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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

Updating the grid

To update our grid, we need to take the following steps:

  1. Use command + Shift + O and, in the Open Quickly window, type Main.storyboard, and then hit the Enter key.
  2. Select the Collection View, and then, in the Utilities Panel, select Size Inspector.
  3. Update the following values, based on the simulator that you are currently using. These values may need to be changed so that your grid has two columns of cells, so feel free to alter the values.

For iPhone 7, use the following values:

For iPhone 7 Plus, use the following values:

For iPhone 4/iPhone SE/iPhone 5/iPhone 5s, use the following values:

When you are done, this is what everything should look like:

Challenge: If you are using iPhone XR, or iPhone Xs, try to see whether you can figure out how to make the grid work. For now, as we just did, we will use storyboard settings to get our cells set up. Later...