iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 3/e (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) (106 page)

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parentViewController,
Dismissing modal view controllers
parsing XML,
Collecting XML data
pathForResource:ofType:,
For the More Curious: NSBundle’s Role in Internationalization
paths (Core Graphics),
Core Graphics
pattern strings (regular expressions),
NSRegularExpression
,
Constructing a pattern string
performSelector:withObject:,
Objective-C selector magic
placeholder objects,
Demystifying the XIB: File's Owner
placeholders (in code),
Implementing Methods
,
Code Snippet Library
pointers

in arrays,
NSArray and NSMutableArray

and memory management,
How objects lose owners

overview,
Using Instances

setting in XIB files,
Setting pointers

setting to nil,
Destroying objects

as strong references,
Strong and Weak References

syntax of,
Instance variables

as weak references,
Strong and Weak References

popover controllers,
UIPopoverController
,
Displaying the Master View Controller in Portrait Mode
popoverControllerDidDismissPopover:,
UIPopoverController
predicates (fetch requests),
NSFetchRequest and NSPredicate
predicateWithFormat:,
NSFetchRequest and NSPredicate
preferences,
NSUserDefaults
premature deallocation,
Memory Management
preprocessing,
Preprocessing
preprocessor macros,
Build Settings
presentation layer,
For the More Curious: The Presentation Layer and the Model Layer
presentedViewController,
Presenting-presenter relationships
presentingViewController,
Dismissing modal view controllers
,
Presenting-presenter relationships
presentViewController:animated:completion:,
Taking pictures and UIImagePickerController
,
Completion blocks
products,
Projects, Targets, and Frameworks
,
Xcode Schemes
profiling (applications),
Instruments
project navigator,
Creating an Xcode Project
projects

adding frameworks to,
Core Animation Layer

build settings for,
Build Settings

cleaning and building,
Localizing Resources

copying files to,
Subclassing UITableViewController

creating new,
Creating an Xcode Project

defined,
Projects, Targets, and Frameworks

diagram of,
Xcode Schemes

target settings in,
For the More Curious: The Application Bundle

properties,
Declaring properties

atomic,
Declaring properties

attributes of,
Declaring properties

block,
Basics of Using Blocks

copy,
Copying

creating from XIB file,
Exposing the properties of HomepwnerItemCell

declaring,
Copying

and instance variables,
Instance variables and properties

memory management of,
Declaring properties

nonatomic,
Declaring properties

overriding accessors,
Synthesizing properties

in protocols,
Your own MKAnnotation

readonly,
Declaring properties

readwrite,
Declaring properties

strong,
Declaring properties

synthesizing,
Synthesizing properties

weak,
Declaring properties

property list serializable objects,
For the More Curious: Reading and Writing to the Filesystem
protocols

CLLocationManagerDelegate,
Protocols

creating new,
Master-Detail Communication

declaring,
Protocol methods

delegate,
Protocols
,
Being a MapView Delegate
,
Master-Detail Communication

described,
Protocols

implementation of,
Your own MKAnnotation

MKAnnotation,
Your own MKAnnotation

MKMapViewDelegate,
Being a MapView Delegate

NSCoding,
Archiving
,
Image Manipulation

NSCopying,
NSCopying

NSURLAuthenticationChallengeSender,
For the More Curious: Credentials

NSXMLParserDelegate,
Parsing XML with NSXMLParser
,
Constructing the tree of model objects

optional methods in,
Protocol methods

properties in,
Your own MKAnnotation

required methods in,
Protocol methods

structure of,
Protocols

UIApplicationDelegate,
Application States and Transitions

UIGestureRecognizerDelegate,
UIPanGestureRecognizer and Simultaneous Recognizers

UIImagePickerControllerDelegate,
Taking pictures and UIImagePickerController

UINavigationControllerDelegate,
Taking pictures and UIImagePickerController

UIPopoverControllerDelegate,
UIPopoverController

UIResponderStandardEditActions,
For the More Curious: UIMenuController and UIResponderStandardEditActions

UIScrollViewDelegate,
Zooming

UISplitViewControllerDelegate,
Displaying the Master View Controller in Portrait Mode

UITableViewDataSource,
UITableViewController
,
Implementing data source methods
,
Creating and retrieving UITableViewCells
,
Deleting Rows
,
Moving Rows

UITableViewDelegate,
UITableViewController
,
Editing Mode

UITextFieldDelegate,
Dismissing the keyboard

UITextInputTraits,
Interface Properties

provisioning profiles,
Deploying an Application
proximity monitoring,
Bronze Challenge: Proximity Notifications
pushViewController:animated:,
Pushing view controllers

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Quartz (see
Core Graphics (framework)
)
QuartzCore,
Core Animation Layer
,
Layer Content
Quiz application,
Creating an Xcode Project
quotation marks,
Putting the pieces together

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RandomPossessions application

creating,
Beginning RandomPossessions

creating BNRItem class,
Creating an NSObject subclass

readonly,
Declaring properties
readwrite,
Declaring properties
receiver,
Sending messages
registerDefaults:,
Using NSUserDefaults
registration domain,
Using NSUserDefaults
regular expressions,
NSRegularExpression
relationships (Core Data),
The model file
,
Faults
release,
For the More Curious: Autorelease Pool and ARC History
removeObject:,
Deleting Rows
removeObjectIdenticalTo:,
Deleting Rows
removeObserver:,
Notification Center
reordering controls,
Moving Rows
required methods (protocols),
Protocol methods
requireGestureRecognizerToFail:,
For the More Curious: More on UIGestureRecognizer
resignFirstResponder,
Tagging locations
,
Appearing and disappearing views
resizing views,
Setting autoresizing masks programmatically and bitwise operations
resources

