SwiftUI Essentials - iOS Edition: Learn to Develop iOS Apps using SwiftUI, Swift 5 and Xcode 11 - Softcover

Smyth, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1951442059 ISBN 13: 9781951442057

Publisher: Payload Media, 2019

Synopsis

The goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to build iOS 13 applications using SwiftUI, Xcode 11 and the Swift 5 programming language.Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an iOS development environment together with an introduction to the use of Swift Playgrounds to learn and experiment with Swift.

The book also includes in depth chapters introducing the Swift 5 programming language including data types, control flow, functions, object-oriented programming, property wrappers and error handling.

An introduction to the key concepts of SwiftUI and project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Xcode in SwiftUI development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom SwiftUI views and explains how these views are combined to create user interface layouts including the use of stacks, frames and forms.

Other topics covered include data handling using state properties and both observable and environment objects, as are key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, lists, tabbed views, content menus and user interface navigation.

The book also includes chapters covering graphics drawing, user interface animation, view transitions and gesture handling.

Chapters are also provided explaining how to integrate SwiftUI views into existing UIKit-based projects and explains the integration of UIKit code into SwiftUI.

Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the App Store for publication.

Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download.

The aim of this book, therefore, is to teach you the skills necessary to build your own apps for iOS 13 using SwiftUI.

About this title

About the Author

Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor of science degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+ and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications, and is a CIW database design specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc., a technical content publishing company, and is the author of the "Essentials" range of programming and system administration books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Payload Media
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1951442059
• ISBN 13: 9781951442057
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340