Index

A

• abstract factory pattern / Creational patterns
• access levels
  • public / Failable initializers
  • internal / Failable initializers
  • private / Failable initializers
• adapter pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns
• addOperationWithBlock() method
  • using, of operation queue / Using the addOperationWithBlock() method of the operation queue
• algorithms, for array
  • sort / sort
  • sorted / sorted
  • filter / filter
  • map / map
• ARC
  • working / The working of ARC
• arithmetic operators
  • about / Arithmetic operators
• array algorithms
  • closures, using with / Using closures with Swift's array algorithms
• array elements
  • accessing / Accessing the array elements
• arrays
  • about / Swift collection types, Arrays
  • creating / Creating and initializing arrays
  • initializing / Creating and initializing arrays
  • elements, counting of / Counting the elements of an array
  • verifying, isEmpty property used / Is the array empty?
  • appending to / Appending to an array
  • value, inserting into / Inserting a value into an array
  • elements, replacing in / Replacing elements in an array
  • elements, removing from / Removing elements from an array
  • adding / Adding two arrays
  • reversing / Reversing an array
  • subarray, retrieving from / Retrieving a subarray from an array
  • bulk changes, making to / Making bulk changes to an array
  • algorithms / Algorithms for arrays
  • iterating over / Iterating over an array
• assignment operator (=)
  • about / Assignment operator (=) does not return a value, The assignment operator
• associated type
  • about / Associated types
• attribute
  • setting, in dispatch_queue_create() function / Set the attribute in the dispatch_queue_create() function
• Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
  • about / Memory management

B

• base class
  • about / Inheritance
• behavioral design patterns
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
  • chain of responsibility / Behavioral design patterns
  • command / Behavioral design patterns, The command design pattern
  • iterator / Behavioral design patterns
  • mediator / Behavioral design patterns
  • memento / Behavioral design patterns
  • observer / Behavioral design patterns
  • state / Behavioral design patterns
  • strategy / Behavioral design patterns, The strategy pattern
  • visitor / Behavioral design patterns
• behavioral patterns
  • about / What are design patterns?
• Boolean type
  • about / The Boolean type
• break statement
  • about / The break statement
• bridge pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns, The bridge pattern
• builder design pattern
  • about / The builder design pattern
• builder pattern / Creational patterns

C

• calculated subscripts
  • about / Calculated subscripts
• CGRect
  • about / Foundation data types
• CGSize
  • about / Foundation data types
• chain of responsibility pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
• classes
  • about / What are classes and structures?
  • versus structures / Differences between classes and structures
  • creating / Creating a class or structure
  • naming / Classes
• classes, and structures
  • similarities / Similarities between classes and structures
• closures
  • about / Introducing closures
  • simple closures / Simple closures
  • shorthand syntax / Shorthand syntax for closures
  • using, with array algorithms / Using closures with Swift's array algorithms
  • standalone closures / Standalone closures and good style guidelines
  • functionality, modifying of classes / Changing functionality
  • selecting, based on results / Select a closure based on results
  • strong reference cycles / Strong reference cycles with closures
• closures, getNumClosure type
  • max / Changing functionality
  • min / Changing functionality
  • multiply / Changing functionality
  • second / Changing functionality
  • answer / Changing functionality
• Cocoa data types
  • using / Using Cocoa data types
  • NSNumber / NSNumber
  • NSString / NSString data type
  • NSArray / NSArray
  • NSDictionary / NSDictionary
• codes
  • executing, with if-else statement / Executing codes with the if-else statement
• coding styles
  • about / What is a programming style guide?
• collection
  • about / Swift collection types
• collections
  • shorthand declaration, using for / Use shorthand declaration for collections
• collection types
  • about / Swift collection types
  • arrays / Arrays
  • dictionaries / Dictionaries
• command design pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns, The command design pattern
• comments
  • about / Comments, Comments
• comparison operators
  • about / Comparison operators
• composite pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns
• compound assignment operators
  • about / Compound assignment operators
• computed properties
  • about / Properties, Computed properties
• concurrency
  • about / Concurrency and parallelism
• concurrent dispatch queues
  • creating, with dispatch_queue_create() function / Creating concurrent dispatch queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_asynch() function
  • creating, with dispatch_asynch() function / Creating concurrent dispatch queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_asynch() function
• concurrent queue
  • about / Grand Central Dispatch
• concurrent queues
  • requesting, with dispatch_get_global_queue() function / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
• conditional statements
  • about / Conditional statements
  • if statement / The if statement
• constants
  • about / Constants and variables, Constants and variables
  • defining / Defining constants and variables
  • naming / Constants and variables
• continue statement
  • about / The continue statement
• control flow
  • about / Control flow
  • conditional statements / Conditional statements
  • for loops / The for loops
  • while loop / The while loop
  • switch statement / The switch statement
  • control transfer statements / Control transfer statements
• control transfer statements
  • about / Control transfer statements
  • continue statement / The continue statement
  • break statement / The break statement
  • fallthrough statement / The fallthrough statement
• creational patterns
  • about / What are design patterns?, Creational patterns
  • abstract factory / Creational patterns
  • builder / Creational patterns, The builder design pattern
  • factory method / Creational patterns, The factory method pattern
  • prototype / Creational patterns
  • singleton / Creational patterns, The singleton design pattern
• curly braces
  • about / Curly braces
• curly brackets
  • about / Curly brackets
• custom subscripts
  • reading / Read and write custom subscripts
  • writing / Read and write custom subscripts
  • avoiding / When not to use a custom subscript

