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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 an iMessage sticker pack


Stickers in iMessage are a fun way to share images with your friends. Stickers can be slapped onto a message as a response to a message you've received or just for fun with no particular reason.

To create a sticker pack, open Xcode and create a new project. One of the available project templates is the Sticker Pack App. Select this template and click Next. Give your sticker pack a name and click Next again to create your project:

In the generated project, you'll find two folders. One is named Stickers.xcstickers and the other is named Products. When you create a sticker app, you're only interested in the stickers folder. If you open it, you'll find an app icon template and a folder named Sticker Pack.

All you need to do to create your sticker pack is to drag images into this Sticker Pack folder. After doing this, you can build and run your extension and try it out in the simulator. You'll find that the simulator comes with two active conversations in the Messages...