iOS 14 programming for beginners : get started with building iOS apps with Swift 5.3 and Xcode 12

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Dedicated -- About Packt -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Section 1: Swift -- Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with Xcode -- Technical requirements -- Downloading and installing Xcode from the App Store -- Understanding the Xcode user interface -- Running the app in the iOS simulator -- Using an iOS device for development -- Connecting an iOS device wirelessly -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Simple Values and Types -- Technical requirements -- Understanding Swift Playgrounds -- Customizing fonts and colors -- Running playground code -- Exploring data types -- Representing integers -- Representing floating-point numbers -- Representing Booleans -- Representing strings -- Using common data types in the playground -- Exploring constants and variables -- Understanding type inference and type safety -- Using type annotation to specify a type -- Using type safety to check values -- Exploring operators -- Using arithmetic operators -- Using compound assignment operators -- Using comparison operators -- Using logical operators -- Performing string operations -- Using the print() instruction -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Conditionals and Optionals -- Technical requirements -- Introducing conditionals -- Using if statements -- Using switch statements -- Introducing optionals -- Using optionals and optional binding -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Range Operators and Loops -- Technical requirements -- Exploring range operators -- Exploring loops -- Using the for-in loop -- Using the while loop -- The repeat-while loop -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Collection Types -- Technical requirements -- Understanding arrays -- Creating an array -- Checking the number of elements in an array -- Adding a new element to an array -- Accessing an array element -- Assigning a new value to a particular index ; Removing an element from an array -- Iterating over an array -- Understanding dictionaries -- Creating a dictionary -- Checking the number of elements in a dictionary -- Adding a new element to a dictionary -- Accessing a dictionary element -- Assigning a new value to an existing key -- Removing an element from a dictionary -- Iterating over a dictionary -- Understanding sets -- Creating a set -- Checking the number of elements in a set -- Adding a new element to a set -- Checking whether a set contains an element -- Removing an item from a set -- Iterating over a set -- Exploring set operations -- Exploring set membership and equality -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Functions and Closures -- Technical requirements -- Understanding functions -- Creating a function -- Using custom argument labels -- Using nested functions -- Using functions as return types -- Using functions as parameters -- Using a guard statement to exit a function early -- Understanding closures -- Simplifying closures -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Classes, Structures, and Enumerations -- Technical requirements -- Understanding classes -- Creating a class declaration -- Making an instance of the class -- Making a subclass -- Overriding a superclass method -- Understanding structures -- Creating a structure declaration -- Making an instance of the structure -- Comparing value types and references types -- Deciding between classes and structures -- Understanding enumerations -- Creating an enumeration -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Protocols, Extensions, and Error Handling -- Technical requirements -- Understanding protocols -- Creating a protocol declaration -- Understanding extensions -- Adopting a protocol via an extension -- Creating an array of different types of objects -- Exploring error handling -- Summary -- Section 2: Design -- Chapter 9: Setting Up the User Interface ; Technical requirements -- Learning useful terms in iOS development -- Touring the Let's Eat app -- Using the Explore screen -- Using the Locations screen -- Using the Restaurant List screen -- Using the Restaurant Detail screen -- Using the Review Form screen -- Using the Photo Filter screen -- Using the Map screen -- Creating a new Xcode project -- Setting up a tab bar controller scene -- Setting the titles of the tab bar's buttons -- Adding the Assets.xcassets file -- Adding the icons for the Explore and Map buttons -- Setting up the Launch screen -- Configuring the Launch screen's background color -- Adding a logo and constraints to the Launch screen -- Configuring Interface Builder -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Building Your User Interface -- Adding a collection view to the Explore screen -- Connecting storyboard elements to outlets in a view controller -- Adding a Cocoa Touch Class file to your project -- Connecting storyboard elements to the view controller -- Configuring data source methods for the collection view -- Setting the delegate and data source properties of the collection view -- Adopting the UICollectionViewDataSource and UICollectionViewDelegate protocols -- Adding a section header to the collection view -- Configuring storyboard element sizes -- Presenting a view modally -- Adding a button to the collection view header -- Adding a new view controller scene -- Adding Cancel and Done buttons to the navigation bar -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Finishing Up Your User Interface -- Technical requirements -- Adding a table view to the Locations screen -- Implementing the Restaurant List screen -- Declaring the RestaurantListViewController class -- Adopting the delegate and data source protocols -- Presenting the Restaurant List screen -- Implementing the Restaurant Detail screen -- Implementing the Review Form screen ; Implementing the Map screen -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Modifying and Configuring Cells -- Technical requirements -- Modifying the Explore screen section header -- Adding Auto Layout to the Explore screen's section header -- Modifying the exploreCell collection view cell -- Modifying the restaurantCell collection view cell -- Adding Auto Layout constraints to the restaurantCell collection view cell -- Configuring the locationCell table view cell -- Summary -- Section 3: Code -- Chapter 13: Getting Started with MVC and Collection Views -- Technical requirements -- Understanding the Model-View-Controller design pattern -- Exploring controllers and classes -- Understanding collection views -- Revisiting the Explore and Restaurant List screens -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Getting Data into Collection Views -- Technical requirements -- Understanding model objects -- Understanding .plist files -- Creating a structure to represent a cuisine -- Implementing a data manager class to read data from a .plist file -- Using the data manager to initialize ExploreItem instances -- Displaying data in a collection view -- Connecting the outlets in exploreCell -- Implementing additional data manager methods -- Updating the data source methods in ExploreViewController -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Getting Started with Table Views -- Technical requirements -- Understanding table views -- Creating the LocationViewController class -- Connecting the table view to the LocationViewController class -- Adding the data source and delegate methods -- Adding location data for the table view -- Creating the LocationDataManager class -- Displaying data in a table view -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Getting Started with MapKit -- Technical requirements -- Understanding and creating annotations -- Creating the RestaurantItem class -- Creating the MapDataManager class ; Creating the DataManager protocol -- Refactoring the MapDataManager class -- Refactoring the ExploreDataManager class -- Adding annotations to a map view -- Creating the MapViewController class -- Connecting the outlets for the map view -- Setting the map view region to be displayed -- Displaying MKAnnotationView instances on the map view -- Creating custom MKAnnotationView instances -- Going from the Map screen to the Restaurant Detail screen -- Creating and configuring a storyboard reference -- Performing the showDetail segue -- Passing data to the Restaurant Detail screen -- Organizing your code -- Refactoring the ExploreViewController class -- Using the // MARK: syntax -- Refactoring the RestaurantListViewController class -- Refactoring the LocationViewController class -- Refactoring the MapViewController class -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Getting Started with JSON Files -- Technical requirements -- Getting data from JSON files -- Understanding the JSON format -- Creating the RestaurantDataManager class -- Using data from JSON files in your app -- Configuring the MapDataManager instance to use data from the RestaurantDataManager instance -- Storing a user-selected location -- Adding a view controller for the section header on the Explore screen -- Connecting the section header's label to the ExploreViewController class -- Adding an unwind action method to the Done button -- Selecting only one location on the Locations screen -- Passing location and cuisine information to the RestaurantListViewController instance -- Creating a view controller for the cells on the Restaurant List screen -- Connecting the outlets for the RestaurantCell class -- Displaying a custom UIView to indicate no data is available -- Displaying a list of restaurants on the Restaurant List screen -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Displaying Data in a Static Table View ; 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