Professional iPhone and iPad Database Application Programming

NOTE EDITORE

Build data–centric applications for the iPhone and iPad As the iPhone and iPad grow in popularity, there is a growing demand for applications that are focused on data. Developers need to know how to get data on to these devices, deal with and create data, and communicate with external services this book satisfies that need. Award–winning developer Patrick Alessi walks you through the flow of data in an enterprise application. The in–depth coverage of displaying and manipulating data, creating and managing data using Core Data, and integrating your applications using web services puts you on your way to implementing data–driven applications for the iPhone or iPad. Professional iPhone and iPad Database Application Programming: Explains extracting data from large–scale database, such as Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server Demonstrates how to customize the UITable View to display data how you want it Includes extensive coverage of the Core Data API including data modeling and visioning using Xcode's Data Model design tool Demonstrates how to build iPad interfaces using that device's unique UI elements Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job. wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters, and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.

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INTRODUCTION xxiiiPART I: MANIPULATING AND DISPLAYING DATA ON THE IPHONE AND IPADCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING DATA–DRIVEN APPLICATIONS 3 Building a Simple Data–Driven Application 3 Creating the Project 4 Adding a UITableView 6 Model–View–Controller Architecture 6 Adding the TableView Programmatically 7 Retrieving Data 8 Implementing Your Data Model Class 9 Displaying the Data 12 Protocols 12 Implementing the UITableViewDataSource Protocol 13 Delegates 15 Finishing Up 15 Further Exploration 17 Design Patterns 17 Reading a Text File 18 Moving Forward 18 CHAPTER 2: THE IPHONE AND IPAD DATABASE: SQLITE 19 What Is SQLite? 20 The SQLite Library 20 SQLite and Core Data 20 Building a Simple Database 21 Designing the Database 22 Creating the Database 24 Populating the Database 26 Creating Records with the INSERT Command 26 Reading Your Rows with the SELECT Command 28 Tools to Visualize the SQLite Database 31 Connecting to Your Database 33 Starting the Project 34 The UINavigationController 34 The UITableViewController 35 The Model Class 36 The DBAccess Class 37 Parameterized Queries 47 Writing to the Database 49 Displaying the Catalog 50 Viewing Product Details 52 Moving Forward 55 CHAPTER 3: DISPLAYING YOUR DATA: THE UITABLEVIEW 57 Customizing the TableView 57 TableViewCell Styles 58 Adding Subviews to the contentView 61 Subclassing UITableViewCell 65 Getting Started 66 Implementing drawRect: 69 Finishing Up 71 Implementing Sections and an Index 72 Implementing Search 78 Optimizing TableView Performance 85 Reusing Existing Cells 85 Opaque Subviews 86 Custom Drawn Cells with drawRect 88 UI Conventions for Accessory Views 88 Moving Forward 88 CHAPTER 4: IPAD INTERFACE ELEMENTS 89 Displaying Master/Detail Data with the UISplitViewController 89 Introducing the UISplitViewController 90 The UISplitViewControllerDelegate Protocol 92 Starting the Split View Sample Application 93 Building the Detail Interface 95 Implementing Save and Master/Detail View 97 Setting Up the DetailViewController 97 Changes to the RootViewController 99 Modify the TableView Methods 100 Adding Surveys 101 Displaying Data in a Popover 103 Building the InfoViewController 104 Displaying the UIPopoverController 107 Gesture Recognizers 110 The UIGestureRecognizer Class 110 Using Gesture Recognizers 111 File Sharing Support 115 Enable File Sharing in the Sample Application 115 Serializing the Survey Data Array 115 Deserializing and Loading the Survey Data Array 117 Sharing the Data 118 Moving Forward 119 PART II: MANAGING YOUR DATA WITH CORE DATA CHAPTER 5: INTRODUCING CORE DATA 123 The Basics of Core Data 124 The Core Data Architecture 124 The Core Data Stack 124 The Data Store 125 The Persistent Store Coordinator 125 The Managed Object Model 126 The Managed Object Context 126 SQLite and Core Data 127 Using Core Data: A Simple