Hands On Technology Transfer Computer Training
Hands-On Technology Transfer presents

iOS Programming for iPhone® and iPad® Applications Using Objective-C On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

Participants in this hands-on course will learn about and gain practice developing iOS applications for iPhone and iPad devices. Attendees will learn all the basics needed for iOS development, from installation of the Xcode editor to the Apple approval process.

Course Description/Agenda

The Objective-C language is presented and used in hands on exercises to learn how it interacts with the hardware systems.

In hands on exercises, students will use built-in data views as well as create custom screens for data entry and presentation. Students will learn to follow Apple's design recommendations to provide clean interfaces that appropriately size to various devices and screens.

The course includes coverage of scheduled background execution to allow code to be run when the app isn't active and to schedule alerts to draw attention back to the app.

Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning and develop real competency. Students will create apps from the ground up, demonstrating the features of Objective-C and serving as an introduction to developing apps for release to the App Store.

Course Prerequisites: Prior programming experience in an object-oriented language such as Java, C# or C++.

Follow-up Course: Advanced iOS Programming for iPhone® and iPad® Applications Using Objective-C

What You Will Learn

Installing and Configuring iOS Development Tools
Objective-C Language Syntax
MVC Architecture in Practice
The ARC System
Usage of the Most Common Views and View Controllers
Service Oriented Architecture Concepts
Storyboard Development for Multiple Platforms
Using NeXTStep Objects
Threaded Programming Support
Developing Interfaces for Multiple Platforms and Resolutions
General iPhone and iPad Development Patterns and Philosophies

Course Overview

Macintosh Orientation Versions of iOS and Supported Devices Overview of the New OS X Command Line Interaction Apple Approval Process	Objective-C Fundamental Syntax Object Oriented Programming Support Using Dynamic Binding Using ARC Writing Code for Hardware Interaction Data Types and Structs Flow Control Pointers, Heap and Stack
Xcode IDE Installation and Use Installing and Updating Xcode Code Development and Tracking Debugging Utilities Application Navigation Tools	NeXTStep Object Support Using the NeXTStep Data Types NSDate, NSPoint, NSSize, NSString Using the NeXTStep Collection Objects NSSet and NSMutableSet NSArray and NSMutableArray NSDictionary and NSMutableDictionary
MVC Architecture Model-View-Controller Development Paradigm Application Design Process	System Event Handling Recognizing Apps Moving to Background Detecting and Solving Low Memory Events Handling Custom Events and Exceptions
SOA Application Design Overview Service Oriented Architecture Web Services Overview Apple Push Notification Service (APNs)	Threading Support Creating Threads Using Threads for Asynchronous Processing
Dynamic Typing Understanding the id Data Type Analyzing Objects for Type Safety Testing Objects for Function Support	Basic Design Patterns Used in iOS Singleton Pattern Lazy Instantiation Protocol/Delegate Patterns
Custom View Design and Layout Designing Views Apple's UI Design Standards Utilizing Controls Custom View Transitions and Animations	Views and View Controllers Using Generic Views and View Controllers Using Specific Purpose Views Text View Web View Map View Table and Table Cell View
Blocks Purpose and Syntax of Blocks Block Animation Methods Developing Multithreaded Blocks