iPhone Online Training

iPhone Course Prerequisites

• Prior ‘ANSI-C’ programming Language Experience.
• Basic Object-Oriented Languages like C++/Java/C# is recommended.
• Knowing Basic SQL queries can be advantage.

iPhone Online Course Duration

• 40 Hrs

Hardware and Software Requirements

• 32 bit “Mac OS X” system with 2/++ GB RAM (minimum).
• OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard ) or other higher version.
• Xcode IDE-4.3 or other Higher Version.

iPhone Training Course Content

Introduction to iPhone

• Objective C-Language
• The History of Objective – C
• Compiling Objective – C from the Command Line
• Objective-C 2.0 Data Types
• Objective-C Operators and Expressions
• Objective-C Flow Control
• 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
• Working with Objective-C Array &Dictionary Objects
• Working with Directories& Files in Objective-C
• Getting the Attributes of a File or Directory
• Working with Files using the NSFileHandle Class
• Constructing and Manipulating Paths with NSPathUtilities
• Objects and Pointers

iPhone iOS 5 Architecture and SDK Frameworks

• iPhone iOS 5 Architecture and SDK Frameworks
• iPhone OS becomes iOS
• An Overview of the iOS 5 Architecture
• The Cocoa Touch Layer
• The iOS Media Layer
• iOS Audio Support
• The iOS Core Services Layer
• The iOS Core OS Layer

Joining the Apple iOS Developer Program

• Registered Apple Developer
• iOS Developer Program
• When to Enroll in the iOS Developer Program?
• Enrolling in the iOS Developer Program

Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 5 SDK

• Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
• Installing Xcode 4 and the iOS 5 SDK
• Starting Xcode 4.2

Creating a Simple iPhone iOS 5 App

• Starting Xcode 4
• Creating the iOS App User Interface
• Changing Component Properties
• Adding Objects to the User Interface
• Building and Running an iOS App in Xcode 4
• Dealing with Build Errors

Testing iOS 5 Apps on the iPhone-Developer Certificates and Provisioning Profiles

• Creating an iOS Development Certificate Signing Request
• Submitting the iOS Development Certificate Signing Request
• Installing an iOS Development Certificate
• Assigning Devices
• Creating an App ID
• Creating an iOS Development Provisioning Profile
• Enabling an iPhone Device for Development
• Associating an App ID with an App
• iOS and SDK Version Compatibility
• Installing an App onto a Device

An Overview of the iPhone iOS 5 Application Development Architecture

• MVC (Model View Controller)
• The Target-Action pattern, IBOutlets and IBActions
• Subclassing
• Delegation

Creating an Interactive iOS 5 iPhone App

• Creating the New Project
• Creating the User Interface
• Building and Running the Sample Application
• Adding Actions and Outlets
• Connecting the Actions and Outlets to the User Interface
• Building and Running the Finished Application

Understanding iOS 5 iPhone Views, Windows and the View Hierarchy

• An Overview of Views
• The UIWindow Class
• The View Hierarchy
• View Types
• The Window
• Container Views
• Controls
• Display Views
• Text and Web Views
• Navigation Views and Tab Bars
• Alert Views and Action Sheets

iOS 5 iPhone Rotation, View Resizing and Layout Handling

• Setting up the Example
• Enabling and Disabling Rotation
• Testing Rotation Behavior
• Configuring View Autosizing
• Coding Layout and Size Changes

Using Xcode Storyboarding (iPhone iOS 5)

• An Overview of Xcode Storyboarding
• Creating the Storyboard Example Project
• Accessing the Storyboard
• Adding Scenes to the Storyboard
• Configuring Storyboard Segues
• Configuring Storyboard Transitions
• Associating a View Controller with a Scene
• Triggering a Storyboard Segue Programmatically
• Performing Tasks before a Segue

 An Overview of iOS 5 Table Views and Xcode Storyboards

• An Overview of the Table View
• Static vs. Dynamic Table Views
• The Table View Delegate and dataSource
• Table View Styles
• Table View Cell Styles

Using Xcode Storyboards to Build Dynamic TableViews with Prototype Table View Cells

• Creating the Example Project
• Adding the TableView Controller to the Storyboard
• Creating the UITableViewController and UITableViewCell Subclasses
• Declaring the Cell Reuse Identifier
• Designing a Storyboard UITableView Prototype Cell
• Modifying the CarTableViewCell Class
• Creating the Table View Datasource
• Downloading and Adding the Image Files
• Compiling and Running the Application

