Swift 4 for Absolute Beginners: Develop Apps for iOS. 4 Ed

 ContentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the Technical ReviewerIntroductionChapter 1: Becoming a Great iOS DeveloperThinking Like a DeveloperCompleting the Development CycleIntroducing Object-Oriented ProgrammingWorking with the Playground InterfaceSummaryWhat’s NextChapter 2: Programming BasicsTouring XcodeExploring the Workspace WindowNavigating Your WorkspaceEditing Your Project FilesCreating Your First Swift Playground ProgramInstalling and Launching Xcode....9Using Xcode....9Xcode Playground IDE: Editor and Results AreasSummaryChapter 3: It’s All About the DataNumbering Systems Used in ProgrammingBitsMoore’s LawBytesHexadecimalUnicodeData TypesDeclaring Constants and VariablesOptionalsUsing Variables in PlaygroundsSummaryChapter 4: Making Decisions, Program Flow, and App DesignBoolean LogicTruth TablesComparison OperatorsDesigning AppsPseudocodeOptionals and Forced UnwrappingOptional BindingImplicitly Unwrapped OptionalsFlowchartingDesigning and Flowcharting an Example AppThe App’s DesignUsing Loops to Repeat Program StatementsCount-Controlled LoopsCondition-Controlled LoopsInfinite LoopsCoding the Example App in SwiftNested if Statements and else if StatementsRemoving Extra CharactersImproving the Code Through RefactoringRunning the AppDesign RequirementsSummaryChapter 5: Object-Oriented Programming with SwiftThe ObjectWhat Is a Class?Planning ClassesPlanning PropertiesPlanning MethodsImplementing the ClassesInheritanceWhy Use OOP?OOP Is EverywhereEliminate Redundant CodeEase of DebuggingEase of ReplacementAdvanced TopicsInterfacePolymorphismValue Orientated ProgrammingSummaryChapter 6: Learning Swift and XcodeA NewcomerUnderstanding the Language SymbolsImplementing Objects in SwiftWriting Another Program in XcodeCreating the ProjectSummaryChapter 7: Swift Classes, Objects, and MethodsCreating a Swift ClassPropertiesMethodsUsing Type MethodsUsing Instance MethodsUsing Your New ClassCreating Your ProjectAdding ObjectsWriting the ClassCreating the User InterfaceHooking Up the CodeRunning the ProgramTaking Type Methods to the Next LevelAccessing the Xcode DocumentationSummaryChapter 8: Programming Basics in SwiftUsing let vs. varUnderstanding CollectionsUsing ArraysUsing the Dictionary ClassCreating the BookStore ApplicationCreating Your ClassIntroducing PropertiesAccessing PropertiesFinishing the BookStore ProgramCreating the ViewAdding PropertiesAdding a DescriptionCreating a Simple Data Model ClassModifying MasterViewControllerModifying the DetailViewControllerSummaryChapter 9: Comparing DataRevisiting Boolean LogicUsing Relational OperatorsComparing NumbersCreating an Example Xcode AppUsing Boolean ExpressionsComparing StringsUsing the switch StatementComparing DatesCombining ComparisonsSummaryChapter 10: Creating User InterfacesUnderstanding Interface BuilderThe Model-View-Controller PatternHuman Interface GuidelinesCreating an Example iPhone App with Interface BuilderUsing Interface BuilderThe Document OutlineThe Object LibraryInspector Pane and Selector BarCreating the ViewUsing OutletsUsing ActionsThe ClassSummaryChapter 11: Storing InformationStorage ConsiderationsPreferences/UserDefaultsWriting PreferencesReading PreferencesDatabasesStoring Information in a DatabaseGetting Started with Core DataThe ModelManaged Object ContextSetting Up the InterfaceSummaryChapter 12: Protocols and DelegatesMultiple InheritanceUnderstanding ProtocolsProtocol SyntaxDelegationProtocol and Delegation ExampleGetting StartedHow It WorksSummaryChapter 13: Introducing the Xcode DebuggerGetting Started with DebuggingSetting BreakpointsUsing the Breakpoint NavigatorDebugging BasicsWorking with the Debugger ControlsUsing the Step ControlsLooking at the Thread Window and Call StackDebugging VariablesDealing with Code Errors and WarningsErrorsWarningsSummaryChapter 14: A Swift iPhone AppLet’s Get StartedSwitchesAlert ControllersApp SummaryChapter 15: Apple Watch and WatchKitConsiderations When Creating a watchOS AppCreating an Apple Watch AppAdding More FunctionalitySummaryIndexIndex