Description

This course covers the key skills required to master the Objective-C Programming Langauge. Objective-C is used to write iPhone/iPad/iOS code and Mac OS X code. Using the Xcode IDE, the course covers not only the Objective-C language but also the NSFoundation Framework. At the end of the course you will be able to write Objective-C code for iPhone/iPad/iOS and Mac OS X.

Course Objectives

• Describe the software features provided by Objective-C.
• Gain skills using Xcode to write Objective-C.
• Gain skills writing Objective-C code.
• Gain skills using the NSFoundation Framework.

Course Prerequisites

Experience with a language such as C, C++, C#, Java or equivalent. No previous experience with the Mac is required.

Hardware/Software Prerequisites

The student must have a Mac running Xcode.

Course Outline

1. Intro to Objective-C
   • Objective-C and Smalltalk
   • Objective-C and C
   • Objective-C and C++
   • Objective-C and Mac OS X
   • Objective-C and iPhone/iPad/iOS
   • Lab Exercise
2. Xcode
   • Xcode IDE
   • Editing
   • Building
   • Running
   • Lab Exercise
3. Xcode Debugging
   • Xcode Debugger
   • NSLog
   • Console
   • Lab Exercise
4. Objective-C 101
   • #import
   • Data Types
   • Program Structures
   • Functions
   • Arrays
   • Classes
   • Protocols
   • Lab Exercise
5. Data Types
   • Scalar Data Types
   • NSObject
   • NSString
   • NSDate
   • NSData
   • Lab Exercise
6. Memory Management
   • Allocate
   • Release
   • Auto Releasing
   • Reference Counting
   • Static Analyzer
   • Garbage Collection
   • Lab Exercise
7. Classes and Objects
   • id
   • null
   • @interface
   • @end
   • @implementation
   • Archiving
   • Lab Exercise
8. Properties
   • @property
   • @synthesizee
   • @dynamic
   • Lab Exercise
9. Categories and Protocols
   • About Categories
   • @catagory
   • About Protocols
   • @protocol
   • Lab Exercise
10. Collections
    • NSArray
    • Enumeration
    • NSMutableArray
    • NSDictionary
    • NSMutableDictionary
    • Lab Exercise
11. Files
    • NSFileManager
    • NSUserDefaults
    • NSBundle
    • Lab Exercise
12. Processes and Threads
    • NSProcessInfo
    • NSThread
    • performInBackground
    • GCD (Grand Central Dispatch)
    • Synchronization
    • Lab Exercise
13. Networking
    • NSURL
    • NSURLRequest
    • NSURLConnection
    • XMLParser
    • Lab Exercise
14. Where to go from here?
    • Course Summary
    • Where to go form here
    • Lab Exercise

Updated 2011 Sep
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