IPhone iOS 6 Development Essentials

Table of Contents

1. The Basics of Modern Objective-C
   • Default Property Synthesis
   • Method Ordering
   • NSNumber Literals
   • Array Literals
   • Dictionary Literals
     
     
2. An Introduction to Auto Layout in iOS 6
   • An Overview of Auto Layout
   • Alignment Rects
   • Intrinsic Content Size
   • Content Hugging and Compression Resistance Priorities
   • Three Ways to Create Constraints
   • Constraints in more Detail
     
     
3. Working with iOS 6 Auto Layout Constraints in Interface Builder
   • A Simple Example of Auto Layout in Action
   • Enabling and Disabling Auto Layout in Interface Builder
   • The Auto Layout Features of Interface Builder
   • Automatic Constraints
   • Visual Cues
   • Viewing and Editing Constraints Details
   • Creating New Constraints in Interface Builder
     
     
4. An iPhone iOS 6 Auto Layout Example
   • Preparing the Project
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Adjusting Constraint Priorities
   • Alignment and Width Equality
   • Testing the Application
     
     
5. Implementing iOS 6 Auto Layout Constraints in Code
   • Creating Constraints in Code
   • Adding a Constraint to a View
   • Turning off Auto Resizing Translation
   • An Example Application
   • Creating the Views
   • Creating and Adding the Constraints
   • Removing Constraints
     
     
6. Integrating Maps into iPhone iOS 6 Applications using MKMapItem
   • MKMapItem and MKPlacemark Classes
   • An Introduction to Forward and Reverse Geocoding
   • Creating MKPlacemark Instances
   • Working with MKMapItem
   • MKMapItem Options and Enabling Turn-by-Turn Directions
   • Adding Item Details to an MKMapItem
     
     
7. An Example iOS 6 iPhone MKMapItem Application
   • Creating the MapItem Project
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Converting the Destination using Forward Geocoding
   • Launching the Map
   • Adding Build Libraries
   • Building and Running the Application
     
     
8. Integrating Twitter and Facebook into iPhone iOS 6 Applications
   • The iOS 6 UIActivityController class
   • The Social Framework
   • iOS 6 Accounts Framework
   • Using the UIActivityViewController Class
   • Using the SLComposeViewController Class
     
     
9. An iPhone iOS 6 Facebook Integration Tutorial using UIActivityViewController
   • Creating the Facebook Social App
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Creating Outlets and Actions
   • Implementing the selectImage and Delegate Methods
   • Hiding the Keyboard
   • Posting the Message to Facebook
   • Adding the Social Framework to the Build Phases
   • Running the Social Application
     
     
10. iPhone iOS 6 Facebook and Twitter Integration using SLRequest
    • Using SLRequest and the Account Framework
    • Twitter Integration using SLRequest
    • Facebook Integration using SLRequest
      
      
11. An iOS 6 iPhone Twitter Integration Tutorial using SLRequest
    • Creating the TwitterApp Project
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Modifying the Interface File
    • Accessing the Twitter API
    • Calling the getTimeLine Method
    • The Table View Delegate Methods
    • Adding Account and Social Framework to the Build Phases
    • Building and Running the Application
      
      
12. Making Store Purchases with the SKStoreProductViewController Class
    • The SKStoreProductViewController Class
    • Creating the Example Project
    • Creating the User Interface
    • Displaying the Store Kit Product View Controller
    • Implementing the Delegate Method
    • Adding the Store Kit Framework to the Build Phases
    • Testing the Application