Programming in Objective-C, 6th Edition

Book Description Updated for OS X 10.9 Mavericks, iOS 7, and Xcode 5 Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming for Apple’s iOS and OS X platforms. The book makes no assumptions about prior experience with object-oriented programming languages or with the C language (which Objective-C is based upon). Because of this, both beginners and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C. Readers can also learn the concepts of object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of the intricacies of the underlying C programming language. This unique approach to learning, combined with many small program examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes Programming in Objective-C ideally suited for either classroom use or self-study. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new Objective-C features and technologies introduced with Xcode 5, iOS 7, and Mac OS X Mavericks. “The best book on any programming language that I’ve ever read. If you want to learn Objective-C, buy it.”–Calvin Wolcott “An excellent resource for a new programmer who wants to learn Objective-C as their first programming language–a woefully underserved market.”–Pat Hughes Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Part I: The Objective-C Language Chapter 2. Programming in Objective-C Chapter 3. Classes, Objects, and Methods Chapter 4. Data Types and Expressions Chapter 5. Program Looping Chapter 6. Making Decisions Chapter 7. More on Classes Chapter 8. Inheritance Chapter 9. Polymorphism, Dynamic Typing, and Dynamic Binding Chapter 10. More on Variables and Data Types Chapter 11. Categories and Protocols Chapter 12. The Preprocessor Chapter 13. Underlying C Language Features Part II: The Foundation Framework Chapter 14. Introduction to the Foundation Framework Chapter 15. Numbers, Strings, and Collections Chapter 16. Working with Files Chapter 17. Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) Chapter 18. Copying Objects Chapter 19. Archiving Part III: Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, and the iOS SDK Chapter 20. Introduction to Cocoa and Cocoa Touch Chapter 21. Writing iOS Applications Appendixes Appendix A. Glossary Appendix B. Address Book Program Source Code Book Details Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 6th Edition (December 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321967607 ISBN-13: 978-0321967602