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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By : Craig Clayton
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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By: Craig Clayton

Overview of this book

Want to build iOS 12 applications from scratch with the latest Swift 4.2 language and Xcode 10 by your side? Forget sifting through tutorials and blog posts; this book is a direct route to iOS development, taking you through the basics and showing you how to put principles into practice. Take advantage of this developer-friendly guide and start building applications that may just take the App Store by storm! If you’re already an experienced programmer, you can jump right in and learn the latest iOS 12 features. For beginners, this book starts by introducing you to iOS development as you learn Xcode and Swift. You'll also study advanced iOS design topics, such as gestures and animations, to give your app the edge. You’ll explore the latest Swift 4.2 and iOS 12 developments by incorporating new features, such as the latest in notifications, custom-UI notifications, maps, and the recent additions in Sirikit. The book will guide you in using TestFlight to quickly get to grips with everything you need to get your project on the App Store. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own cool iOS applications confidently.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
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1
Getting Familiar with Xcode

Creating our Location View Controller class

Now that we understand Table View more, we want to get locations displaying inside our Table View:

Before we start, create three new folders inside the Location folder Controller, View, and Model. As we have previously done, right-click on the Location folder and hit New Group to create a new folder.

Next, we need to create a Location View Controller class that we can use with our UIViewController:

  1. Right-click on the Locations folder inside of Controllers and select New File.
  2. In the Choose a template for your new file screen, select iOS at the top and then Cocoa Touch Class. Then, hit Next.
  3. In the Options screen that appears, add the following file after New file:
    • Class: LocationViewController
    • Subclass: UIViewController
    • Also create XIB: Unchecked
    • Language: Swift
  1. Click on Next and then Create.

Next, we need to connect...