在本书中，你将通过循序渐进的教程、亲身实践的练习、简明扼要的范例，以及来自Cocoa专家的谆谆教诲，学会如何运用Apple的Cocoa框架和lObiective—C语言。

通过本书你将迅速获得开发高级软件所需的经验，无论你是编程新手还是该平台的入门用户。

为Mac、iPhone和iPad打造健壮的应用程序，无论你是只有基本的编程技能，还是有多年的开发经验。在本书中，你将通过循序渐进的教程、亲身实践的练习、简明扼要的范例，以及来自Cocoa专家的谆谆教诲，学会如何运用Apple的Cocoa框架和lObiective—C语言。

《Cocoa与ObjectiVe—c：构建与运行》给你打下充分的理论基础，然后向你展示如何使用Apple的快速开发工具——Xcode和InterlfaceBuilder，来开发Cocoa应用程序、管理用户交互、创建很棒的UI等等。你将迅速获得开发高级软件所需的经验，无论你是编程新手还是该平台的入门用户。

Preface

1. Setup and First Run

 Download and Install Xcode

 Your First Application

 Create the Interface

 Run the Finished Application

2. Thinking in Code: Basic C

 How Code Works

 How to Format Code

 Variables

 Types

 Constants

 Enumerated Types

 Typedefs

 Functions

 Declaring Functions

 Example: FirstProgram

 Displaying Values on the Command Line

 Compile and Run the Example

 Scope

 Static Variables

 Conditionals

 Example: ShoppingTrip

 Compile and Run

 Wrap Up

3. Memory and Pointers: Advanced C

 Arrays

 Loops

 Text Strings

 Multidimensional Arrays

 Pointers

 The Purpose of Pointers

 Using Pointers

 Pointers and the const Keyword

 Dynamic Memory

 Strings and Dynamic Memory

 Returning Strings from Functions

 Arrays of Strings

 Example: AddressBook

 Compile and Run the AddressBook Example

 Structs

 Header Files

 Compile and Run the HeaderFileTest Example

 Create Files for the Song Struct

 Final Example

4. Thinking in Objects

 Structs and Classes

 Designing Classes

 Accessors

 Inheritance

 Composition

 Object Lifetime

 Built-in Classes

5. Basic Objective-C

 NSString Basics

 Using Methods

 Nested Method Calls

 Multi-Input Methods

 Accessors

 Dot Syntax

 Creating Objects

 Basic Memory Management

 Using Autorelease Directly

 Declaring a Class

 Add Methods

 Implementing a Class

 init

 dealloc

 Example: Photolnfo

6. More Objective-C

 More on Memory Management

 The Life of an Instance Variable

 Copying Objects

 Class Name Prefixes

 Properties

 Property Options

 64-Bit Objective-C

 Enabling 64-Bit

 Should I Use 64-Bit?

 All Further Examples Assume 64-Bit

 Categories

 Categories for Private Methods

 Introspection

 Protocols

 Dynamic Messaging

 Using Selectors to Call Methods

 Forwarding Messages

 Exceptions

 Example: DataCollector

 Some New Classes and Methods

 Create the Files

 Build and Run

7. Foundation Value Classes

 NSString

 Ranges and Substrings

 Using NSString with C Types

 Comparing Strings for Equality

 Strings As File Paths

 Reading and Writing Files with Strings

 Mutability

 Advantages of Mutability

 Advantages of Immutability

 Core Foundation

 Memory Management

 Core Foundation Mutability

 Toll-Free Bridging

 Core Foundation Types As Properties

 Drawbacks of Core Foundation Types

 Open Source

 NSNumber

 CFNumberRef

 Cocoa Primitive Types

 NSDecimalNumber

 NSNumberFormatter

 When to Use Which Number Type

 NSData

 NSMutableData

 NSArray

 Fast Enumeration

 Blocks

 NSMutableArray

 CFArrayRef

 NSIndexSet

 NSDictionary

 NSMutableDictionary

 CFDictionaryRef

 NSSet

 NSMutableSet

 NSValue

 NSDate

 CFDateRef

8. Basic C0ntr01s

 How to Use This Chapter

 Windows and Views

 Targets and Actions

 Buttons

 Declaring Action Methods

 Connecting Actions

 Menus

 Responder Chain

 Pop-up Buttons

 Sliders

 Text Fields

 Outlets

 Datasources

 Table View Datasource Methods

 Implementing Datasource Methods

 Bindings

 Key-Value Protocols

 Bindings for Simple Controls

 Bindings for Complex Controls

 Tips for Debugging Bindings

9. Designing Applications Using MVC

 About This Project

 Window Controllers

 View Controllers

 Core Data

 Create the Project Files

 Create the Entities

 Add Attributes and Relationships

 Update the App Delegate

 Add the Quartz Framework

 Create the Window Controller

 Create the View Controllers

 Create the Managed Object Classes

 Create the User Interface

 Remove the Default Window

 Create the Main Window Interface

 Create the Browser Interface

 Create the Editor View Interface

 Create the List View Interface

 Run the Application

 Preparing for Release

10. Custom Views and Drawing

 Basic Geometry

 Geometry Structs As Strings

 Geometry Structs As NSValues

 Cocoa View Coordinates

 Derived Rects

 Comparison Functions

 Basic Drawing

 NSColor

 Subclassing NSView

 Instantiate the View

 The Graphics Context

 Bezier Paths

 Drawing Polygons

 Drawing Curved Paths

 Images

 Loading Image Data

 Drawing Images in a View

 Shadows

 Add a Shadow to StyledlmageView

 Gradients

 Drawing a Gradient Background

 Drawing an Image Sheen,

 Refactoring View Code

 Why You Should Refactor

 Goals for Refactoring

 Refactored Header

 Refactored Implementation

 Test the Refactored Version

 Text

 Fonts

 Attributed Strings

 Add a Title to StyledlmageView

 Handling Mouse and Keyboard Events

 Keyboard Events

 Mouse Events

 Add Event Support to StyledImageView

11. The Final Word

 The List

 Websites

 Last Thought

Index