iOS 16 App
Development
Essen�als
UIKit Edi�on
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iOS 16 App Development
Essentials
UIKit Edition
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iOS 16 App Development Essentials – UIKit Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-951442-62-0
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Contents
Table of Contents
1. Start Here .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Source Code Download ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Feedback ............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Errata..................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Joining the Apple Developer Program ....................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Downloading Xcode 14 and the iOS 16 SDK .................................................................................. 3
2.2 Apple Developer Program .................................................................................................................. 3
2.3 When to Enroll in the Apple Developer Program? ......................................................................... 3
2.4 Enrolling in the Apple Developer Program ..................................................................................... 4
2.5 Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 5
3. Installing Xcode 14 and the iOS 16 SDK ................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Identifying Your macOS Version ...................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Installing Xcode 14 and the iOS 16 SDK .......................................................................................... 7
3.3 Starting Xcode ..................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Adding Your Apple ID to the Xcode Preferences............................................................................ 8
3.5 Developer and Distribution Signing Identities ............................................................................... 9
4. A Guided Tour of Xcode 14 ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Starting Xcode 14 .............................................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Creating the iOS App User Interface .............................................................................................. 15
4.3 Changing Component Properties ................................................................................................... 18
4.4 Adding Objects to the User Interface ............................................................................................. 18
4.5 Building and Running an iOS App in Xcode................................................................................. 22
4.6 Running the App on a Physical iOS Device ................................................................................... 22
4.7 Managing Devices and Simulators .................................................................................................. 23
4.8 Enabling Network Testing ................................................................................................................ 24
4.9 Dealing with Build Errors ................................................................................................................24
4.10 Monitoring Application Performance .......................................................................................... 24
4.11 Exploring the User Interface Layout Hierarchy .......................................................................... 25
4.12 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 27
5. An Introduction to Xcode 14 Playgrounds .............................................................................................. 29
5.1 What is a Playground? ...................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Creating a New Playground ............................................................................................................. 29
5.3 A Swi Playground Example ........................................................................................................... 30
5.4 Viewing Results ................................................................................................................................. 32
5.5 Adding Rich Text Comments .......................................................................................................... 34
5.6 Working with Playground Pages ..................................................................................................... 35
5.7 Working with UIKit in Playgrounds ............................................................................................... 35
5.8 Adding Resources to a Playground ................................................................................................. 36
5.9 Working with Enhanced Live Views ............................................................................................... 38
5.10 When to Use Playgrounds ..............................................................................................................40
5.11 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 40
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6. Swi Data Types, Constants and Variables ............................................................................................. 41
6.1 Using a Swi Playground ................................................................................................................. 41
6.2 Swi Data Types ................................................................................................................................ 41
6.2.1 Integer Data Types ..................................................................................................................... 42
6.2.2 Floating Point Data Types ......................................................................................................... 42
6.2.3 Bool Data Type ........................................................................................................................... 42
6.2.4 Character Data Type .................................................................................................................. 42
6.2.5 String Data Type ......................................................................................................................... 43
6.2.6 Special Characters/Escape Sequences ..................................................................................... 44
6.3 Swi Variables .................................................................................................................................... 44
6.4 Swi Constants .................................................................................................................................. 45
6.5 Declaring Constants and Variables ................................................................................................. 45
6.6 Type Annotations and Type Inference ........................................................................................... 45
6.7 e Swi Tuple .................................................................................................................................. 46
6.8 e Swi Optional Type ................................................................................................................... 47
6.9 Type Casting and Type Checking.................................................................................................... 50
6.10 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 52
7. Swi Operators and Expressions ............................................................................................................. 53
7.1 Expression Syntax in Swi ............................................................................................................... 53
7.2 e Basic Assignment Operator ...................................................................................................... 53
7.3 Swi Arithmetic Operators .............................................................................................................. 53
7.4 Compound Assignment Operators ................................................................................................. 54
7.5 Comparison Operators .....................................................................................................................54
7.6 Boolean Logical Operators...............................................................................................................55
7.7 Range Operators ................................................................................................................................ 55
7.8 e Ternary Operator ....................................................................................................................... 56
7.9 Nil Coalescing Operator ................................................................................................................... 56
7.10 Bitwise Operators ............................................................................................................................ 57
7.10.1 Bitwise NOT .............................................................................................................................57
7.10.2 Bitwise AND ............................................................................................................................. 57
7.10.3 Bitwise OR ................................................................................................................................. 58
7.10.4 Bitwise XOR .............................................................................................................................. 58
7.10.5 Bitwise Le Shi ....................................................................................................................... 58
7.10.6 Bitwise Right Shi ....................................................................................................................59
7.11 Compound Bitwise Operators ....................................................................................................... 59
7.12 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 60
8. Swi Control Flow .................................................................................................................................... 61
8.1 Looping Control Flow ...................................................................................................................... 61
8.2 e Swi for-in Statement ................................................................................................................ 61
8.2.1 e while Loop .......................................................................................................................... 62
8.3 e repeat ... while loop ................................................................................................................... 62
8.4 Breaking from Loops ........................................................................................................................ 63
8.5 e continue Statement ................................................................................................................... 63
8.6 Conditional Control Flow ................................................................................................................ 64
8.7 Using the if Statement ...................................................................................................................... 64
8.8 Using if ... else … Statements ......................................................................................................... 64
8.9 Using if ... else if ... Statements ........................................................................................................ 65
