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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

Customizing view-controller transitions


Implementing a custom view-controller transition is one of those things that can take a little while to get used to. Implementing custom transitions involves implementing several objects and it's not always easy to make sense of how this works. This section aims to explain exactly how custom view-controller transitions work so you can add one more powerful tool to your developer toolbox.

 

A nicely-implemented custom view controller transition will entertain and amaze your users. Making your transitions interactive could even ensure that your users spend some extra time playing around with your app, which is exactly what you want. You will implement a custom transition for the Hello-Contacts app.

First, you'll learn how you can implement a custom modal transition. Once you've implemented that, you will learn about custom transitions for UINavigationController so you can show and hide the contact details page with a custom transition. The dismissal of...