Beginning iOS 17 Programming with Swift and UIKit: Learn IOS Programming in Swift and SwiftUI by building areal world app from scratch

Preface....10

Chapter 1 - The Development Tools, the Learning Approach, and the App Idea....22

Chapter 2 - Your First Taste of Swift with Playgrounds....38

Chapter 3 - Hello World! Build Your First App in Swift....79

Chapter 4 - Hello World App Explained....110

Chapter 5 - Introduction to Auto Layout....127

Chapter 6 - Designing UI Using Stack Views....151

Chapter 7 - Introduction to Prototyping....192

Chapter 8 - Creating a Simple Table-based App....209

Chapter 9 - Customize Table Views Using Prototype Cell, Diffable Data Source and Dark Mode....235

Chapter 10 - Displaying Alerts with UIAlertController and Handling Table View Selection....278

Chapter 11 - Object Oriented Programming, Project Organization and Code Documentation....313

Chapter 12 - Table Row Deletion, Swipe for Actions, Activity Controller and MVC....342

Chapter 13 - Introduction to Navigation Controller and Segue....370

Chapter 14 - Detail View Enhancement and Navigation Bar Customization....392

Chapter 15 - Navigation Bar Customization, Extensions and Dynamic Type....440

Chapter 16 - Working with Maps....471

Chapter 17 - Basic Animations, Visual Effects and Unwind Segues....506

Chapter 18 - Working with Static Table Views, Camera and NSLayoutConstraint....552

Chapter 19 - Working with Database and SwiftData....589

Chapter 20 - Search Bar and UISearchController....616

Chapter 21 - Building Walkthrough Screens with UIPageViewController and Container Views....630

Chapter 22 - Exploring Tab Bar Controller and Storyboard References....676

Chapter 23 - Getting Started with WKWebView and SFSafariViewController....693

Chapter 24 - Exploring CloudKit....720

Chapter 25 - Localizing Your App to Reach More Users....777

Chapter 26 - Deploying and Testing Your App on a Real iOS Device....791

Chapter 27 - Beta Testing with TestFlight and CloudKit Production Deployment....803

Chapter 28 - Submit Your App to App Store....827

Chapter 29 - Adopting Haptic Touch and Context Menus....834

Chapter 30 - Developing User Notifications in iOS....854

Appendix - Swift Basics....878

Are you aspiring to become an iOS app developer? If so, we have just the book for you. Designed with beginners in mind, this book is your comprehensive guide to learning UIKit, the essential framework for iOS app development. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to enhance your skills, this book covers the entire process of iOS app development using the Swift programming language and the UIKit framework.The book is fully updated for Xcode 15, Swift 5.9, and iOS 17.

What you will learn

This comprehensive book takes you through the entire process of Swift programming, guiding you in building a real-world app from scratch. Starting with the fundamentals of Swift, each chapter focuses on prototyping an app and gradually introducing new features. By the end of the book, you will have developed a fully functional app.

Throughout the journey, you will learn valuable skills such as displaying data in table views, customizing the appearance of cells, designing user interfaces using Stack Views, creating engaging animations, working with maps, building adaptive user interfaces, saving data in a local database, uploading data to iCloud, and utilizing TestFlight for beta testing arrangements.

This new book features a lot of hands-on exercises and projects. You will get the opportunities to write code, fix bugs and test your app. Most importantly, you will be able to develop an app and release it on App Store.

Who is this book for

This book is written for beginners without any prior programming experience and those who want to learn Swift programming. Whether you are a programmer who wants to learn a new programming language or a designer who wants to turn your design into an iOS app or an entrepreneur who wants to learn to code, this book is written for you.