Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode 9 IDE, Cocoa Touch, and the latest version of Apple’s acclaimed programming language, Swift 4. With this thoroughly updated guide, you’ll learn the Swift language, understand Apple’s Xcode development tools, and discover the Cocoa framework. Explore Swift’s object-oriented concepts Become familiar with built-in Swift types Dive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and generics Tour the lifecycle of an Xcode project Learn how nibs are loaded Understand Cocoa’s event-driven design Communicate with C and Objective-C Once you master the fundamentals, you’ll be ready to tackle the details of iOS app development with author Matt Neuburg’s companion guide, Programming iOS 12.

Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode 13 IDE, Cocoa Touch, and the latest version of Apple's acclaimed programming language, Swift 5.5. With this thoroughly updated guide, you'll learn the Swift language, understand Apple's Xcode development tools, and discover the Cocoa framework. Explore Swift's object-oriented concepts Become familiar with built-in Swift types Dive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and generics Tour the life cycle of an Xcode project Learn how nibs are loaded Understand Cocoa's event-driven design Communicate with C and Objective-C In this edition, catch up on the latest iOS programming features: Structured concurrency: async/await, tasks, and actors Swift native formatters and attributed strings Lazy locals and throwing getters Enhanced collections with the Swift Algorithms and Collections packages Xcode tweaks: column breakpoints, package collections, and Info.plist build settings Improvements in Git integration, localization, unit testing, documentation, and distribution And more!

And ConclusionChapter 2. Functions; Function Parameters and Return Value; Void Return Type and Parameters; Function Signature; External Parameter Names; Overloading; Default Parameter Values; Variadic Parameters; Ignored Parameters; Modifiable Parameters; Function In Function; Recursion; Function As Value; Anonymous Functions; Define-and-Call; Closures; How Closures Improve Code; Function Returning Function; Closure Setting a Captured Variable; Closure Preserving Its Captured Environment; Curried Functions; Chapter 3. Variables and Simple Types; Variable Scope and Lifetime.

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Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 6 in a rigorous, orderly fashion--ideal whether you're approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills. Learn about features introduced with iOS 6, including Objective-C language advances, autosynthesis, autolayout, new view controller rotation rules, unwind segues, state restoration, styled text, and collection views. Learn Objective-C language details and object-oriented programming concepts Understand the anatomy of an Xcode project and all the stages of its lifecycle Grasp key Cocoa concepts such as relationships between classes, receiving events, and model-view-controller architecture Learn how views and layers are managed, drawn, composited, and animated Become familiar with view controllers and their relationships, along with nib and storyboard management Fully explore all basic interface objects such as scroll views, table views, and controls Delve into Cocoa frameworks for sound, video, sensors, maps, and other features Touch on advanced topics such as threading and networking