Overview
Programming in Objective-C, Fourth Edition Updated for iOS 5 and ARC Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming for Apple's iOS and Mac platforms. The book makes no assumptions about prior experience with object-oriented programming languages or with the C language (which Objective-C is based upon). Because of this, both beginners and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C. Readers can also learn the concepts of object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of the intricacies of the underlying C programming language. This unique approach to learning, combined with many small program examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes Programming in Objective-C ideally suited for either classroom use or self-study. The fourth edition of this book has been updated to cover the significant changes that first appeared in iOS 5 and Xcode 4.2, including the use of Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) to improve and simplify memory management in Objective-C programs. “The best book on any programming language that I’ve ever read. If you want to learn Objective-C, buy it.”—Calvin Wolcott “An excellent resource for a new programmer who wants to learn Objective-C as their first programming language—a woefully underserved market.”—Pat Hughes Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Programming in Objective-C 3 Classes, Objects, and Methods 4 Data Types and Expressions 5 Program Looping 6 Making Decisions 7 More on Classes 8 Inheritance 9 Polymorphism, Dynamic Typing, and Dynamic Binding 10 More on Variables and Data Types 11 Categories and Protocols 12 The Preprocessor 13 Underlying C Language Features 14 Introduction to the Foundation Framework 15 Numbers, Strings, and Collections 16 Working with Files 17 Memory Management and Automatic Reference Counting 18 Copying Objects 19 Archiving 20 Introduction to Cocoa and Cocoa Touch 21 Writing iOS Applications A Glossary B Address Book Example Source Code
Full Product Details
Author: Stephen G. Kochan
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.90cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.874kg
ISBN: 9780321811905
ISBN 10: 0321811909
Pages: 600
Publication Date: 30 December 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780321887283
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Author Information
Stephen Kochan is the author and coauthor of several bestselling titles on the C language, including Programming in C (Sams, 2004), Programming in ANSI C (Sams, 1994), and Topics in C Programming (Wiley, 1991), and several Unix titles, including Exploring the Unix System (Sams, 1992) and Unix Shell Programming (Sams, 2003). He has been programming on Macintosh computers since the introduction of the first Mac in 1984, and he wrote Programming C for the Mac as part of the Apple Press Library. In 2003 Kochan wrote Programming in Objective-C (Sams, 2003), and followed that with another Mac-related title, Beginning AppleScript (Wiley, 2004).