Task Manager 127 Creating the Project 127 Examining the Template Code 128 TasksAppDelegate 128 The Data Model 131 RootViewController 132 Modifying the Template Code 137 Moving Forward 143 CHAPTER 6: MODELING DATA IN XCODE 145 Modeling Your Data 145 Defi ning Entities and Their Attributes 146 Entity Details 147 Adding Attributes 149 Adding Relationships Between Entities 150 Creating Fetched Properties and Fetch Request Templates 153 Fetched Properties 153 Fetch Request Templates 155 Creating Custom NSManagedObject Subclasses 155 Implementing Validation Rules 158 Implementing Default Values 159 Creating the Tasks Model 159 Moving Forward 161 CHAPTER 7: BUILDING A CORE DATA APPLICATION 163 The Tasks Application Architecture 163 The Data Model 164 The Class Model 164 The User Interface 165 Coding the Application 167 RootViewController and the Basic UI 167 Generating the Managed Object Subclasses 171 Adding and Viewing Tasks 172 Building the ViewTaskController 173 Changes to the RootViewController 178 Building the Editing Controllers 180 Editing Text with the EditTextController 181 Setting Priorities with the EditPriorityController 185 Adding and Editing Locations with the EditLocationController 189 Modifying Dates with the EditDateController 195 Finishing Up the Editing Controllers 199 Displaying Results in the RootViewController 203 Sorting Results with NSSortDescriptor 203 Filtering Results with NSPredicate 204 Generating Grouped Tables Using the NSFetchedResultsController 205 Implementing Custom Managed Objects 211 Coding a Dynamic Property 211 Defaulting Data at Runtime 212 Validating a Single Field 213 Multi–Field Validation 215 Moving Forward 217 CHAPTER 8: CORE DATA RELATED COCOA FEATURES 219 Key–Value Coding 220 Keys and Keypaths 220 Setting Values Using Keys 221 Collection Operators 221 Additional Considerations When Using KVC 222 Key–Value Observing 222 Observing Changes to an Object 223 Automatic and Manual Implementations of KVO 224 Key–Value Observing Example 224 Building the User Interface 225 The Counter Data Object 226 Implementing Key–Value Observing 227 Updating Values with Key–Value Coding 229 Using NSPredicate 231 Creating Predicates 231 Using Predicates 232 Sort Descriptors 233 Moving Forward 234 CHAPTER 9: CORE DATA MIGRATION AND PERFORMANCE 235 Model Versioning and Schema Migration 235 Model Versioning 237 Lightweight Migration 239 Generating a Mapping Model 242 Safely Threading with Core Data 246 Designing for Threading 246 Threading and Core Data 247 Threading with NSOperation 248 Core Data Threading Example 249 Blocking the Main Thread 251 Moving the Blocking Call 252 Core Data Performance 257 Faulting 258 Data Store Types 259 Storing Binary Data 259 Entity Inheritance 260 Runtime Performance 260 Managing Changes with the Fetched Results Controller 261 Performance Analysis Using Instruments 264 Starting Instruments 264 The Instruments Interface 266 The Core Data Instruments 267 Moving Forward 268 PART III: APPLICATION INTEGRATION USING WEB SERVICESCHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH XML ON THE IPHONE 271 iPhone SDK and the Web 271 Web Application Architecture 272 Synchronous Data Retrieval 273 The URL Loading System 273 Web Access Sample 275 Starting the Application 275 Building the Interface 276 Requesting Data from the Server 277 Creating the Request 277 NSURLConnection Delegate Methods 278 Finishing Up 282 XML and the iPhone SDK 282 Brief Overview of XML 282 Parsing XML with NSXML Parser 283 Extending the Example, Parsing the XML 285 Starting Out 285 Setting Up to Parse 286 Modifying the Interface 288 Implementing the Parser Delegate Methods 288 Generating X

AUTORE

Patrick Alessi creates data–centric applications for clients ranging from small businesses to the United States Air Force. He created one of the top paid applications in the business category for the iPhone called MotivationalQuotes, as well as the popular CNotes. Currently, he is focused on the promise of mobility and connected applications for mobile devices.

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• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780470636176
• Collana: Wrox - Programmer to Programmer
• Dimensioni: 234 x 20.83 x 188 mm Ø 704 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 408