Flash IOS Apps Cookbook

Flash IOS Apps Cookbook
Author: Christopher Caleb
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849691398

The book is written in a cookbook style, presenting examples in the style of recipes, allowing you to go directly to your topic of interest, or follow topics throughout a chapter to gain in-depth knowledge. Flash developers or enthusiasts looking to build iOS apps using their existing Flash and ActionScript 3.0 skills.

IOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook

IOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook
Author: Vandad Nahavandipoor
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 901
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 149190898X

Entirely rewritten for Apple’s Swift programming language, this updated cookbook helps you overcome the vexing issues you’re likely to face when creating apps for iOS devices. You’ll find hundreds of new and revised recipes for using the iOS 8 SDK, including techniques for working with Health data and HomeKit accessories, enhancing and animating graphics, storing and protecting data, sending and receiving notifications, and managing files and folders among them. Each recipe includes sample code on GitHub that you can use right away. Use CloudKit APIs to store information in the cloud with ease Create custom keyboards and extensions Access users’ health-related information with HealthKit Interact with accessories inside the user’s home with HomeKit Create vibrant and lifelike user interfaces with UIKit Dynamics Use the Keychain to protect your app’s data Develop location-aware and multitasking-aware apps Work with iOS 8’s audio and video APIs Use Event Kit UI to manage calendars, dates, and events Take advantage of the accelerometer and the gyroscope Get working examples for implementing gesture recognizers Retrieve and manipulate contacts and groups from the Address Book Determine a camera’s availability and access the Photo Library

Flash Facebook Cookbook

Flash Facebook Cookbook
Author: James Ford
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2011-08-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849690731

Over 100 recipes for integrating the Flash Platform applications with the Graph API and Facebook.

iOS Game Development Cookbook

iOS Game Development Cookbook
Author: Jonathon Manning
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2014-04-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449369650

Want to build games with iOS technologies? This cookbook provides detailed recipes for a wide range of common iOS game-development issues, ranging from 2D and 3D math to Game Center integration, and OpenGL to performance. If you’re familiar with iOS and Objective-C, this is the problem-solving guide you want. Rather than focus on specific game engines for iOS, such as Cocos2D or the Corona SDK, the recipes in this cookbook strictly deal with baked-in iOS technologies. You’ll learn solutions for everything from tile-matching games to racing, with working code that you can use right away. Lay out the structure of your game Build and customize menus with UIKit Detect and respond to user input Use advanced techniques to play sound effects and music Work with data, using iOS devices and the cloud Create 2D graphics with SpriteKit Add physics simulation to your game Learn beginning to advanced 3D graphics Create challenges with artificial intelligence Use networking to add multiplayer capabilities Work with game controllers and multiple screens

iOS Swift Game Development Cookbook

iOS Swift Game Development Cookbook
Author: Jonathon Manning
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491920769

Ready to make amazing games for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch? With Apple’s Swift programming language, it’s never been easier. This updated cookbook provides detailed recipes for a managing wide range of common iOS game-development issues, ranging from 2D and 3D math to SpriteKit and OpenGL to performance—all revised for Swift. You get simple, direct solutions to common problems found in iOS game programming. Need to figure out how to give objects physical motion, or want a refresher on gaming-related math problems? This book provides sample projects and straightforward answers. All you need to get started is some familiarity with iOS development, Swift, and Objective-C. Design the architecture and code layout of your game Build and customize menus with UIKit Detect and respond to user input Use techniques to play sound effects and music Learn different ways to store information for later use Create 2D graphics with SpriteKit Create 3D graphics with SceneKit Add two-dimensional physics simulation Learn beginning, intermediate, and advanced 3D graphics with OpenGL Create challenges with artificial intelligence Take advantage of game controllers and external displays

IOS 5 Programming Cookbook

IOS 5 Programming Cookbook
Author: Vandad Nahavandipoor
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 875
Release: 2012-02-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449311431

Thoroughly updated, this popular cookbook, helps programmers solve the vexing, real-life issues they're likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This edition contains more than 100 new recipes.

The Core IOS Developer's Cookbook

The Core IOS Developer's Cookbook
Author: Erica Sadun
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 671
Release: 2014
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321948106

This title brings together reliable, proven solutions for the heart of day-to-day iOS 7 development. World-renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun covers all the classes you'll need to create successful iOS 7 mobile apps with standard APIs and interface elements and take full advantage of iOS 7 graphics, touches and views.

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook
Author: Erica Sadun
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Total Pages: 1103
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0133120899

The Advanced iOS 6 Developer’s Cookbook brings together reliable, proven solutions for cutting-edge iOS 6 development. World-renowned iOS expert Erica Sadun covers device-specific development, document/data sharing, Core Text, networking, image processing, onboard cameras, audio, Address Book, Core Location, GameKit,StoreKit, push notifications, and more. As in her previous bestselling iOS books, Sadun translates today’s development best practices into working code, distilling key concepts into concise recipes that are easy to understand and transfer into your own projects. This isn’t just cut and paste. Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of advanced and specialized iOS 6 development. All code is tested with iOS 6 features and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch capabilities. Throughout, every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes Testing device properties so your app can take full advantage of the iOS unit it’s running on Seamlessly sharing documents and data across apps and moving control between apps Presenting exceptionally attractive text with freeform text typesetting Building touch-based apps that leverage Bezier curves, splines, and other geometric tools Securing network apps via authentication, system keychains, and OAuth Accessing and processing image data to create special effects Integrating live camera feeds and user snapshots Presenting audio to users and enabling them to interact with it Effectively using Address Book frameworks and GUI classes Building advanced location apps with Core Location geopositioning and MapKit Creating connected game play with GameKit/Game Center: device-to-device networking, shared leaderboards, and Internet-based matches Integrating secure in-app purchasing with StoreKit Communicating with users from web-based services via push notifications

IOS 6 Programming Cookbook

IOS 6 Programming Cookbook
Author: Vandad Nahavandipoor
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 977
Release: 2012-12-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449342752

Overcome the vexing issues you’ll inevitably confront when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. By making use of new and revised recipes in this updated cookbook, you’ll quickly learn the steps necessary to write complete iOS apps—including ways to store and protect data, enhance and animate graphics, manage files and folders, and take advantage of Passbook. Thoroughly updated for iOS 6 SDK, this cookbook shows you how to use hundreds of techniques to solve problems that developers of all levels commonly face. Each recipe includes sample code you can use right away. Use Pass Kit to deliver digitally-signed passes such as loyalty cards Define the layout of UI elements with Cocoa Auto Layout Develop location-aware apps Get working examples for implementing gesture recognizers Use new Objective-C Runtime features Play audio and video files and access the iPod library Retrieve contacts and groups from the Address Book Determine camera availability and access the Photo Library Create multitasking-aware apps Use Event Kit to manage calendars, dates, and events Apply the accelerometer and gyroscope Enhance your app with the iCloud service