), is a style of structured programming that uses objects as the software's key logical elements. An object is a self-contained software entity; it is composed of both state (data) and behavior (operations). The operations that can be performed on an object include accessing and/or updating its data elements, performing computations (e.g. implementing algorithms, etc.), and invoking operations on other objects. At runtime an object-oriented program executes its logic by creating object instances and invoking the desired operations on these objects. In a nutshell, object-oriented software can be viewed as a collection of interacting objects.

      You develop object-oriented software by structuring application logic as classes. A class functions as a specification that is used to dynamically create class instances, i.e. objects.

      OOP simplifies the development of classes through object-oriented concepts such as subtyping (specifying a class based on the data and operations of another class, also known as inheritance) and composition (specifying a class based on combinations of other classes).

      As an example, let's say you need to develop a program that will manipulate and draw geometric shapes. You can begin by using object-oriented

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