D

• decorator pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns
• decrement operator / Increment and decrement operators
• default values
  • defining, for parameters / Defining a parameter's default values
• design patterns
  • about / What are design patterns?
  • creational patterns / What are design patterns?, Creational patterns
  • structural patterns / What are design patterns?, Structural design patterns
  • behavioral patterns / What are design patterns?, Behavioral design patterns
• dictionaries
  • about / Swift collection types, Dictionaries
  • creating / Creating and initializing dictionaries
  • initializing / Creating and initializing dictionaries
  • value, accessing / Accessing dictionary values
  • key/values, counting in / Counting key/values in a dictionary
  • isEmpty method, using / Is the dictionary empty?
  • value of key, updating / Updating the value of a key
  • key-value pair, adding to / Adding a key-value pair
  • key-value pair, removing from / Removing a key-value pair
• dispatch queue
  • advantages / Grand Central Dispatch
  • creating / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • managing / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • functions / Creating and managing dispatch queues
• dispatch_after() function
  • using / Using the dispatch_after() function
  • parameters / Using the dispatch_after() function
• dispatch_asynch() function
  • concurrent dispatch queues, creating with / Creating concurrent dispatch queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_asynch() function
• dispatch_get_global_queue()
  • using, over dispatch_queue_create() / Use dispatch_get_global_queue() over dispatch_queue_create()
• dispatch_get_global_queue() function
  • concurrent queues, requesting with / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
• dispatch_get_main_queue() function
  • main queue, creating with / Requesting the main queue with the dispatch_get_main_queue() function
• dispatch_once() function
  • using / Using the dispatch_once() function
• dispatch_queue_create()
  • dispatch_get_global_queue(), using over / Use dispatch_get_global_queue() over dispatch_queue_create()
• dispatch_queue_create() function
  • queues, creating with / Creating queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function
  • parameters / Creating queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function
  • concurrent dispatch queues, creating with / Creating concurrent dispatch queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_asynch() function
  • serial dispatch queue, creating with / Creating a serial dispatch queue with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_sync() function
  • attribute, setting in / Set the attribute in the dispatch_queue_create() function
  • reverse DNS name, using for tag parameter / Use reverse DNS name for the tag parameter of the dispatch_queue_create() function
• dispatch_sync() function
  • serial dispatch queue, creating with / Creating a serial dispatch queue with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_sync() function
• dispatch_time() function
  • parameters / Using the dispatch_after() function
• do-while loop
  • using / Using the do-while loop
• Document Object Model (DOM) parsers / XML and the NSXMLParser class
• Document Type Definition (DTD) / Using the NSXMLParserDelegate protocol
• Double type
  • about / Floating-point

