Programming in Objective - C View Larger Image | Stephen Kochan
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Programming in Objective-C is a concise, carefully written tutorial
on the basics of Objective-C and object-oriented programming. The book makes
no assumption about prior experience with object-oriented programming languages
or with the C language (upon which Objective-C is based). And because of this,
both novice and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and
effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C. Readers can also learn the
concepts of object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of
the intricacies of the underlying procedural language (C). This approach, combined
with many small program examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes
it ideally suited for either classroom use or self-study. Growth is expected
in this language. At the January 2003 MacWorld, it was announced that there
are 5 million Mac OS X users and each of their boxes ships with Objective-C
built in.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
I. THE OBJECTIVE-C LANGUAGE.
2. Programming in Objective-C.
Compiling and Running Programs
on the Mac. Compiling and Running Programs under Windows. Line-by-Line Explanation
of Your First Program. Displaying the Values of Variables. Exercises.
3. Classes, Objects, and
Methods.
What Is an Object, Anyway? Instances
and Methods. An Objective-C Class for Working with Fractions. The @interface
Section. The @implementation Section. The Program Section. Exercises.
4. Data Types and Expressions.
Data Types and Constants. Arithmetic
Expressions. Assignment Operators. Bit Operators. Types: _Bool, _Complex, and
_Imaginary. Exercises.
5. Program Looping.
The for Statement. The while
Statement. The do Statement. The break Statement. The continue Statement. Exercises.
6. Making Decisions.
The if Statement. The switch
Statement. Boolean Variables. The Conditional Operator. Exercises.
7. More on Classes.
Separate Interface and Implementation
Files. Multiple Arguments to Methods. Local Variables. The self Keyword. Allocating
and Returning Objects from Methods. Exercises.
8. Inheritance.
It All Begins at the Root. Extension
Through Inheritance—Adding New Methods. Overriding Methods. Extension
Through Inheritance—Adding New Instance Variables. Abstract Classes. Exercises.
9. Polymorphism, Dynamic
Typing, and Dynamic Binding.
Polymorphism: Same Name, Different
Class. Dynamic Binding and the id Type. Compile Time Versus Runtime Checking.
The id Data Type and Static Typing. Asking Questions about Classes. Message
Forwarding. Exercises.
10. More on Variables and
Data Types.
Initializing Classes. Scope Revisited.
Storage Class Specifiers. Enumerated Data Types. The typedef Statement. Data
Type Conversions. Exercises.
11. Categories, Posing, and
Protocols.
Categories. Posing. Protocols.
Composite Objects. Exercises.
12. The Preprocessor.
The #define Statement. The #import
and #include Statements. Conditional Compilation. Exercises.
13. Underlying C Language
Features.
Arrays. Functions. Structures.
Pointers. Unions. They're Not Objects! Miscellaneous Language Features. How
Things Work. Exercises.
II. THE FOUNDATION FRAMEWORK.
14. Introduction to the Foundation
Framework.
Foundation Programs on the Mac.
Foundation Programs Under GNUstep. The Root Object: NSObject. Exercises.
15. Numbers, Strings, and
Collections.
Number Objects. String Objects.
Array Objects. Dictionary Objects. Set Objects. Exercises.
16. Working with Files.
Managing Files and Directories:
NSFileManager. Working with Paths: NSPathUtilities.h. Basic File Operations:
NSFileHandle. Exercises.
17. Memory Management.
The Autorelease Pool. Reference
Counting. Back to the Autorelease Pool. Summary of Memory Management Rules.
Exercises.
18. Copying Objects.
The copy and mutableCopy Methods.
Shallow Versus Deep Copying. Implementing the <NSCopying> Protocol. Copying
Objects in Setter and Getter Methods. Exercises.
19. Archiving.
Archiving with Property Lists.
Archiving with NSArchiver. Writing Encoding and Decoding Methods. Keyed Archives.
Using NSData to Create Custom Archives. Using the Archiver to Copy Objects.
Exercises.
Afterword.
III. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Objective-C Language
Summary.
Digraphs and Identifiers. Comments.
Constants. Data Types and Declarations. Expressions. Storage Classes and Scope.
Instance Variables. Functions. Classes. Statements. The Preprocessor. Root Object
Methods and Categories.
Appendix C: Foundation Framework
Headers.
Appendix D: Fraction and
Address Book Examples.
The Fraction Class. The AddressBook
and AddressCard Classes.
Appendix E: Resources.
Answers to Exercises, Errata,
and so on. The Objective-C Language. The C Programming Language. The Foundation
Framework. Cocoa. Compilers and Development Environments.
Index.
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