Advanced Ios App Development Core Animation

Core Animation is the technology underlying Apple’s iOS user interface. By unleashing the full power of Core Animation, you can enhance your app with impressive 2D and 3D visual effects and create exciting and unique new interfaces. ¿ In this in-depth guide, iOS developer Nick Lockwood takes you step-by-step through the Core Animation framework, building up your understanding through sample code and diagrams together with comprehensive explanations and helpful tips. Lockwood demystifies the Core Animation APIs, and teaches you how to make use of Layers and views, software drawing and hardware compositing Layer geometry, hit testing and clipping Layer effects, transforms and 3D interfaces Video playback, text, tiled images, OpenGL, particles and reflections Implicit and explicit animations Property animations, keyframes and transitions Easing, frame-by-frame animation and physics Performance tuning and much, much more! Approximately 356 pages. www.informit.com/aw

Leverage the Core Animation API to bring your iOS app interactions and visuals to life with stunning, complex animations.

With more than 600 million iOS devices sold, Apple's booming mobile platform provides a immense and continuously growing app market for developers. And with each update to the iOS SDK, Apple offers the richest set of additional developer tools. iOS 7.0 is no exception. iOS programming expert Richard Warren shows you how to use these powerful tools to begin writing the next generation of iOS apps. You will hone your development skills by creating a complete, full-featured mobile application. You'll learn to build an intuitive and beautiful user interface, beginning with linking View Controllers in the Storyboard and then adding custom drawn views. Next, you will learn how to use iCloud storage and Core Data to manage an app's data model, synchronizing data across multiple devices. Then you will learn ways to make your app stand out, using more advanced iOS techniques like UIKit Dynamics and UIMotionEffects. Finally, Richard shows you how to prepare your app for submission to the App Store, getting it in front of iOS users around the world. This book includes: Real-world guidance and advice Insight into the current best practices from an iOS programming expert An essential introduction to the Objective-C language and Cocoa design patterns Coverage of key iOS 7.0 technologies, including the asset catalog, dynamic fonts, UIKit Dynamics, UIMotionEffects, Sprite Kit, and more.

Learn to build extraordinary apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch iOS is the hottest development platform around, and iOS 6 adds a new and deeper dimension to explore. This guide offers serious information for serious programmers who know the basics and are ready to dive into the advanced features of iOS. You'll learn to create killer apps for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, including how to maximize performance and make more money from your apps with in-app purchases. Topics covered include security, multitasking, running on multiple platforms, blocks and functional programming, advanced text layout, and much more. App development for iPhones and iPads is a lucrative and exciting venture; books on this topic are steady bestsellers This advanced guide helps experienced developers take full advantage of the latest platform upgrade, iOS 6 Provides in-depth background on maximizing your apps with Apple's iPhone SDK 6.0, including the major new APIs and building applications for the new iPad Covers keeping control of multitasking, increasing income with in-app purchases, key value observing with Cocoa, running on multiple platforms, advanced text layout, building a Core foundation, and more iOS 6 Programming: Pushing the Limits gives experienced mobile developers a wealth of knowledge for creating outstanding iPhone and iPad apps on the latest platform.

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Explore the complex app development concepts for iOS application programming with fun and ease. KEY FEATURES ● In-depth knowledge with practical examples on how to develop professional iOS apps. ● Includes coverage on the entire iOS application development, right from designing the UI to application deployment. ● Get to know more about machine learning and augmented reality, and their impact on iOS apps. DESCRIPTION Grab this book if you want to make Apps for Apple’s iOS devices and that too efficiently like a skilled developer. This book covers the complete development of iOS applications, right from concepts of designing an application to adding machine learning capabilities in the applications. You will learn and practice the App development environment with Xcode and Swift programming. Concepts like different types of views and UI components, data manipulations, animations, different iOS screen views, and integrating web services are covered in detail with examples. You will also learn the popular machine learning technology and fascinating features like Augmented Reality to be put into use in your app. You will learn to run automated application testing, use SwiftUI, and deploy applications on the network. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Build strong familiarity with the entire application development environment. ● Revive essential coding concepts and methods of Swift and Xcode. ● Simplify integration of iOS apps with web services, including JSON and XML decoding. ● Learn to work with iOS ARKit and add the experience of augmented reality to applications. ● Work with popular SwiftUI, XCTest, and a growing machine learning library, CoreML. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book caters to mobile developers, application developers, and students who want to build sound proficiency in the entire process of iOS Application development. Knowing basic programming concepts would be good, although not mandatory. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. iOS App Development Environment 2. Swift Programming Language 3. User Interface and Data Handling 4. Different Views in iOS Devices 5. Image and Animation 6. Multi-View Application and Navigation 7. Data Persistence for iOS Devices 8. Integration with Web Services 9. Augmented Reality 10. Machine Learning 11. App Testing and Deployment 12. SwiftUI

