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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 ReviewFormController

  1. Right-click the Review Form folder again and select New File.
  2. Inside of 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:

New file:

    • Class: ReviewFormViewController
    • Subclass: UITableViewController
    • Also create XIB: Unchecked
    • Language: Swift
  1. Click Next, and then Create.

Delete everything after the viewDidLoad() method, as we do not need all of the other code. Next, let's set up our ReviewFormViewController by adding the following after the class declaration:

@IBOutlet weak var ratingView: RatingsView!
@IBOutlet weak var tfTitle: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var tfName: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var tvReview: UITextView!

We also need to add a method when our save button is tapped. We can do this by adding the following...