Programming IOS 8 : Dive Deep Into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks

Start building apps for iOS 8 with Apple’s Swift programming language. If you’re grounded in the basics of Xcode and the Cocoa framework, this book provides a structured explanation of all essential real-world iOS app components. Through deep exploration and copious code examples, you’ll learn how to create views, manipulate view controllers, and use iOS frameworks for adding features such as audio and video, access to user calendars and photos, and tracking the device’s location.Example code is available on GitHub in the form of full projects that you can download, study, and run.Build iOS apps with SwiftCreate, arrange, draw, layer, and animate views that respond to touchUse view controllers to manage multiple screens in a way that’s understandable to usersExplore UIKit interface objects, such as scroll views, table views, popovers, web views, and mapsWork with Cocoa frameworks for sensors, location, sound, and videoAccess user libraries: music, photos, address book, and calendarExamine additional topics including data storage, file sharing, networking, and threadingTopics new to iOS 8 include:Major changes in app coordinate space and interface rotationTrait collections and size classesView margins, visual effect views, and major animation changesChanges to presented view controllers, popovers and split view controllers, alert and action sheet architectureTable view automatic variable row heights and sliding cellsClasses for search results display, web view, video display, and audio mixing and effectsToday extensions, Actions extensions, Photo Editing extensionsXcode 6 features: conditional constraints, view debugging, designable views, inspectable properties, new segue types Writing an app for the iPad or iPhone? If you're grounded in Xcode basics and have a fairly good grasp of the Swift programming language, this practical guide will take you through the steps, conventions, and mindset you need to bring an iOS 8 app into existence, from initial concept to submission to the App Store.