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Mastering iOS 12 Programming - Third Edition

By : Donny Wals
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Mastering iOS 12 Programming - Third Edition

By: Donny Wals

Overview of this book

The iOS development environment has significantly matured, and with Apple users spending more money in the App Store, there are plenty of development opportunities for professional iOS developers. However, the journey to mastering iOS development and the new features of iOS 12 is not straightforward. This book will help you make that transition smoothly and easily. With the help of Swift 4.2, you’ll not only learn how to program for iOS 12, but also how to write efficient, readable, and maintainable Swift code that maintains industry best practices. Mastering iOS 12 Programming will help you build real-world applications and reflect the real-world development flow. You will also find a mix of thorough background information and practical examples, teaching you how to start implementing your newly gained knowledge. By the end of this book, you will have got to grips with building iOS applications that harness advanced techniques and make best use of the latest and greatest features available in iOS 12.
Table of Contents (35 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Creating a Core Data model


So far, you have worked on the persistence layer of your app. The next step is to create your models so you can actually store and retrieve data from your Core Data database. All models in an application that uses Core Data are represented by NSManagedObject subclasses. When you retrieve data from your database, NSManagedObjectContext is responsible for creating instances of your managed objects and populating them with the relevant fetched data.

The MustC application requires two models: a family-member model and a movie model. When you define models, you can also define relationships. For the models in MustC, you should define a relationship that links multiple movies to a single family member.

 

 

Creating the models

In order for Core Data to understand which models your application uses, you must define them in Xcode's model editor. Let's create a new model file so you can add your own models to the MustC application. Create a new file, and from the file template...