Pro Objective-C

The Objective-C programming language continues to grow in popularity and usage because of the power and ease-of-use of the language itself, along with the numerous features that continue to be added to the platform.  If you have a basic knowledge of the language and want to further your expertise, Pro Objective-C is the book for you.

Pro Objective-C provides an in-depth, comprehensive guide to the language, its runtime, and key API’s. It explains the key concepts of Objective-C in a clear, easy to understand manner, and also provides detailed coverage of its more complex features. In addition, the book includes numerous practical examples--code excerpts and complete applications--that demonstrate how to apply in code what you’re learning.

The book begins with an exploration of Objective-C's basic features and key language elements. After reviewing the basics, it proceeds with an in-depth examination of the Objective-C dynamic programming features and runtime system. Next the book covers the Foundation Framework, the base layer of APIs that can be used for any Objective-C program. Finally, new and advanced features of Objective-C are introduced and shown how they make the Objective-C language even more powerful and expressive.

Each topic is covered thoroughly and is packed with the details you need to develop Objective-C code effectively. The most important features are given in-depth treatment, and each chapter contains numerous examples that demonstrate both the power and the subtlety of Objective-C.

Start reading Pro Objective-C and begin developing high-quality, professional apps on the OS X and iOS platforms using the Objective-C programming language!

What you’ll learn

• Objective-C fundamentals and key language elements
• Objective-C runtime system
• Foundation Framework APIs
• Objective-C advanced language features
• Xcode Essentials
• Debugging with LLDB

Who this book is for

This book is geared towards intermediate to advanced developers who already have some Objective-C experience and want pro-level coverage of the language, including advanced Objective-C features, recent additions to the language, and practical usage of its core frameworks and APIs. It's also great for those developers not familiar with Objective-C that have done some C programming and also understand object-oriented programming concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
2. Using Classes
3. Objects and Messaging
4. Memory Management
5. The Preprocessor
6. Expert Section - Using ARC
7. Runtime System
8. Runtime Architecture
9. Expert Section - Using the Runtime APIs
10. Foundation Framework General Purpose Classes
11. Foundation Framework System Services
12. Foundation Framework Specialized Services
13. Foundation Functions and Data Types
14. Expert Section - Error Handling
15. Blocks
16. Objective-C Literals
17. Concurrent Programming
18. Key-Value Programming
19. Appendix A: Language Elements
20. Appendix B: Xcode Xposed!
21. Appendix C: Using LLDB