Implementing TableView Navigation using Xcode Storyboards

• Understanding the Navigation Controller
• Adding the New Scene to the Storyboard
• Adding a Navigation Controller
• Establishing the Storyboard Segue
• Modifying the CarDetailViewController
• ClassUsing prepareForSegue: to Pass Data between Storyboard Scenes
• Testing the Application

Creating a Simple iOS 5 iPhone Table View Application

• Setting up the Project
• Adding the Table View Component
• Making the Delegate and dataSource Connections
• Implementing the dataSource
• Building and Running the Application
• Adding Table View Images and Changing Cell Styles

Creating a Navigation based iOS 5 iPhone Application using TableViews

• Understanding the Navigation Controller
• An Overview of the Example
• Setting up the Project
• Reviewing the Project Files
• Adding the Root View Controller
• Creating the Navigation Controller
• Setting up the Data in the Root View Controller
• Writing Code to Display the Data in the Table View
• Creating the Second View Controller
• Connecting the Second View Controller to the Root View Controller
• Adding the Navigation Code
• Controlling the Navigation Controller Stack Programmatically

 Creating an iOS 5 iPhone Multiview Application using the Tab Bar

• An Overview of the Tab Bar
• Understanding View Controllers in a Multiview Application
• Setting up the Tab Bar Example Application
• Locating the Root Controller
• Reviewing the Content View Controllers
• Initializing the Root Controller
• Building and Running the Application
• Adding an Additional Content View

Using the iPhone iOS 5 UIPickerView and UIDatePicker Components

• The DatePicker and PickerView Components
• A DatePicker Example
• Designing the User Interface
• Coding the Date Picker Example Functionality
• Releasing Memory
• Building and Running the iPhone Date Picker Application

An iOS 5 iPhone UIPickerView Example

• Creating the iOS 5 PickerView Project
• UIPickerView Delegate and DataSource
• The pickerViewController.h File
• Designing the User Interface
• Initializing the Arrays
• Implementing the DataSource Protocol
• Implementing the Delegate
• Hiding the Keyboard
• Memory Management
• Testing the Application

Preparing an iOS 5 iPhone App to use iCloud Storage

• What is iCloud?
• iCloud Data Storage Services
• Preparing an Application to Use iCloud Storage
• Creating an iOS 5 iCloud enabled App ID
• Creating and Installing an iCloud Enabled Provisioning Profile
• Creating an iCloud Entitlements File
• Manually Creating the Entitlements File
• Defining the Ubiquity Container URL

Using iCloud Storage in an iOS 5 iPhone Application

• iCloud Usage Guidelines
• Preparing the iCloudStore Application for iCloud Access
• Configuring the View Controller
• Declaring the UBUIQUITY_CONTAINER_URL Constant
• Implementing the viewDidLoad Method
• Implementing the metadataQueryDidFinishGathering: Method
• Implementing the saveDocument Method
• Enabling iCloud Document and Data Storage on an iPhone
• Running the iCloud Application
• Reviewing and Deleting iCloud Based Documents
• Making a Local File Ubiquitous

iOS 5 iPhone Data Persistence using Archiving

• An Overview of Archiving
• The Archiving Example Application
• Implementing the Actions and Outlets
• Memory Management
• Designing the User Interface
• Checking for the Existence of the Archive File on Startup
• Archiving Object Data in the Action Method
• Testing the Application

iOS 5 iPhone Database Implementation using SQLite

• What is SQLite?
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Trying SQLite on MacOS X
• Preparing an iPhone Application Project for SQLite Integration
• Key SQLite Functions
• Declaring a SQLite Database
• Opening or Creating a Database
• Preparing and Executing a SQL Statement
• Creating a Database Table
• Extracting Data from a Database Table
• Closing a SQLite Database

Working with iOS 5 iPhone Databases using Core Data

• The Core Data Stack
• Managed Objects
• Managed Object Context
• Managed Object Model
• Persistent Store Coordinator
• Persistent Object Store
• Defining an Entity Description
• Obtaining the Managed Object Context
• Getting an Entity Description
• Creating a Managed Object
• Getting and Setting the Attributes of a Managed Object
• Fetching Managed Objects
• Retrieving Managed Objects based on Criteria

An Overview of iOS 5 iPhone Multitouch, Taps and Gestures

• The Responder Chain
• Forwarding an Event to the Next Responder
• Gestures
• Taps
• Touches
• Touch Notification Methods
• touchesBegan method
• touchesMoved method
• touchesEnded method
• touchesCancelled method

An Example iOS 5 iPhone Touch, Multitouch and Tap Application

• The Example iOS 5 iPhone Tap and Touch Application
• Creating the Example iOS Touch Project
• Creating the Outlets
• Designing the user Interface
• Enabling Multitouch on the View
• Implementing the touchesBegan Method
• Implementing the touchesMoved Method
• Implementing the touchesEnded Method
• Getting the Coordinates of a Touch
• Building and Running the Touch Example Application

