Beginning IOS 5 application development

Get a jumpstart on developing apps for iOS 5!

Ideal for beginning developers who are eager to create native applications for Apple"s mobile devices, this full-color guide walks you through the core building blocks of iPhone® and iPad® application development, including new features such as iCloud Programming, Twitter integration, importing and exporting documents from within your iOS applications, the new Xcode® 4, multitasking features, location-based services, the notification system, and more. You"ll quickly discover that this book is replete with everything you need in order to confidently build your first iPhone or iPad application.

Beginning iOS 5 Application Development:

• Establishes a strong foundation for getting started with iOS 5 programming

• Walks you through responding to and handling device rotations as well as the different types of screen orientations

• Shows how to use the various application templates: Tabbed, Master-Detail, Single View, and Utility

• Explores techniques for using the table view in a Master-Detail application

• Shares advice for file handling and database storage

• Covers ways to access the various sensors and recognize a variety of gestures

• Shows how to build Location-Based Services applications using Google Maps, reverse geocoding, adding annotations, and more

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CHAPTER 1. Getting Started with iOS 5 Programming.

CHAPTER 2. Writing Your First Hello World! Application.

CHAPTER 3. Understanding Views, Outlets, and Actions.

CHAPTER 4. Exploring the Different View Controllers.

CHAPTER 5. Enabling Multi-Platform Support for the iPhone and iPad.

CHAPTER 6. Handling Keyboard Inputs.

CHAPTER 7. Supporting Screen Rotations.

CHAPTER 8. Displaying and Persisting Data Using the Table View.

CHAPTER 9. Using Application Preferences.

CHAPTER 10. File Handling.

CHAPTER 11. Database Storage Using SQLite.

CHAPTER 12. Programming iCloud.

CHAPTER 13. Performing Simple Animations and Video Playback.

CHAPTER 14. Accessing Built-In Applications.

CHAPTER 15. Accessing the Sensors.

CHAPTER 16. Using Web Services.

CHAPTER 17. Bluetooth Programming.

CHAPTER 18. Bonjour Programming.

CHAPTER 19. Programming Remote Notifications Using Apple Push Notifi cation Services.

CHAPTER 20. Displaying Maps.

CHAPTER 21. Programming Background Applications.

APPENDIX A. Testing on an Actual Device.

APPENDIX B. Getting Around in Xcode.

APPENDIX C. Crash Course in Objective-C.

APPENDIX D. Answers to Exercises.

INDEX.