Learn to create professional-grade iOS applications for the App Store using the latest iOS 12 features and other helpful tools Key Features Explore the distinctive design principles that define the iOS user experience Train and use machine learning models with Core ML 2 and Create ML Delve into advanced animations with UIViewPropertyAnimator and UIKitDynamics Book Description With Apple users spending more money in the App Store, there are plenty of development opportunities for professional iOS developers. This Learning Path is a direct route to iOS development, which will take you through the basics and help you put principles into practice. For experienced programmers, this book will help you gain insights into the latest iOS 12 features. This book is also useful for beginners who want to gain expertise in iOS development. You'll start with an introduction to iOS development, Xcode, and Swift. To give your app the edge, you'll get up to speed with advanced iOS topics, such as gestures and animations. Next, you will understand the latest Swift 4.2 and iOS 12 developments by incorporating new features, such as the latest in notifications, custom-UI notifications, maps, and recent additions in SiriKit. With these tools, you'll be able to write efficient, readable, and maintainable Swift code that maintains industry best practices. By the end of the book, you will have the confidence to build iOS 12 applications that harness advanced techniques and make the best use of the latest features. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition by Craig Clayton Mastering iOS 12 Programming - Third Edition by Donny Wals What you will learn Build a responsive user interface (UI) and add privacy to your custom-rich notifications Set up SiriKit to add voice for Siri shortcuts Integrate iMessage, Siri, and more in your app through app extensions Use TestFlight to collect feedback before releasing your apps on the App Store Use Auto Layout to create complex layouts that look visually appealing on any device Enhance your app by building your own profiling tools Create engaging augmented reality experiences with ARKit 2 Who this book is for If you are completely new to Swift, iOS, or programming and want to become an expert in developing iOS applications, this Learning Path is for you. You'll also find this Learning Path useful if you're an experienced programmer looking to explore the latest iOS 12 features.

Learn how to use the Core Graphics and Core Animation frameworks to create and animate graphics in your iOS applications. After reading this guide, you will know how to generate custom graphics, how to manipulate images, and how to create animations. Table of Contents CORE GRAPHICS FRAMEWORK Core Graphics Data Types Quartz 2D Context Paths Colors Configuration Saving the State Clipping Gradients Shadows Transformations Text Images Drawing Cycle Image Context CORE ANIMATION FRAMEWORK Core Animation Layers 3D Transformations UIView Animations QUICK REFERENCE CGFloat CGSize CGPoint CGVector CGRect CGContext UIColor UIImage CGImage CGGradient CGAffineTransform UIGraphicsImageRenderer UIGraphicsImageRendererContext CALayer UIViewPropertyAnimator UIViewAnimating UICubicTimingParameters UISpringTimingParameters Functions This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of app development, Xcode, and the Swift language. If you don't know how to program in Swift or how to create an application with Xcode, download our guides Introduction to Swift and Interface Builder. For a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book iOS Apps for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of app development in iOS, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop an app for Apple devices. If you need a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.

Apple’s Core Animation framework enables Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod touch developers to create richer, more visual applications–more easily than ever and with far less code. Now, there’s a comprehensive, example-rich, full-color reference to Core Animation for experienced OS X and iPhone developers who want to make the most of this powerful framework. Marcus Zarra and Matt Long reveal exactly what Core Animation can and can’t do, how to use it most effectively–and how to avoid misusing it. Building on your existing knowledge of Objective-C, Cocoa, and Xcode, they present expert techniques, insights, and downloadable code for all aspects of Core Animation programming, from keyframing to movie playback. Zarra and Long thoroughly review similarities and differences between Core Animation on the Mac and iPhone, helping you write code that can easily move between platforms. They also present a full chapter of innovative techniques and proven “rules of thumb” for optimizing Core Animation’s real-world performance. Coverage includes: Taking full advantage of Core Animation’s lightweight layers and views Using keyframes to gain complete control over your animations Creating startling effects with Core Animation transforms Leveraging Core Image’s powerful filtering capabilities from within Core Animation Playing QuickTime movies using Core Animation’s QTMovieLayer Using the OpenGL layer to achieve greater control over movie playback Integrating advanced Quartz Composer visualizations into your user interfaces How to use helper layers to draw gradients, composite shapes, and replicate sublayers Adding mouse and keyboard user interaction points, and much more...