iPhone & iPad Programming Training Course

Overview

In this training course, participants will learn how to write iPhone / iPad Applications with the SDK.

Objectives

At the end of iPhone & iPad Programming Training course, participants will learn:

• How to write iPhone and iPad applications
• How to use XCode to manage the application development project, and to compile, edit, and debug your applications
• How to run your application on a device
• How to use Interface Builder to design a user interface
• How to integrate iPhone interface elements like buttons, switches, and sliders into your application
• How to work with views and view controllers
• How to work with navigation controllers, tables, and pickers
• How to integrate multimedia into your applications to create sound effects, and to play audio and video clips
• How to read and write data to and from the file system and the Internet
• How to respond to touch controls and gestures
• How to manipulate images
• How to perform simple animation
• How to save and restore your application’s data

Suggested Audience - Programmers who are new to iPhone and iPad development and who need to create professional applications.

Duration - 4 Days

Prerequisites - Participants should have programming experience and knowledge of either C or an object-oriented programming language.

Syllabus

1. Web-based vs. Native Applications The Difference Between the Two	2 Cocoa, Cocoa Touch an the iPhone SDK Definitions
3. iPhone OS Frameworks What is a Framework? Overview of iPhone SDK Frameworks	4. iPhone Application Development Overview Overview of the Tools and Process
5. Some Quick Reviews Objective-C Protocols Memory Management	6. Writing Your First iPhone Application Outlets and Actions Introduction to Interface Builder Using the iPhone Simulator Extending your Application: Adding an Application Icon
7. Simple Debugging Techniques Using the Preprocessor NSLog and the Description Method Using Breakpoints	8. Running Your App on a Device The iPhone Provisioning Portal Developer Certificates, App IDs, Device IDs, Provisioning Profiles XCode’s Organizer Window
9. Application Execution and MVC Applications and Events The Model-View-Controller Design Pattern	10. Project Lab: Calculator Create a Working Calculator App
11. Screen Geometry The iPhone and iPad Coordinate System The frame, bounds, center, and origin Supporting Structures and Functions Applications and Events	12. Understanding Views and View Controllers Properties of Views Subviews and Superviews Creating a View Controller Multiple View Controllers Creating Views Programmatically Understanding a View-Based Application Manipulating Views: Moving and Hiding UIImageView – Working with Images Adding Simple Animation Handling Device Rotation and Control Resizing and Repositioning
13. Project Lab: State Capitals Understanding Delegates Using the UIPickerView class Reading Data from the Internet	14. Project Lab: The Birds Creating a Navigation-based Application Working with a Table View Controller Populating Data in a Table Handling Row Selection Working with UITextView’s Playing Audio and Video Files Saving an Image to the Photo Album Displaying Alerts Creating a Default.png screen
15. Project Lab: The Gear Transforming Images Using Timers Simple Animation Saving and Restoring the Application State Handling Touch Events Responding to Shake Gestures Working with Sliders and Switches Adding Sound Effects	16. Programming for the iPad Application Design Decision: Universal vs. Separate Apps Examples
17. And More… Additional Topics, Time Permitting