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iOS 14 Programming for Beginners - Fifth Edition

By : Ahmad Sahar
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iOS 14 Programming for Beginners - Fifth Edition

By: Ahmad Sahar

Overview of this book

If you're looking to work and experiment with powerful iOS 14 features such as widgets and App Clips to create your own apps, this iOS programming guide is for you. The book offers a comprehensive introduction for experienced programmers who are new to iOS, taking you through the entire process of learning the Swift language, writing your own apps, and publishing them on the App Store. Fully updated to cover the new iOS 14 features, along with Xcode 12 and Swift 5.3, this fifth edition of iOS 14 Programming for Beginners starts with an introduction to the Swift programming language and shows you how to accomplish common programming tasks with it. You'll then start building the user interface (UI) of a complete real-world app using the storyboards feature in the latest version of Xcode and implement the code for views, view controllers, data managers, and other aspects of mobile apps. The book will also help you apply iOS 14 features to existing apps and introduce you to SwiftUI, a new way to build apps for all Apple devices. Finally, you’ll set up testers for your app and understand what you need to do to publish your app on the App Store. By the end of this book, you'll not only be well versed in writing and publishing applications, but you’ll also be able to apply your iOS development skills to enhance existing apps.
Table of Contents (31 chapters)
1
Section 1: Swift
10
Section 2:Design
15
Section 3:Code
24
Section 4:Features

Creating a custom UIControl subclass

You've only used Apple's predefined UI elements so far, such as labels and buttons. All you had to do was click the Library button, search for the object you want, and drag it into the storyboard. However, there will be cases where the objects provided by Apple are either unsuitable or don't exist. In such cases, you will need to build your own. Let's review the Restaurant Detail screen that you saw in the app tour:

Figure 19.1 – Restaurant Detail screen showing the star rating

You can see a group of five stars just above the Add Review button. Currently, the Restaurant Detail View Controller Scene in RestaurantDetail.storyboard and the Table View Controller Scene in ReviewForm.storyboard have blank view objects where the stars should be. You will create the RatingsView class, a custom subclass of the UIControl class, that you will use in both scenes. The UIControl class is a subclass of the UIView...