E

• elements
  • counting, of arrays / Counting the elements of an array
  • replacing, in array / Replacing elements in an array
  • removing, from array / Removing elements from an array
• enumerations
  • about / Enumerations
• explicit types, Swift / Explicit types
• extensions
  • about / Extensions
• extensions, RSNetworking
  • about / RSNetworking, Extensions
• external names, for subscripts / External names for subscripts
• external parameter names
  • adding / Adding external parameter names
  • shorthand, using for / Using shorthand for external parameter names

F

• factory method pattern / Creational patterns
  • about / The factory method pattern
• failable initializers
  • about / Failable initializers
• fallthrough statement
  • about / The fallthrough statement
• façade pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns, The facade pattern
• features, Swift
  • type inference / Swift features
  • generics / Swift features
  • collection mutability / Swift features
  • closure syntax / Swift features
  • optionals / Swift features
  • switch statement / Swift features
  • multiple return types / Swift features
  • operator overloading / Swift features
• filter algorithm
  • about / filter
• Float80 type
  • about / Floating-point
• floating-point number
  • about / Floating-point
• Float type
  • about / Floating-point
• flyweight pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns
• for-in loops
  • using, over loops / Use for-in loops over for loops
• for-in loop variant
  • using / Using the for-in loop variant
• for loops
  • about / The for loops
• for loop variant
  • using / Using the for loop variant
• foundation data types
  • about / Foundation data types
  • CGSize / Foundation data types
  • CGRect / Foundation data types
• functions
  • about / Functions
  • single parameter function, using / Using a single parameter function
  • multiparameter function, using / Using a multiparameter function
  • multiple values, returning from / Returning multiple values from a function
  • optional values, returning / Returning optional values
  • naming / Functions and methods
• functions, dispatch queue
  • dispatch_queue_create / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • dispatch_get_global_queue / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • dispatch_get_main_queue / Creating and managing dispatch queues
• functions, for submitting tasks
  • dispatch_async / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • dispatch_sync / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • dispatch_after / Creating and managing dispatch queues
  • dispatch_once / Creating and managing dispatch queues
• functions, RSTransactionRequest class
  • dataFromRSTransaction() / RSTransactionRequest
  • stringFromRSTransaction() / RSTransactionRequest
  • dictionaryFromRSTransaction() / RSTransactionRequest
  • imageFromRSTransaction() / RSTransactionRequest
• functions, RSURLRequest API
  • dataFromURL() / RSURLRequest
  • stringFromURL() / RSURLRequest
  • dictionaryFromJsonURL() / RSURLRequest
  • imageFromURL() / RSURLRequest

G

• generic functions
  • about / Generic functions
• generics
  • about / Introduction to generics
• generic types
  • about / Generic types
• global functions
  • about / Nesting functions
• Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
  • about / Grand Central Dispatch
  • queues / Grand Central Dispatch
• graphs
  • displaying, in Playgrounds / Displaying graphs in Playgrounds

H

• Hello world application
  • writing / Hello world
• home page, Chris Lattner
  • URL / What is Swift?
• HTTP GET request
  • making / Making an HTTP GET request
• HTTP POST request
  • making / Making an HTTP POST request

I

• identifier
  • about / Constants and variables
• if-else statement
  • codes, executing with / Executing codes with the if-else statement
• if statement
  • about / The if statement
• images
  • displaying, in Playgrounds / Showing images in a Playground
• increment operator / Increment and decrement operators
• indentation setting, Xcode / Indenting
• inheritance
  • about / Inheritance
• initializers
  • about / Initializer
  • internal parameter names / Internal and external parameter names
  • external parameter names / Internal and external parameter names
  • failable initializers / Failable initializers
• inout parameters
  • using / Using inout parameters
• integer
  • about / Integers
• internal access level
  • about / Failable initializers
• iOS Playground
  • about / iOS and OS X Playgrounds
• iOS project
  • creating / Creating the project
• iterator pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns

J

• JSON
  • about / XML and JSON
  • and NSJSONSerialization class / JSON and NSJSONSerialization
• JSON document
  • files, requisites / Common files
  • parsing / Parsing a JSON document
  • creating / Creating a JSON document

K

• key-value pair
  • adding, to dictionaries / Adding a key-value pair
  • removing, from dictionaries / Removing a key-value pair
• key/values
  • counting, in dictionaries / Counting key/values in a dictionary