defined,
Application Icons
,
For the More Curious: The Application Bundle

localizing,
Localizing Resources

responder chain,
The Responder Chain
responders (see
first responder
,
UIResponder
)
respondsToSelector:,
Protocol methods
,
Objective-C selector magic
retain,
For the More Curious: Autorelease Pool and ARC History
retain cycles

explained,
Strong and Weak References

finding with Leaks instrument,
Leaks Instrument

Retina display,
Application Icons
,
Launch Images
,
For the More Curious: Retina Display
reuseIdentifier (UITableViewCell),
Reusing UITableViewCells
reusing

animation objects,
Spinning with CABasicAnimation

classes,
Subclassing UITableViewController

table view cells,
Reusing UITableViewCells

rootViewController (UINavigationController),
UINavigationController
rootViewController (UIWindow),
Subclassing UIViewController
rotation,
Autorotation
,
Splitting Up Nerdfeed
rows (UITableView)

adding,
Adding Rows

deleting,
Deleting Rows

moving,
Moving Rows

run loop,
Redrawing Views
,
For the More Curious: The main Function and UIApplication
,
Variable Capturing
run-time errors,
Exceptions and Unrecognized Selectors

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sandbox, application,
Application Sandbox
,
For the More Curious: The Application Bundle
scheme editor,
Xcode Schemes
schemes,
Deploying an Application
,
Xcode Schemes
screenshots, taking,
Launch Images
scrolling,
Using UIScrollView
sections (of UITableView),
Implementing data source methods
,
Editing Mode
SEL,
UINavigationBar
selector,
Sending messages
,
UINavigationBar
self,
self
,
Class methods
sendAction:to:from:forEvent:,
For the More Curious: UIControl
sendActionsForControlEvents:,
For the More Curious: UIControl
setAutoresizingMask:,
Setting autoresizing masks programmatically and bitwise operations
setEditing:animated:,
Editing Mode
,
UINavigationBar
setMultipleTouchEnabled:,
Drawing with TouchDrawView
setNeedsDisplay,
Redrawing Views
,
For the More Curious: Programmatically Generating Content
setObject:forKey:,
NSDictionary
setPagingEnabled:,
Panning and paging
setPosition:,
Implicitly Animatable Properties
setProximityMonitoringEnabled:,
Bronze Challenge: Proximity Notifications
setRegion:animated:,
Using the documentation
setStatusBarHidden:withAnimation:,
Hiding the Status Bar
setter methods,
Accessor methods
setText:,
Redrawing Views
Settings application,
Application Sandbox
,
For the More Curious: The Settings Application
settings, user,
NSUserDefaults
shakes, detecting,
Motion Events
shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:,
Autorotation
,
Forcing Landscape Mode
,
Splitting Up Nerdfeed
showsUserLocation,
Being a MapView Delegate
simulator

for Retina display,
For the More Curious: Retina Display

running applications on,
Build and Run on the Simulator

sandbox location,
NSKeyedArchiver and NSKeyedUnarchiver

saving images to,
Taking pictures and UIImagePickerController

simulating low-memory warnings,
UIViewController and lazy loading

simulating shakes,
Motion Events

simulating two fingers,
Zooming

viewing application bundle in,
For the More Curious: The Application Bundle

single inheritance,
Subclassing an Objective-C Class
,
Creating an NSObject subclass
singletons, implementing,
Creating BNRItemStore
size inspector,
Autorotation
sort descriptors (NSFetchRequest),
NSFetchRequest and NSPredicate
sortedArrayUsingComparator:,
Typical Block Usage
sortUsingComparator:,
Advanced Caching
sourceType (UIImagePickerController),
Taking pictures and UIImagePickerController
split view controllers (see
UISplitViewController
)
splitViewController,
Parent-child relationships
,
Splitting Up Nerdfeed
SQL,
More About SQL
SQLite,
Object-Relational Mapping
,
Updating BNRItemStore
,
More About SQL
,
Core Data and iCloud
square brackets,
Sending messages
stack (memory),
The Stack
,
Using breakpoints
stack trace,
Using breakpoints
,
Diagnosing crashes and exceptions
standardUserDefaults,
Using NSUserDefaults
states, application,
Application States and Transitions
static analyzer,
Static Analyzer
static tables,
UITableViewControllers in Storyboards
static variables,
Creating BNRItemStore
status bar, hiding,
Hiding the Status Bar
store objects

asynchronous,
More on Store Objects
,
Determining how to deliver results

benefits of,
The Need for Stores
,
Other Benefits of Store Objects

and caching data,
Caching the RSS Feed

creating,
Creating BNRFeedStore

described,
Model-View-Controller-Store Design Pattern

designing,
For the More Curious: Designing a Store Object

as singletons,
Determining singleton status

synchronous,
Determining how to deliver results

storeCachedResponse:forRequest:,
For the More Curious: Automatic Caching and Cache.db
storyboards

creating,
Creating a Storyboard

pros and cons,
More on Storyboards

segues,
Segues

static tables in,
UITableViewControllers in Storyboards

vs. XIB files,
UIStoryboard

strings (see
NSString
)
strings tables,
NSLocalizedString and Strings Tables
stringWithFormat:,
Class methods
strong,
Declaring properties
strong references,
Strong and Weak References
,
Declaring properties
structures,
Objects

-> operator,
NSCopying

subclassing,
Subclassing an Objective-C Class

(see also
overriding methods
)

as approach to callbacks,
For the More Curious: Pros and Cons of Callback Options

and method return type,
id

use of self,
Class methods

super,
super
superclasses,
Subclassing an Objective-C Class
,
Creating an NSObject subclass
,
super
superlayer,
Layer Content
superview,
Creating a Custom View
suspended state,
Application States and Transitions
syntax errors,
Compiling
system libraries,
Linking
,
Putting the pieces together