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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By : Craig Clayton
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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By: Craig Clayton

Overview of this book

Want to build iOS 12 applications from scratch with the latest Swift 4.2 language and Xcode 10 by your side? Forget sifting through tutorials and blog posts; this book is a direct route to iOS development, taking you through the basics and showing you how to put principles into practice. Take advantage of this developer-friendly guide and start building applications that may just take the App Store by storm! If you’re already an experienced programmer, you can jump right in and learn the latest iOS 12 features. For beginners, this book starts by introducing you to iOS development as you learn Xcode and Swift. You'll also study advanced iOS design topics, such as gestures and animations, to give your app the edge. You’ll explore the latest Swift 4.2 and iOS 12 developments by incorporating new features, such as the latest in notifications, custom-UI notifications, maps, and the recent additions in Sirikit. The book will guide you in using TestFlight to quickly get to grips with everything you need to get your project on the App Store. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own cool iOS applications confidently.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
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1
Getting Familiar with Xcode

Creating our filter scroller

After a user selects a photo to use, we present the user with a screen, which contains that image. In the following screenshot, we have a scroller, also known as a UIScrollView, which allows us to create content that scrolls either horizontally or vertically. The UIScrollView displays an image (thumbnail) with the filter applied to it as well as the name of the filter. This image and name represent our filters visually to our users.

When the user taps on the image, the user will see the selected filter change the primary image. Let's look at an example:

We are now going to create the elements inside the UIScrollView. Since we have created a lot inside our storyboard, let's create the PhotoItem entirely in code:

  1. Right-click the Model folder inside of Review Form folder and select New File.
  2. Inside the Choose a template for your new file...