L

• language syntax, Swift
  • about / Swift language syntax
  • comments / Comments
  • semicolons / Semicolons
  • parentheses / Parentheses
  • curly braces / Curly braces
  • assignment operator (=) / Assignment operator (=) does not return a value
  • spaces, optional in conditional and assignment statements / Spaces are optional in conditional and assignment statements
• logical AND operator
  • about / The logical AND operator
• logical NOT operator
  • about / The logical NOT operator
• logical OR operator
  • about / The logical OR operator
• loops
  • for-in loops, using over / Use for-in loops over for loops

M

• main dispatch queue
  • about / Grand Central Dispatch
• main queue
  • requesting, with dispatch_get_main_queue() function / Requesting the main queue with the dispatch_get_main_queue() function
• map algorithm
  • about / map
• mediator pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
• memento pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
• memory management
  • about / Memory management
  • reference type, versus value type / Reference versus value types
  • ARC, working / The working of ARC
  • strong reference cycles / Strong reference cycles
• MessageBuilder Swift class
  • about / The MessageBuilder Swift class – accessing Objective-C code from Swift
• Messages Objective-C class
  • about / The Messages Objective-C class
• methods
  • about / Methods
  • overriding / Overriding methods and properties, Overriding methods
  • optionals, returning from / Returning optionals from functions, methods, and subscripts
  • naming / Functions and methods
• mix and match
  • about / What is Swift?, What is mix and match?
• multidimensional subscripts
  • about / Multidimensional subscripts
• multiparameter function
  • using / Using a multiparameter function
• multiple values
  • returning, from functions / Returning multiple values from a function
• mutability
  • about / Mutability

N

• nested functions
  • about / Nesting functions
• network connection
  • checking / Checking network connection
• network development
  • about / What is network development?
• nil coalescing operator
  • about / The nil coalescing operator
• NSArray
  • about / NSArray
• NSBlockOperation implementation
  • using, of NSOperation / Using the NSBlockOperation implementation of NSOperation
• NSDictionary
  • about / NSDictionary
• NSJSONSerialization class
  • and JSON / JSON and NSJSONSerialization
  • methods / JSON and NSJSONSerialization
• NSMutableURLRequest class
  • about / An overview of the URL session classes, NSMutableURLRequest
• NSNode class
  • about / XML and NSXMLDocument
• NSNumber
  • about / NSNumber
• NSOperation
  • NSBlockOperation implementation, using of / Using the NSBlockOperation implementation of NSOperation
• NSOperation class
  • subclassing / Subclassing the NSOperation class
• NSOperationQueue type
  • using / Using NSOperation and NSOperationQueue types
• NSOperation type
  • using / Using NSOperation and NSOperationQueue types
• NSRect
  • about / Foundation data types
• NSSize
  • about / Foundation data types
• NSString
  • about / NSString data type
• NSURL class
  • about / An overview of the URL session classes
  • using / Using the NSURL class
• NSURLHTTPResponse class
  • about / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLHTTPResponse
• NSURLSessionConfiguration class
  • about / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLSessionConfiguration
  • session types / NSURLSessionConfiguration
• NSURLSession object
  • about / NSURLSession
• NSURLSessionTask class
  • about / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLSessionTask
  • subclasses / NSURLSessionTask
• NSXMLDocument class
  • and XML / XML and NSXMLDocument
  • about / XML and NSXMLDocument
• NSXMLElement class
  • about / XML and NSXMLDocument
• NSXMLParser class
  • and XML / XML and the NSXMLParser class
  • initializers / XML and the NSXMLParser class
• NSXMLParserDelegate protocol
  • using / Using the NSXMLParserDelegate protocol
• numeric types
  • about / Numeric types
  • integer / Integers
  • floating-point / Floating-point

