Objective-C 2.0 Essentials - Second Edition

The objective of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before.

Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables, looping and flow control. Also included are details of object oriented programming, working with files and memory and the Objective-C Foundation framework.

Regardless of whether you are developing for Mac OS X or the iPhone, this book covers everything you need to know about the Objective-C language.

Topics covered include:

• The History of Objective-C
• Installing Xcode and Compiling Objective-C on Mac OS X
• Objective-C 2.0 Data Types
• Working with Variables and Constants in Objective-C
• Objective-C Operators and Expressions
• Objective-C 2.0 Operator Precedence
• Commenting Objective-C Code
• Objective-C Flow Control with if and else
• The Objective-C switch Statement
• Objective-C Looping - The for Statement
• Objective-C Looping with do and while Statements
• An Overview of Objective-C Object Oriented Programming
• Writing Objective-C Class Methods
• Objective-C - Data Encapsulation, Synthesized Accessors and Dot Notation
• Objective-C Inheritance
• Pointers and Indirection in Objective-C
• Objective-C Dynamic Binding and Typing with the id Type
• Objective-C Variable Scope and Storage Class
• An Overview of Objective-C Functions
• Objective-C Enumerators
• An Overview of the Objective-C Foundation Framework
• Working with String Objects in Objective-C
• Understanding Objective-C Number Objects
• Working with Objective-C Array Objects
• Objective-C Dictionary Objects
• Working with Directories in Objective-C
• Working with Files in Objective-C
• Constructing and Manipulating Paths with NSPathUtilities
• Copying Objects in Objective-C
• Using Objective-C Preprocessor Directives