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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

Implementing navigation with segues


Most good applications have more than a single screen. I bet that most app ideas you have in your head involve at least a couple of different screens. Maybe you would like to display a table view or a collection view that links to a detail page. Or perhaps you want your user to drill down into your app's contents in a different way. Maybe you don't have detail views, but you would like to display a couple of modal screens for data input instead.

Every time your user moves from one screen in your app to another, they are navigating. Navigation is an essential aspect of building an app, and it's vital that you understand the possibilities and patterns for building good navigation on the iOS platform. The easiest way to gain insight into navigation is by using a storyboard to explore the available options.

Up until now, you have used your storyboard to create the layout for a single screen. However, the name storyboard implies that you can do a lot more than...