O

• Objective-C
  • about / What is Swift?
  • Swift code, accessing from / The Objective-C class – accessing Swift code from Objective-C
• Objective-C, and Swift
  • similarities / What is Swift?
  • differences / What is Swift?
• Objective-C bridging header file part 1 / The Objective-C bridging header file part 1
• Objective-C bridging header file part 2 / The Objective-C bridging header file part 2
• Objective-C code
  • accessing, from Swift / The MessageBuilder Swift class – accessing Objective-C code from Swift
• Objective-C file
  • adding, to project / Adding the Objective-C file to the project
• Objective-C project
  • Swift file, adding to / Adding the Swift file to the Objective-C project
• observer pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
• operation queue
  • addOperationWithBlock() method, using of / Using the addOperationWithBlock() method of the operation queue
• operators
  • about / Operators
  • assignment operator / The assignment operator
  • comparison operators / Comparison operators
  • arithmetic operators / Arithmetic operators
  • remainder operator / The remainder operator
  • increment operator / Increment and decrement operators
  • decrement operator / Increment and decrement operators
  • compound assignment operators / Compound assignment operators
  • ternary conditional operator / The ternary conditional operator
  • logical NOT operator / The logical NOT operator
  • logical AND operator / The logical AND operator
  • logical OR operator / The logical OR operator
• Optional Binding
  • about / Optional variables
• optional binding
  • about / Optional binding
  • using / Use optional binding
• Optional Chaining
  • about / Optional variables
• optional chaining
  • about / Optional chaining
  • nil coalescing operator / The nil coalescing operator
  • using, over optional binding / Use optional chaining over optional binding for multiple unwrapping
• optionals
  • about / Introducing optionals
  • defining / Defining an optional
  • using / Using optionals
  • unwrapping / Unwrapping an optional
  • returning, from functions / Returning optionals from functions, methods, and subscripts
  • returning, from methods / Returning optionals from functions, methods, and subscripts
  • returning, from subscripts / Returning optionals from functions, methods, and subscripts
  • using, as parameter / Using optionals as a parameter in a function or method
• optional types
  • need for / The need for optional types in Swift
  • about / Optional types
• optional types, with tuples
  • about / Optional types with tuples
• optional variables
  • about / Optional variables
  • creating / Optional variables
• OS X Playground
  • about / iOS and OS X Playgrounds
• override keyword
  • about / Overriding methods and properties
• overrides
  • preventing / Preventing overrides
• overriding
  • about / Inheritance

P

• parallelism
  • about / Concurrency and parallelism
• parameters
  • default values, defining for / Defining a parameter's default values
  • using, as variables / Parameters as variables
  • optionals, using as / Using optionals as a parameter in a function or method
• parameters, dispatch_after() function
  • when / Using the dispatch_after() function
  • queue / Using the dispatch_after() function
  • block / Using the dispatch_after() function
• parameters, dispatch_queue_create() function
  • label / Creating queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function
  • attr / Creating queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function
• parameters, dispatch_time() function
  • when / Using the dispatch_after() function
  • delta / Using the dispatch_after() function
• parentheses
  • about / Parentheses
• parenthesis
  • about / Parentheses
• Playgrounds
  • about / Playgrounds, Getting started with Playgrounds
  • sections / Getting started with Playgrounds
  • OS X Playground / iOS and OS X Playgrounds
  • iOS Playground / iOS and OS X Playgrounds
  • images, displaying in / Showing images in a Playground
  • graphs, displaying in / Displaying graphs in Playgrounds
  • limitations / What Playgrounds are not
• priority levels, concurrent queues
  • DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
  • DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
  • DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LOW / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
  • DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND / Requesting concurrent queues with the dispatch_get_global_queue() function
• private access level
  • about / Failable initializers
• programming style guide
  • about / What is a programming style guide?
• project
  • Objective-C file, adding to / Adding the Objective-C file to the project
• properties
  • about / Properties
  • stored properties / Properties, Stored properties
  • computed properties / Properties, Computed properties
  • overriding / Overriding methods and properties, Overriding properties
• properties, RSTransaction class
  • TransactionType / RSTransaction
  • baseURL / RSTransaction
  • path / RSTransaction
  • parameters / RSTransaction
• property observers
  • about / Property observers
• protocols
  • about / Protocols
  • syntax / Protocol syntax
  • property, requisites / Property requirements
  • method, requisites / Method requirements
  • optional requisites / Optional requirements
• prototype pattern / Creational patterns
• proxy design pattern
  • about / The proxy design pattern
• proxy pattern
  • about / Structural design patterns
• public access level
  • about / Failable initializers

