Xcode 5 Tips and Tricks for iOS 7 App Development

by David McMahon

Xcode 5 Tips and Tricks for iOS 7 App Development brings you 15 detailed projects to teach you how to create iOS 7 apps for the iPhone and iPad. Honed from real world projects using native objective-c in Xcode 5, this book will show you how to get things done with practical examples. Includes how-to code on image processing (core image), responding to user touches, using collection views, in-app purchase integration and much more. This book assumes you have started using Xcode 5 but are not yet an expert. Chapters

* Creating image overlays, showing subviews and saving wallpapers
* Using NSTimer and local notifications
* Working with labels, moving a label in response to screen touches, changing fonts and colors
* Creating an audio player
* Using JSON and website APIs
* Working with tableviews
* Creating an image gallery with UICollectionView
* Using Map Kit, switching between satellite and standard map views, navigating to a specific location
* Playing videos in your app using media player vs. AVFoundation
* Using in-app purchase
* Core Motion
* Your own web browser using UIWebView
* Sharing with UIActivityController
* Using core image to set sepia, monotone color, changing hue and exposure
* Managing date and time components in your app and datepickers
* Sending tweets from an app

These projects are created to teach from objective-c code that was used in real apps for sale in the app store. If you're ready to move beyond a simple "hello world" project to real app development, this book is what you're looking for.

204 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 29, 2013