Developing C# Applications for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouchshows you how to use your existing C# skills to write apps for the iPhone and iPad. Fortunately, there's MonoTouch, Novell's .NET library that allows C# developers to write C# code that executes in iOS. Furthermore, MonoTouch allows you to address all the unique functions of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. And the big plus: You needn't learn any Objective-C to master MonoTouch!Former Microsoft engineer and published app-store developerBryan Costanichshows you how to use the tools you already know to create native apps in iOS using C# and the .NET Base Class Libraries. The magic is in Novell's implementation of Apple's Cocoa libraries in MonoTouch. You'll master the same elegant and rich Cocoa environment, but without the need to learn a new programming language. Developing C# Applications for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouchtakes you from your first "Hello, World" example through the major APIs and features of iOS. The coverage is comprehensive and makes use of frequent examples, complete with sample code you can download and reuse to create your own powerful and playful apps.What you’ll learnHow to use yourexistingC# skills to develop applications on the iPhone and iPadApple's Model View Controller (MVC) methodologyWorking with CocoaTouch’s UIKit to create iOS applications using native controls Device-specific features, like the camera, GPS, and Compass using CoreLocation, the accelerometer, and othersAccessing shared resources such as the photos, contacts, and moreHow to persist and retrieve data using SQLite and .NET librariesComplex drawing and animation using CoreGraphics and CoreAnimationThe use of Apple's Push Notification ServiceThe latest game porting techniques using XNA TouchHow to integrate off-the-shelf Objective-C librariesWho this book is forEvery .NET and C# developer who has have ever wanted to create an application or game for Apple's App Store.Please note:to make use of the exercises in this book, readers must have a Mac computer running OS 10.6 or higher.Table of ContentsGetting Started with MonoTouch Our First Application The Model, View, Controller Approach to Multiple Screen Applications iPad and Universal (iPhone/iPad) Applications More on Views and Controllers Introduction to Controls Standard ControlsContent ControlsWorking with TablesWorking with KeyboardsMultitaskingWorking with TouchWorking with Shared ResourcesUser and Application SettingsWorking with CoreLocationDrawing with CoreGraphicsCore AnimationNotificationsWorking with DataPublishing to the App StoreThird Party LibrariesUsing Objective-C Libraries and Code
ASIN : 1430231742
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Number of Pages : 493
Publication Date : 20 Jun 2011
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