Q

• queues
  • creating, with dispatch_queue_create() function / Creating queues with the dispatch_queue_create() function
• queues, Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
  • serial queue / Grand Central Dispatch
  • concurrent queue / Grand Central Dispatch
  • main dispatch queue / Grand Central Dispatch

R

• read only custom subscripts
  • about / Read only custom subscripts
• reference type
  • versus value type / Value versus reference types, Reference versus value types
• remainder operator
  • about / The remainder operator
• Representational State Transfer (REST) / What is network development?
• REST web services
  • about / REST web services
• reverse DNS name
  • using for tag parameter, of dispatch_queue_create() function / Use reverse DNS name for the tag parameter of the dispatch_queue_create() function
• RSNetworking
  • about / Checking network connection, RSNetworking
  • URL / RSNetworking, Extensions
  • RSURLRequest API / RSNetworking
  • RSTransaction API / RSNetworking
  • RSTransactionRequest API / RSNetworking
  • extensions / RSNetworking, Extensions
• RSTransaction class
  • about / RSTransaction and RSTransactionRequest, RSTransaction
  • properties / RSTransaction
• RSTransactionRequest class
  • about / RSTransaction and RSTransactionRequest, RSTransactionRequest
  • functions / RSTransactionRequest
  • example / RSTransactionRequest
• RSURLRequest API
  • about / RSURLRequest
  • functions / RSURLRequest
  • example / RSURLRequest

S

• Search API
  • URL / What is network development?
• sections, for-in loop
  • variable / Using the for-in loop variant
  • collection / Using the for-in loop variant
• sections, for loop
  • initialization / Using the for loop variant
  • condition / Using the for loop variant
  • update-rule / Using the for loop variant
• sections, Playgrounds
  • Coding Area / Getting started with Playgrounds
  • Results Sidebar / Getting started with Playgrounds
  • Timeline Sidebar / Getting started with Playgrounds
• self keyword
  • using / Using the self keyword
• semicolons
  • about / Semicolons
• serial dispatch queue
  • creating, with dispatch_queue_create() function / Creating a serial dispatch queue with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_sync() function
  • creating, with dispatch_sync() function / Creating a serial dispatch queue with the dispatch_queue_create() function and using the dispatch_sync() function
• serial queue
  • about / Grand Central Dispatch
• session types, NSURLSessionConfiguration class
  • default session configuration / NSURLSessionConfiguration
  • ephemeral session configuration / NSURLSessionConfiguration
  • background Session configuration / NSURLSessionConfiguration
• shorthand
  • using, for external parameter names / Using shorthand for external parameter names
• shorthand declaration
  • using, for collections / Use shorthand declaration for collections
• shorthand syntax, for closures
  • about / Shorthand syntax for closures
• Simple API for XML (SAX) / XML and the NSXMLParser class
• simple closures
  • about / Simple closures
  • example / Simple closures
• single parameter function
  • using / Using a single parameter function
• singleton pattern / Creational patterns, The singleton design pattern
• sort algorithm
  • about / sort
• sorted algorithm
  • about / sorted
• standalone closures
  • about / Standalone closures and good style guidelines
• state pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns
• stored properties
  • about / Properties, Stored properties
• strategy pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns, The strategy pattern
• string type
  • about / The string type
• strong reference cycle / Strong reference cycles
• strong reference cycles
  • with closures / Strong reference cycles with closures
• structural design patterns
  • about / Structural design patterns
  • adapter / Structural design patterns
  • bridge / Structural design patterns, The bridge pattern
  • composite / Structural design patterns
  • decorator / Structural design patterns
  • façade / Structural design patterns, The facade pattern
  • flyweight / Structural design patterns
  • proxy / Structural design patterns, The proxy design pattern
• structural patterns
  • about / What are design patterns?
• structures
  • about / What are classes and structures?
  • versus classes / Differences between classes and structures
  • creating / Creating a class or structure
• style guide
  • about / Your style guide
  • semicolons, avoiding at end of statement / Do not use semicolons at the end of statements
  • parentheses, avoiding at end of statement / Do not use parentheses for conditional statements
  • naming rules / Naming, Functions and methods
  • comments / Comments
  • self keyword, using / Using the self keyword
  • native types / Types
  • constants / Constants and variables
  • variables / Constants and variables
  • optional types / Optional types
  • type inference, using / Use type inference
  • shorthand declaration, using for collections / Use shorthand declaration for collections
  • for-in loops, using over for loops / Use for-in loops over for loops
  • switch statement, using over multiple if statements / Use switch rather than multiple if statements
  • grand central dispatch / Don't leave commented out code in your application
  • attribute, setting in dispatch_queue_create() function / Set the attribute in the dispatch_queue_create() function
  • reverse DNS name, using for tag parameter of dispatch_queue_create() function / Use reverse DNS name for the tag parameter of the dispatch_queue_create() function
• subarray
  • retrieving, from array / Retrieving a subarray from an array
• subclasses
  • about / Inheritance
• subclasses, NSURLSessionTask class
  • NSURLSessionDataTask / NSURLSessionTask
  • NSURLSessionDownloadTask / NSURLSessionTask
  • NSURLSessionUploadTask / NSURLSessionTask
• subscripts
  • about / Introducing subscripts
  • using, with Swift arrays / Subscripts with Swift arrays
  • calculated subscripts / Calculated subscripts
  • values / Subscript values
  • with ranges / Subscripts with ranges
  • external names / External names for subscripts
  • multidimensional subscripts / Multidimensional subscripts
  • optionals, returning from / Returning optionals from functions, methods, and subscripts
• Swift
  • about / What is Swift?
  • features / Swift features
  • language syntax / Swift language syntax
  • type-safe language / Type safety
  • type inference / Type inference
  • explicit types / Explicit types
  • Objective-C code, accessing from / The MessageBuilder Swift class – accessing Objective-C code from Swift
• Swift, and Objective-C
  • similarities / What is Swift?
  • differences / What is Swift?
  • using, in same project / Using Swift and Objective-C together in the same project
• Swift arrays
  • subscripts, using with / Subscripts with Swift arrays
• Swift code
  • accessing, from Objective-C / The Objective-C class – accessing Swift code from Objective-C
• Swift file
  • adding, to Objective-C project / Adding the Swift file to the Objective-C project
• Swift page, Apple
  • URL / What is Swift?
• switch statement
  • about / The switch statement
  • using, over multiple if statements / Use switch rather than multiple if statements

