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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

Understanding Spotlight search


If you have a Mac, which you most likely do, you have probably used the blazingly fast Spotlight search feature on it. Furthermore, if you love this feature on your Mac, you have probably used it on iOS as well. Spotlight is a highly optimized search engine that enables you to find content throughout your device.

Note

If you haven't used Spotlight, try swiping down on your home screen on iOS and use the search box. Or, on your Mac, press command + space to open the Spotlight search dialog.

Spotlight has been around since iOS 3. However, it wasn't until iOS 9 that Apple opened up Spotlight to developers. This means that starting with iOS 9, Spotlight indexes everything from web results, apps, app store results, and any content you add to the Spotlight index yourself. Spotlight presents search results with an image, a title, and some extra information, and sometimes extra buttons are shown to make a phone call or to start turn-by-turn navigation to an address.

The...