Objective-C Essentials - Third Edition

Now updated for the new "Modern Objective-C" features introduced with the iOS 6 SDK, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables, looping and flow control. Also included are details of object oriented programming, working with files and memory and the Objective-C Foundation framework.


Regardless of whether you are developing for Mac OS X or the iPhone, or just want to learn Objective-C, this book covers everything you need to know about the Objective-C language in 31 detailed and easy to follow chapters.


Topics covered in this Third Edition of Objective-C 2.0 Essentials include:


- The History of Objective-C


- Installing Xcode and Compiling Objective-C on Mac OS X


- Objective-C 2.0 Data Types


- Working with Variables and Constants in Objective-C


- Objective-C Operators and Expressions


- Objective-C 2.0 Operator Precedence


- Commenting Objective-C Code


- Objective-C Flow Control with if and else


- The Objective-C switch Statement


- Objective-C Looping - The for Statement


- Objective-C Looping with do and while Statements


- An Overview of Objective-C Object Oriented Programming


- Writing Objective-C Class Methods


- Objective-C - Data Encapsulation, Synthesized Accessors and Dot Notation


- Objective-C Inheritance


- Pointers and Indirection in Objective-C


- Objective-C Dynamic Binding and Typing with the id Type


- Objective-C Variable Scope and Storage Class


- An Overview of Objective-C Functions


- Objective-C Enumerators


- An Overview of the Objective-C Foundation Framework


- Working with String Objects in Objective-C


- Understanding Objective-C Number Objects


- Working with Objective-C Array Objects


- Objective-C Dictionary Objects


- Working with Directories in Objective-C


- Working with Files in Objective-C


- Constructing and Manipulating Paths with NSPathUtilities


- Copying Objects in Objective-C


- Using Objective-C Preprocessor Directives