T

• ternary conditional operator
  • about / The ternary conditional operator
• tuples
  • about / Tuples
• type-safe, Swift / Type safety
• type inference
  • using / Use type inference
• type inference, Swift / Type inference
• types
  • about / Types

U

• UIButton extension
  • methods / Extensions
• UIImageView extension
  • methods / Extensions
• URL
  • encoding / Encoding a URL
• URL loading system
  • reference link / RSNetworking
• URL session classes
  • overview / An overview of the URL session classes
  • NSURLSession / An overview of the URL session classes
  • NSURLSessionConfiguration / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLSessionConfiguration
  • NSURLSessionTask / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLSessionTask
  • NSURL / An overview of the URL session classes, Using the NSURL class
  • NSMutableURLRequest / An overview of the URL session classes, NSMutableURLRequest
  • NSHTTPURLResponse / An overview of the URL session classes, NSURLHTTPResponse

V

• value
  • inserting, into array / Inserting a value into an array
• value, of key
  • updating, in dictionaries / Updating the value of a key
• value type
  • versus reference type / Value versus reference types, Reference versus value types
• variables
  • about / Constants and variables, Constants and variables
  • defining / Defining constants and variables
  • paarmeters, using as / Parameters as variables
  • naming / Constants and variables
• variadic parameters
  • using / Using variadic parameters
• visitor pattern
  • about / Behavioral design patterns

W

• while loop
  • about / The while loop
  • using / Using the while loop
• WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC)
  • about / What is Swift?

X

• XML
  • about / XML and JSON
  • and NSXMLParser class / XML and the NSXMLParser class
  • delegate methods / Using the NSXMLParserDelegate protocol
  • and NSXMLDocument class / XML and NSXMLDocument
• XML documents
  • files, requisites / Common files
  • parsing / Parsing XML documents
  • binding, manually / XML and manually building XML documents