Detecting iOS 5 iPhone Touch Screen Gesture Motions

• The Example iOS 5 iPhone Gesture Application
• Creating the Example Project
• Creating Outlets
• Designing the Application User Interface
• Implementing the touchesBegan Method
• Implementing the touchesMoved Method
• Implementing the touchesEnded Method
• Building and Running the Gesture Example

Drawing iOS 5 iPhone 2D Graphics with Quartz

• Introducing Core Graphics and Quartz 2D
• The drawRect Method
• Points, Coordinates and Pixels
• The Graphics Context
• Working with Colors in Quartz 2D

Basic iOS 5 iPhone Animation using Core Animation

• UIView Core Animation Blocks
• Understanding Animation Curves
• Receiving Notification of Animation Completion
• Performing Affine Transformations
• Combining Transformations
• Creating the Animation Example Application
• Implementing the Interface File
• Drawing in the UIView
• Detecting Screen Touches and Performing the Animation
• Building and Running the Animation Application

An Overview of iOS 5 iPhone Multitasking

• Understanding iOS Application States
• A Brief Overview of the Multitasking Application Lifecycle
• Disabling Multitasking for an iOS Application
• Checking for Multitasking Support
• Supported Forms of Background Execution
• The Rules of Background Execution
• Scheduling Local Notifications

Scheduling iOS 5 iPhone Local Notifications

• Creating the Local Notification iPhone App Project
• Locating the Application Delegate Method
• Adding a Sound File to the Project
• Scheduling the Local Notification
• Testing the Application
• Cancelling Scheduled Notifications
• Immediate Triggering of a Local Notification

Getting iPhone Location Information using the iOS 5 Core Location Framework

• The Basics of Core Location
• Configuring the Desired Location Accuracy
• Configuring the Distance Filter
• The Location Manager Delegate
• Obtaining Location Information from CLLocation Objects
• Longitude and Latitude
• Accuracy
• Altitude
• Calculating Distances
• Location Information and Multitasking

Working with Maps on the iPhone with MapKit and the MKMapView Class

• About the MapKit Framework
• Understanding Map Regions
• About the iPhone MKMapView Tutorial
• Creating the iPhone Map Tutorial
• Adding the MapKit Framework to the Xcode Project
• Declaring an Outlet for the MapView
• Creating the MKMapView and Connecting the Outlet
• Adding the Tool Bar Items
• Changing the MapView Region
• Changing the Map Type
• Testing the iPhone MapView Application
• Updating the Map View based on User Movement
• Adding Basic Annotations to a Map View

Accessing the iOS 5 iPhone Camera and Photo Library

• The iOS 5 UIImagePickerController Class
• Creating and Configuring a UIImagePickerController Instance
• Configuring the UIImagePickerController Delegate
• Detecting Device Capabilities
• Saving Movies and Images

Video Playback from within an iOS 5 iPhone Application

• An Overview of the MPMoviePlayerController Class
• Supported Video Formats
• The iPhone Movie Player Example Application
• Adding the MediaPlayer Framework to the Project
• Declaring the Action Method and MoviePlayer Instance
• Designing the User Interface
• Adding the Video File to the Project Resources
• Implementing the Action Method
• The Target-Action Notification Method
• Build and Run the Application
• Accessing a Network based Video File

Playing Audio on an iPhone using AVAudioPlayer

• Supported Audio Formats
• Receiving Playback Notifications
• Controlling and Monitoring Playback
• Creating the iPhone Audio Example Application
• Adding the AVFoundation Framework
• Adding an Audio File to the Project Resources
• Creating Actions and Outlets
• Implementing the Action Methods
• Creating Initializing the AVAudioPlayer Object
• Implementing the AVAudioPlayerDelegate Protocol Methods
• Designing the User Interface
• Releasing Memory
• Building and Running the Application

Integrating Twitter& Facebook into iPhone iOS 5 Applications

• The iOS 5 Twitter Framework
• iOS 5 Accounts Framework

Preparing and Submitting an iOS 5 iPhone Application to the App Store

• Preparing and Submitting an iOS 5 iPhone Application to the App Store
• Generating an iOS Distribution Certificate Signing Request
• Submitting the Certificate Signing Request
• Installing the Distribution Certificate
• Generating an App Store Distribution Provisioning Profile
• Adding an Icon to the Application
• Archiving the Application for Distribution
• Configuring the Application in iTunes Connect