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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

Summary


Congratulations, you have successfully created an application that runs on all iOS devices and screen sizes. You took an application that had just a single page and turned it into a simple contacts application with a detail view. To achieve this, you made use of Auto Layout and traitCollections. You learned about size classes and what they tell you about the available screen's real estate for your application. You also learned how to make use of Auto Layout through code and how to respond to changes in your app's environment in real time. Finally, you learned how to simplify a lot of the Auto Layout work you've done by implementing UIStackView. To top it all off, you saw how prepare(for:sender) allows you to pass data from one view controller to another.

The lessons you've learned in this chapter are extremely valuable. The increase in possible screen sizes over the past few years has made Auto Layout an invaluable tool for developers and not using it will make your job much harder...