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• Programming Languages : C
• Programming : Object-Oriented

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Objective-C is an exciting and dynamic approach to C-based object-oriented programming; it's the approach adopted by Apple as the foundation for programming under Mac OS X, a Unix-based operating system gaining wide acceptance among programmers and other technologists. Objective-C is easy to learn and has a simple elegance that is a welcome breath of fresh air after the abstruse and confusing C++. To help you master the fundamentals of this language, you'll want to keep the Objective-C Pocket Reference close at hand. This small book contains a wealth of valuable information to speed you over the learning curve.

In this pocket reference, author Andrew Duncan provides a quick and concise introduction to Objective-C for the experienced programmer. In addition to covering the essentials of Objective-C syntax, Andrew also covers important faces of the language such as memory management, the Objective-C runtime, dynamic loading, distributed objects, and exception handling.

O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By providing important details in a succinct, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point in your work and need to get to a solution quickly, the new Objective-C Pocket Reference is the book you'll want to have.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What Is Objective-C?
     Dynamic Dispatch
     Dynamic Typing
     Dynamic Loading
     Which Objective-C?
     How Do I Get Started?

Elements of the Language
     Objects
     Classes
     Inheritance and Subtyping
     Fields
     Methods
     Categories
     Protocols
     Declarations
     Predefined Types, Constants, and Variables

Compiler and Preprocessor Directives
     Class Declarations and Definitions
     Forward Declarations
     Expanding Directives
     Preprocessor Symbols

Compiler Flags

Remote Messaging
     Pointer Parameter Qualifiers
     Return Value Qualifiers
     Object Qualifiers

Object Lifecycle
     Creating an Object
     Copying an Object
     Deallocating an Object

Runtime Errors
     Object Error Handling
     Exceptions in Cocoa

Runtime Environment
     Class Objects
     Metaclass Objects
     Selectors
     Protocol Objects

Root Classes
     Fields
     Methods
     The Object Class
     The NSObject Class

Forwarding Messages
     Object Forwarding
     NSObject Forwarding

Memory Management
     Manual Memory Management
     Reference Counting
     Garbage Collection

Archiving Objects
     Archiving Descendants of Object
     Archiving Descendants of NSObject

Key-Value Coding
     Access Permissions
     NSKeyValueCoding Methods
     Handling Key Lookup Failures

Optimizing Method Calls

Objective-C++

Objective-C Resources

Index

Andrew M. Duncan started programming in FORTRAN on Control Data 6600 hardware in 1974, and a quarter century later progressed to Mac OS X. He holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and a Masters in mathematics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is now on leave from doctoral work on compilers at UC Santa Barbara. He currently works at Expertcity, designing the core class libraries.

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