iOS Development (BCS Edinburgh 2011-03-09)

iPhone Edinburgh
BCS development a brief introduction pete goodliffe

Hello,
world!
iPhone
iOS
Development
a brief introduction
rkably , very
rema
really,

Pete Goodliffe
pete@goodliffe.net
Thursday, 10 March 2011

iPhone development a brief introduction pete goodliffe

Pete Goodliffe
A programmer, a columnist,
an author, a teacher. Someone
who cares about code.
www.goodliffe.net
goodliffe.blogspot.com
@petegoodliffe



talk synopsis
An introduction to iPhone/iOS development
An introduction to iPhone development for beginners or those who are casually
interested and want a leg up the learning curve.

This talk is an overview of how to get started as an iPhone developer, and an
introduction to the core technologies, including:

‣ Common iPhone/Mac OS design patterns, idioms, and practices
‣ Becoming a native: how to "think in iPhone"
‣ Overview of the libraries and facilities that exist
‣ Limitations of the development environment



90 minutes? is that all?!!!



in 90 minutes... Demo Intro
‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips
‣ The language Tools

‣ The UI
‣ Key technologies
‣ Deploying Further info

‣ Further info Language

‣ Tips and tricks Deploying
‣ The demo UI
Technologies

m… pie
Mm


in 90 minutes... Demo
Intro

‣ Intro

Introduction
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



who are you?



why develop
for the iPhone?



the alternatives



Intro

‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



‣ Intro

The tools
‣ The tools Tips Tools
‣ The language
‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



❖ The cast ❖
Xcode
iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
Interface builder
iPhone simulator
Instruments/Shark
iOS Provisioning Portal
Other tools



Xcode



an iPhone



Interface Builder



iPhone simulator



Instruments/Shark



Other tools



Getting set up...
Get a Mac
Get the tools
Install
Get an ADC account $$$
Code
…
Profit



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips Tools
‣ The language
‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



‣ Intro

The language
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI

‣ The demo UI
Technologies



(well, languages)
C
C++
Objective-C



a history of
objective-c in 14
lines and 12 words
(give or take)



algol

CPL Simula

BCPL Smalltalk
B
C
Objective-C
C++

Java C# D



objective C is...
dynamic
based on message passing
follows C compilation model
full of [ ] and @s

ot too
n
- (id) thisIsAMethod:(int)param1 ry!
signature:(float)param2 sca
{
for (int n (brace n < 10; ++n)
= 0; yourself)
{
NSLog(@”N=%d”, n);
[object callMethod:1 thing:2];
}
}


.m file

@implementation MyClass

- (id) thisIsAMethod:(int)param1
signature:(float)param2
{
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
{
}
}

@end




@class
{ @interface
@implementation
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
{ @end
@property
@private
}
} @protected

@end




{
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
{
}
}

@end




C an
{ stil
l
C fr write
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)ee func (and c
tion all)
{ s

}
}

@end




{
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
{
NSS
tri
} ng
}

@end




{
for (int n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
{
} Can
} call
nil
@end



Sending messages

[object method];
int i = [object method];
[[object method1] method2];

[object method:10];
[object1 method:[object 2:method]];



Method names
parameters

object

[circle setCenterAtX:110 y:675];

method name

selector name is: setCenterAtX:y:

method declared as:
- (void) setCentreAtX:(float)x y:(float)y

SEL s = @selector(setCenterAtX:y:);
[circle performSelector:s];


parameter types:
int, float, unsigned, etc
syntax: (return type)
id


.h file

@class ForwardDeclaration;

@interface MyClass : NSObject
{
ForwardDeclaration *member;
bool otherMember;
}

- (id) init;
- (id) initWithItems:(NSArray*)array
enabled:(bool)enabled;

+ (id) myClassWithItems:(NSArray*)array;

@end



{
bool otherMember;
}

- (id) init;


@end



{
bool otherMember;
}
nda nt)
(redu
- (id) init;


@end


Objective C++
In .mm files
Classes can contain C++ objects
May use C++ constructs in functions
You can use RAII
C++ libraries



Properties
@interface MyClass
{
int harold;
}
@property (nonatomic) int harold;
@end

In MyClass.m...
@interface MyClass
@synthesize harold;
@end
This will become
important when we
look at creating UIs



The tao of objects
You don’t call methods
You pass messages to objects

[theObject sendMessage:parameter];



Java, C++, C#
object.myMethod(1066);

MyClass

myMethod(int)
MyClass *this
another()

more()
class MyClass
{
private data public myMethod(int i)
{
// ...
}
};



Objective-C
[object myMethod:1066];

MyClass
message
(selector)
MyClass *self

myMethod(int)

another()
- (void) myMethod:(int)i
private data {
// ...
}
@end



Categories

@interface NSObject (Foo)
- (void) extraFooMethod;
@end

NSArray *array = [NSArray array];
[array extraFooMethod];



Object lifetime
All objects are reference counted
(the retain count)

NSArray *array1 = [[NSArray alloc] init];
NSArray *array2 = [NSArray array];

[array1 release];
[array2 release]; // wrong

Circle *circle = [[Circle alloc] initAtCenterX:100
y:100
radius:200];



Retain
Action count

obj=[[ClassType alloc] init]; 1

[obj retain]; 2

[obj release]; 1

[obj release]; 0

[object dealloc];


The usual suspects

NSObject
NSString
NSArray NSMutableArray
NSNumber
NSThread
NSDictionary NSMutableDictionary
NSApplication
NSData NSMutableData
NSURL
NSSet NSMutableSet
NSValue



Miscellany

Statically typed my arse
#import
Constructor kludgery



Idioms

Delegates
Key-value coding
Protocol (interfaces)
formal and informal



The libraries
Objective C
Cocoa Touch UIKit, etc

Core Audio, Open GL ES,
Media Quartz, Core Animation

Core Services

Core OS Posix, SQLite, Core
Foundation, BSD
C



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI

‣ The demo UI
Technologies



‣ Intro

The UI
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo
Technologies
UI



Held in .xib files
(Compiled NIBs)

Loaded into application
(semi-automatically)

IB is tightly integrated with
Xcode

UIKit framework



Create UI elements

Link to an object reference in
the XIB through properties
marked as IBOutlet

Link actions to methods
defined IBAction



//
// ExampleAppDelegate.h
// Example
//
// Created by Pete Goodliffe on 03/04/2010.
// Copyright __MyCompanyName__ 2010. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface ExampleAppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate> {

UIWindow *window;
UINavigationController *navigationController;
}

@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIWindow *window;
@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UINavigationController *navigationController;

@end



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo
Technologies
UI



in 90 minutes...
‣ Intro
Key
‣ The tools
‣ The language
‣ The UI
Tips
Demo Intro

Tools

technologies


‣ The demo UI

Technologies



UIKit
Core Graphics
Core Audio
Media Core / AVFoundation
MapKit / Core Location
CoreData (or sqlite)
OpenGL ES
External Accessory



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI

Technologies



‣ Intro

Deploying
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ Tips and tricks
‣ The demo Deploying
UI
Technologies



Deploying
iPhone
simulator iPhone

developer account ($$$)
free
“DRM hell”
x86
Deployment certificates
runs at desktop speed
different build targets 100 devices per year
more memory
network stable
App
store iTunes Connect
Another build type



App
store

submit

get rejected

fix it

resubmit

profit



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ Tips and tricks
‣ The demo Deploying
UI
Technologies



‣ Intro

Further info
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



Xcode documentation
developer.apple.com/iphone
Books
Websites
Stack Overflow, CocoaDev, ADC

Videos on iTunes U
http://itunes.stanford.edu/



in 90 minutes...
‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips
‣ The language
‣ The UI
Tips
Demo Intro

Tools

and tricks


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



Thinking iPhone



Get the UI right
HIG
resource conservation
(alpha blending, prerendering)
asynchrony



The network is not always
available



Do not write to disk
(often)



Conserve resources
RAM
CPU
filesystem



‣ Intro
‣ The tools Tips


‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies




Intro
‣ Intro

The demo
‣ The tools Tips

‣ The UI


‣ The demo UI
Technologies



(wish me luck)
wasn’t that
marvellous?!



Pete Goodliffe
pete@goodliffe.net

iOS Development (BCS Edinburgh 2011-03-09)

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