iOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for iOS Apps

Entirely rewritten for Apple’s Swift programming language, this updated cookbook helps you overcome the vexing issues you’re likely to face when creating apps for iOS devices.

You’ll find hundreds of new and revised recipes for using the iOS 8 SDK, including techniques for working with Health data and HomeKit accessories, enhancing and animating graphics, storing and protecting data, sending and receiving notifications, and managing files and folders among them. Each recipe includes sample code on GitHub that you can use right away.

• Use CloudKit APIs to store information in the cloud with ease
• Create custom keyboards and extensions
• Access users’ health-related information with HealthKit
• Interact with accessories inside the user’s home with HomeKit
• Create vibrant and lifelike user interfaces with UIKit Dynamics
• Use the Keychain to protect your app’s data
• Develop location-aware and multitasking-aware apps
• Work with iOS 8’s audio and video APIs
• Use Event Kit UI to manage calendars, dates, and events
• Take advantage of the accelerometer and the gyroscope
• Get working examples for implementing gesture recognizers
• Retrieve and manipulate contacts and groups from the Address Book
• Determine a camera’s availability and access the Photo Library

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Basics
Chapter 2. Extensions
Chapter 3. Managing Health Data with HealthKit
Chapter 4. Managing Home Appliances with HomeKit
Chapter 5. Creating Dynamic and Interactive User Interfaces
Chapter 6. Table and Collection Views
Chapter 7. Concurrency and Multitasking
Chapter 8. Security
Chapter 9. Core Location, iBeacon, and Maps
Chapter 10. Gesture Recognizers
Chapter 11. Networking and Sharing
Chapter 12. Multimedia
Chapter 13. Address Book
Chapter 14. Files and Folder Management
Chapter 15. Camera and the Photo Library
Chapter 16. Notifications
Chapter 17. Core Data
Chapter 18. Dates, Calendars, and Events
Chapter 19. Graphics and Animations
Chapter 20. Core Motion
Chapter 21. Cloud