Learning Cocoa with Objective-C (2nd Edition)

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Based on the Jaguar release of Mac OS X 10.2, this new edition of Learning Cocoa covers the latest updates to the Cocoa frameworks, including examples that use the Address Book and Universal Access APIs. Also included with this edition is a handy quick reference card, charting Cocoa's Foundation and AppKit frameworks, along with an Appendix that includes a listing of resources essential to any Cocoa developer--beginning or advanced. This is the 'must-have' book for people who want to develop applications for Mac OS X, and is the only book approved and reviewed by Apple engineers.

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Learning Cocoa with Objective-C is the 'must-have' book for people who want to develop applications for Mac OS X, and is the only book approved and reviewed by Apple engineers. Based on the Jaguar release of Mac OS X 10.2, this new edition of Learning Cocoa covers the latest updates to the Cocoa frameworks, including examples that use the Address Book and Universal Access APIs. Also included with this edition is a handy quick reference card, charting Cocoa's Foundation and AppKit frameworks, along with an Appendix that includes a listing of resources essential to any Cocoa developer--beginning or advanced.

  Completely revised and updated, this new edition begins with some simple examples to familiarize you with the basic elements of Cocoa programming as well Apple's Developer Tools, including Project Builder and Interface Builder.

  After introducing you to Project Builder and Interface Builder, it brings you quickly up to speed on the concepts of object-oriented programming with Objective-C, the language of choice for building Cocoa applications. From there, each chapter presents a different sample program for you to build, with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions to teach you the fundamentals of Cocoa programming. The techniques you will learn in each chapter lay the foundation for more advanced techniques and concepts presented in later chapters.

  You'll learn how to:

          Effectively use Apple's suite of Developer Tools, including Project Builder and Interface Builder

  Build single- and multiple-window document-based applications

  Manipulate text data using Cocoa?s text handling capabilities

  Draw with Cocoa

  Add scripting functionality to your applications

  Localize your application for multiple language support

  Polish off your application by adding an icon for use in the Dock, provide Help, and package your program for distribution

      Each chapter ends with a series of Examples, challenging you to test your newly-learned skills by tweaking the application you've just built, or to go back to an earlier example and add to it some new functionality. Solutions are provided in the Appendix, but you're encouraged to learn by trying.

  Extensive programming experience is not required to complete the examples in the book, though experience with the C programming language will be helpful. If you are familiar with an object-oriented programming language such as Java or Smalltalk, you will rapidly come up to speed with the Objective-C language. Otherwise, basic object-oriented and language concepts are covered where needed.

Table of Contents

Preface

  Part I. Cocoa Overview and Foundation

  1. Introduction to Cocoa

          The Mac OS X Programming Environment

          Cocoa Defined

          The Cocoa Frameworks

          Languages

          The Foundation Framework

          The Application Kit Framework

  2. Cocoa Development Tools

          Installing the Developer Tools

          Interface Builder

          Other Tools

          Exercises

  3. Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C

          Introducing Objects

          Creating and Using Objects

          Methods and Messages

          Objective-C-Defined Types

          Creating New Classes

          Overriding Methods

          Other Concepts

          Exercises

  4. The Cocoa Foundation Kit

          Strings

          Collections

          Memory Management

          Exercises

  Part II. Single-Window Applications

  5. Graphical User Interfaces

          Graphical User Interfaces in Cocoa

          Designing Applications Using MVC

          Create the Currency Converter Project

          Create the Interface

          Define the Classes

          Connect the Model, Controller, and View

          Implement the Classes

          Build and Run

          Exercises

  6. Windows, Views, and Controls

          Windows and the Window System

          The View Hierarchy

          Coordinate Systems

          Controls, Cells, and Formatters

          Targets and Actions

          Exercises

  7. Custom Views

          Custom View Creation Steps

          Create a Custom View

          Drawing into a View: Behind the Scenes

          Draw Strings into a View

          Draw Paths into a View

          Exercises

  8. Event Handling

          Events

          Dot View Application

          Event Delegation

          Notifications

          Exercises

  9. Models and Data Functionality

          Protocols

          Key-Value Coding

          Table Views

          Table View Example

          Saving Data: Coding and Archiving

          Using Formatters

          Sorting Tables

          Exercises

  Part III. Document-Based Applications

  10. Multiple Document Architecture

          Architectural Overview

          Building a Document-Based Application

          Exercises

  11. Rich-Text Handling

          Cocoa's Text System

          Creating a Rich-Text Editor

          Enabling the Font Menu

          Text Storage and Attributed Text

          Enabling the Text Menu

          Handling Embedded Images

          Exercises

  Part IV. Miscellaneous Topics

  12. Printing

          Printing a View

          Using Print Operations

          Setting Margins

          Exercises

  13. Bundles and Resources

          Peeking Inside Bundles

          Using Bundles

          Exercises

  14. Localization

          Mac OS X Language Preferences

          Localizing Resources

          Localizing Nib Files

          Localizing Strings

          Exercises

  15. Defaults and Preferences

          How Preferences Work

          Using Defaults

          Command-Line Preferences Access

          Using Unique Application Identifiers

          Exercises

  16. Accessory Windows

          The Role of File's Owner

          Making an Info Window

          Exercises

  17. Finishing Touches

          Tidying Up the User Interface

          Providing an Icon

          Providing Help

          Customizing the About Box

          Tweaking Compiler Settings

          Packaging for Distribution

          Closure

          Exercises

  Part V. Appendixes

  A. Exercise Solutions

  B. Additional Resources

  C. Using the Foundation and Application Kit API References

  Index

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AppleScript in a Nutshell

Building Cocoa Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learning Carbon

Learning Unix for Mac OS X

Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

Mac OS X Pocket Reference

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual