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:
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// Create an instance of SomeClass object
// We’ll cover this later…
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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. [...]
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…
The Platform:
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