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Learn iOS 11 Programming with Swift 4 - Second Edition

By : Craig Clayton
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Learn iOS 11 Programming with Swift 4 - Second Edition

By: Craig Clayton

Overview of this book

<p>You want to build iOS applications but where do you start? Forget sifting through tutorials and blog posts, this book is a direct route into iOS development, taking you through the basics and showing you how to put the principles into practice. So take advantage of this developer-friendly guide and start building applications that may just take the App Store by storm!</p> <p>Whether you're an experienced programmer or a complete novice, this book guides you through every facet of iOS development. From Xcode and Swift, the building blocks of modern iOS development, you'll quickly gain a solid foundation to begin venturing deeper into your development journey. Experienced programmers can jump right in and learn the latest iOS 11 features.</p> <p>You'll also learn advanced topics of iOS design, such as gestures and animations, to give your app the edge. Explore the latest developments in Swift 4 and iOS 11 by incorporating new features, custom-rich notifications, drag and drop features, and the latest developments in SiriKit. With further guidance on beta testing with TestFlight, you'll quickly learn everything you need to get your project on the App Store!</p>

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Learn iOS 11 Programming with Swift 4 - Second Edition
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Table of Contents (36 chapters)
Title Page
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Contributors
Preface
Preface
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1
Getting Familiar with Xcode
Getting Familiar with Xcode
Getting started
The Xcode interface
Summary
2
Building a Foundation with Swift
Building a Foundation with Swift
Playgrounds – an interactive coding environment
Data types – where it all starts
Type safety and type inference
Operations with our integers
Summary
3
Building on the Swift Foundation
Building on the Swift Foundation
Creating a Playground project
The if statements – having fun with logic statements
Optionals and optional bindings
Functions
Summary
4
Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper
Creating a Playground project
Ranges
Control flow
Summary
5
Digging into Collections
Digging into Collections
Arrays
Dictionaries
Sets
Summary
6
Starting the UI Setup
Starting the UI Setup
Useful terms
App tour
Project setup
Summary
7
Setting Up the Basic Structure
Setting Up the Basic Structure
Starting from scratch
Storyboard setup
Summary
8
Building Our App Structure in Storyboard
Building Our App Structure in Storyboard
Adding a Collection View Controller
Hooking up our outlets
Creating a custom color
Setting up our cell
Section header
Updating the grid
Adding a modal
Summary
9
Finishing Up Our App Structure in Storyboard
Finishing Up Our App Structure in Storyboard
Adding our Restaurant List View
Hooking up our outlets
Setting up our cell
Adding Reviews View  
Viewing reviews 
Map Kit View
Summary 
10
Designing Cells
Designing Cells
Setting up the Explore header  
Setting up the Restaurant cell
Summary
11
Designing Static Tables
Designing Static Tables
Setting up cells 
Creating our section headers
Summary
12
Designing a Photo Filter and Review Form
Designing a Photo Filter and Review Form
Setting up our View Controllers 
Adding our Photo Filter View
Creating reviews
Refactoring the storyboard 
Summary
13
Getting Started with the Grid
Getting Started with the Grid
Understanding the Model View Controller architecture
Controllers and classes
Summary
14
Getting Data into Our Grid
Getting Data into Our Grid
Model
Getting data
Connecting to our cell
Hooking up our UI with IBOutlets
Restaurant listing
Summary
15
Getting Started with the List
Getting Started with the List
Creating our Location View Controller class
Connecting our Table View with our Location View Controller
Digging into our Table View code
Adding the data source and delegate
Adding locations to our Table View
Creating our first property list (plist)
Adding data to our property list
Creating our location data manager
Working with our data manager
Creating folders
Summary
16
Where Are We?
Where Are We?
Setting up map annotations
Creating and adding annotations
Map to restaurant detail
Organizing your code
Summary
17
Working with an API
Working with an API
Creating an API Manager
Location list
Summary 
18
Displaying Data in Restaurant Detail
Displaying Data in Restaurant Detail
Adding a navigation button 
Displaying data in our static Table View
Summary
19
Foodie Reviews
Foodie Reviews
Getting started with reviews
Displaying ratings in our custom UIControl
Adding our touch events
Setting up the unwind segues
Setting up our rating control 
Creating our review form controller 
Summary 
20
Working with Photo Filters
Working with Photo Filters
Understanding filters 
Creating our filter scroller 
Getting permission 
Summary
21
Understanding Core Data
Understanding Core Data
What is Core Data?
Creating a data model 
Summary
22
Saving Reviews
Saving Reviews
Saving reviews 
Saving photos 
Setting up the cell UI 
Adding Auto Layout
Adding an overall rating 
Summary 
23
Universal
Universal
Explore
Location listing 
Restaurant listing 
Summary
24
iMessages
iMessages
Understanding iMessages
Implementing our Messages UI 
Creating a framework 
Showing restaurants 
Summary
25
Notifications
Notifications
Starting with the basics 
Customizing our notifications
Summary 
26
Just a Peek
Just a Peek
Adding 3D Touch quick actions 
Adding favorites 
Updating our Core Data manager 
Summary
27
Drag and Drop
Drag and Drop
Accepting drag from other apps 
Dragging and dropping filter items 
Summary
28
SiriKit
SiriKit
Understanding SiriKit
Summary
29
Beta and Store Submission
Beta and Store Submission
Creating a bundle identifier
Creating a certificate signing request
Creating production and development certificates
Creating a production provisioning profile
Creating a Development Provisioning Profile
Creating an App Store listing
Creating an archive build
Internal and external testing
Summary
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Index
Index

Chapter 9. Finishing Up Our App Structure in Storyboard

The more we do storyboard work, the easier it gets. I remember that when I started Xcode, it was a bit overwhelming because of all the panels and it really took me time to get comfortable. Anytime I speak with someone looking to get into iOS, I always tell them to dedicate at least 10-15 minutes a day to it for the first six months. It seems like a lot, but it really makes a difference when you are trying to learn. If you step away for a week and try to come back, it is like starting from ground zero; at least, it was for me. When I finally started to catch on was when I was in Xcode everyday and was relentless.

In the last chapter, we got our Explore and Location both set up. In this chapter, we are still working on just the structure and, in the next couple of chapters, we will work on design.  

We will cover the following in this chapter:

  • Restaurant View Controller
  • Restaurant Detail View Controller
  • Reviews View Controller
  • Map tab
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