Beginning iPhone 4 Development: Exploring the IOS SDK

Beginning iPhone 4 Development is here! The authors of the bestselling Beginning iPhone 3 Development are back, with the same excellent material completely updated for iOS 4 and written from the ground up using the latest version of Apples Xcode 3. All source code has been updated to use the latest Xcode templates and current APIs, and all-new screenshots show Xcode 3 in action.

Beginning iPhone 4 Development is a complete course in iOS 4 apps development. Youll master techniques that work on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. We start with the basics, showing you how to download and install the tools youll need, and how to create your first simple application. Next youll learn to integrate all the interface elements iOS users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, and sliders. Youll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified, and youll learn techniques to save and retrieve your data using SQLite, iPhones built-in database management system and Core Data, the standard for persistence that Apple brought to iOS with the release of SDK 3.

And theres much more! Youll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES, add multitouch gestural support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work with the camera, photo library, accelerometer, and built-in GPS. Youll discover the fine points of application preferences and learn how to localize your apps for multiple languages. Youll also learn how to use the new concurrency APIs included in iOS 4, and make robust multithreaded applications using Grand Central Dispatch.

• The iPhone 4 update to the best-selling and most recommended book for Cocoa touch developers
• Written in an accessible, easy-to-follow style
• Full of useful tips and techniques to help you become an iOS pro

NOTE: For iPhone 4S or iOS 5 apps development, please instead check out the next edition of this book, Beginning iOS 5 Development - now available.