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Learn Objective-C on the Macintosh
By Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster
Become a programming superhero!
Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive
guide to Objective-C, Apple's programming language for developing sophisticated
software applications for Mac OS X.
Objective-C is a powerful extension of C, making
this book the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark's best-selling Learn
C on the Macintosh (Mac OS X Edition). Whether you're an experienced
C programmer or you're coming from a different language such as C++ or Java,
leading Mac experts Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster show you how to harness
the powers of Objective-C in your applications!
Edited by acclaimed author Dave Mark and packed with
time-saving source code examples, this is the definitive guide to Objective-C
for Xcode developers!
Includes:
- A complete course on the basics of Objective-C
using Apple's free Xcode tools.
- An introduction to object-oriented programming.
- Comprehensive coverage of Inheritance, Composition, Object Initialization, Categories, Protocols, memory management and organizing source files.
- A brief tour of Cocoa's Foundation framework and AppKit.
- A helpful "learning curve" guide for non-C developers (Appendix
A).
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Table of Contents
| Chapter 1: Hello |
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Where the Future was Made Yesterday |
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What's Coming Up |
| Chapter 2: Extensions to C |
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The Simplest Objective-C Program |
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Deconstructing Hello Objective-C |
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BOOL |
| Chapter 3: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming |
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It's All Indirection |
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Object-Oriented Programming and Indirection |
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Object Orientation |
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Time Out for Terminology |
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OOP in Objective-C |
| Chapter 4: Inheritance |
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Why Have Inheritance? |
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Inheritance Syntax |
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How It Works |
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Overriding Methods |
| Chapter 5: Composition |
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Composition |
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Accessor Methods |
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Extending CarParts |
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So, Which to Use? |
| Chapter 6: Organizing Source Files |
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Split Interface And Implementation |
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Breaking Apart the Car |
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Cross-File Dependencies |
| Chapter 7: A Quick Tour of the Foundation Kit |
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Some Useful Types |
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Stringing Us Along |
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Mutability |
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Collection Agency |
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Family Values |
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Bringing It All Together |
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| Chapter 8: Memory Mangement |
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Object Lifecycle |
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Autorelease |
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The Rules of Cocoa Memory Management |
| Chapter 9: Object Initialization |
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Object Allocation |
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Object Initialization |
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Isn't That Convenient? |
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More Parts is Parts |
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The Designated Initializer |
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Initializer Rules |
| Chapter 10: Categories |
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Creating a Category |
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Uses of Categories |
| Chapter 11: Protocols |
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Formal Protocols |
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Car-bon Copies |
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Protocols and Data Types |
| Chapter 12: Introduction to the AppKit |
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Making the Project |
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Making the AppController @interface |
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Interface Builder |
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Laying Out the User Interface |
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Making Connections |
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AppController Implementation |
| Appendix A: Coming to Objective-C from Other Languages |
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Coming from C |
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Coming from C++ |
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Coming from Java |
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Coming from REALbasic |
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Coming from Scripting Languages |
| Index |
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Printed: 9x7 softcover, 224 pages (B&W pages), $29.95 US, ISBN: 0-977-78425-8
eBook: PDF, 224 pages (Color pages), $14.95 US
About the Authors
 Mark
Dalrymple has been a Mac developer since 1985 and a Unix
programmer since 1990. Over the years he has worked on projects
ranging from cross-platform development toolkits, high-performance
web server software servicing hundreds of millions of hits per day,
medical applications, and video products for Hollywood.
He is the co-author of Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming and Advanced
Mac OS X Programming.
 Scott
Knaster is a legendary Mac hacker and author of such best-selling
books as Hacking Mac OS X Tiger and Macintosh
Programming Secrets. His book
How to Write Macintosh Software was required reading for Mac programmers
for more than a decade.
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