Archive for August, 2008

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Messaging

This post introduces messaging within Objective-C. Messaging is the terminology for invoking methods on an object. The format for a message expression is as follows (the brackets are required): [object method] or in Objective-C parlance [receiver message] Here’s a simple example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 // Create an instance of SomeClass object // [...]

Objective-C

Defining a Class

One of the first topics to cover when learning to develop native iPhone applications is how to code in Objective-C. Apple offers the Objective C Reference , a good resource, however, the best way to learn is by writing code. I took to Xcode to write a few simple examples, you’ll find the code below. [...]

Objective-C

Iphone SDK: First Impressions

I’ve been spending some time with the iPhone SDK to get a perspective on the architecture, tools and overall landscape. In addition, I’ve started to develop a few applications with Xcode (Cocoa/Objective-C) to exercise the tools for building iPhone applications. More on application development next week… So far, I’m impressed. Here’s how I see things… [...]

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