iOS Development with Xamarin Cookbook

Implementing the text-to-speech feature

Using physics in UI elements

Implementing custom transitions

Integrating content sharing

Reproducing the page curl effect

Introduction

Chapter 15. Advanced Features

Submitting an app to the App Store

Preparing an app for the App Store

Creating an ad hoc distribution bundle

Creating profiles

Introduction

Chapter 14. Deploying

Regional formatting

Localizable resources

Creating an app for different languages

Introduction

Chapter 13. Localization

Updating data in the background

Playing audio in the background

Running code in the background

Receiving notifications for app states

Detecting application states

Introduction

Chapter 12. Multitasking

Animating views

Creating an image context

A simple drawing app

Drawing text

Drawing shapes

Drawing lines and curves

Animating layers

Animating images

Transforming views

Introduction

Chapter 11. Graphics and Animation

Adding map overlays

Adding map annotations

Geocoding

Displaying maps

Location services in the background

Using a significant-change location service

Using region monitoring

Determining heading

Determining location

Introduction

Chapter 10. Location Services and Maps

Using the gyroscope

Using the accelerometer

Custom gestures

Recognizing gestures

Handling touch events

Handling motion events

Retrieving the battery information

Proximity sensor

Adjusting the UI orientation

Detecting the device orientation

Introduction

Chapter 9. Interacting with Device Hardware

Managing the calendar

Displaying contacts

Managing the address book

Using e-mail messaging in our application

Using text messaging in our application

Sending text messages and e-mails

Starting phone calls

Introduction

Chapter 8. Integrating iOS Features

Managing album items directly

Recording with the microphone

Playing music and sounds

Playing videos

Capturing media with the camera

Selecting images and videos

Introduction

Chapter 7. Multimedia Resources

Using WCF services

Communicating with native APIs

Consuming REST services

Consuming web services

Introduction

Chapter 6. Web Services

Customizing the grid

Displaying data in a grid

Creating a simple web browser

Searching through the data

Table indexing

Editing a table

Customizing rows

Displaying data in a table

Providing lists

Introduction

Chapter 5. Displaying Data

iCloud key/value storage

Preparing for iCloud support

Using a SQLite database

Creating files

Introduction

Chapter 4. Data Management

Unwinding in storyboards

UI flow design with storyboards

iPad view controllers

Using view controllers efficiently

Creating a custom view controller

Modal view controllers

Providing controllers in tabs

Navigating through different view controllers

Loading a view with a view controller

Introduction

Chapter 3. User Interface – View Controllers

Styling views

Creating a custom view

Displaying alerts

Navigating through the content divided into pages

Displaying content larger than the screen

Displaying progress

Using the keyboard

Displaying and editing text

Displaying images

Receiving user input with buttons

Adding and customizing views

Introduction

Chapter 2. User Interface – Views

Debugging our application

Compiling an iOS project

Adding Actions to controls

Accessing the UI with Outlets

Creating the UI

Interface Builder

Creating an iOS project with Xamarin Studio

Installing prerequisites

Introduction

Chapter 1. Development Tools

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

www.PacktPub.com

About the Reviewers

About the Author

Credits

iOS Development with Xamarin Cookbook

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coverpage

iOS Development with Xamarin Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Development Tools

Introduction

Installing prerequisites

Creating an iOS project with Xamarin Studio

Interface Builder

Creating the UI

Accessing the UI with Outlets

Adding Actions to controls

Compiling an iOS project

Debugging our application

Chapter 2. User Interface – Views

Introduction

Adding and customizing views

Receiving user input with buttons

Displaying images

Displaying and editing text

Using the keyboard

Displaying progress

Displaying content larger than the screen

Navigating through the content divided into pages

Displaying alerts

Creating a custom view

Styling views

Chapter 3. User Interface – View Controllers

Introduction

Loading a view with a view controller

Navigating through different view controllers

Providing controllers in tabs

Modal view controllers

Creating a custom view controller

Using view controllers efficiently

iPad view controllers

UI flow design with storyboards

Unwinding in storyboards

Chapter 4. Data Management

Introduction

Creating files

Using a SQLite database

Preparing for iCloud support

iCloud key/value storage

Chapter 5. Displaying Data

Introduction

Providing lists

Displaying data in a table

Customizing rows

Editing a table

Table indexing

Searching through the data

Creating a simple web browser

Displaying data in a grid

Customizing the grid

Chapter 6. Web Services

Introduction

Consuming web services

Consuming REST services

Communicating with native APIs

Using WCF services

Chapter 7. Multimedia Resources

Introduction

Selecting images and videos

Capturing media with the camera

Playing videos

Playing music and sounds

Recording with the microphone

Managing album items directly

Chapter 8. Integrating iOS Features

Introduction

Starting phone calls

Sending text messages and e-mails

Using text messaging in our application

Using e-mail messaging in our application

Managing the address book

Displaying contacts

Managing the calendar

Chapter 9. Interacting with Device Hardware

Introduction

Detecting the device orientation

Adjusting the UI orientation

Proximity sensor

Retrieving the battery information

Handling motion events

Handling touch events

Recognizing gestures

Custom gestures

Using the accelerometer

Using the gyroscope

Chapter 10. Location Services and Maps

Introduction

Determining location

Determining heading

Using region monitoring

Using a significant-change location service

Location services in the background

Displaying maps

Geocoding

Adding map annotations

Adding map overlays

Chapter 11. Graphics and Animation

Introduction

Transforming views

Animating images

Animating layers

Drawing lines and curves

Drawing shapes

Drawing text

A simple drawing app

Creating an image context

Animating views

Chapter 12. Multitasking

Introduction

Detecting application states

Receiving notifications for app states

Running code in the background

Playing audio in the background

Updating data in the background

Chapter 13. Localization

Introduction

Creating an app for different languages

Localizable resources

Regional formatting

Chapter 14. Deploying

Introduction

Creating profiles

Creating an ad hoc distribution bundle

Preparing an app for the App Store

Submitting an app to the App Store

Chapter 15. Advanced Features

Introduction

Reproducing the page curl effect

Integrating content sharing

Implementing custom transitions

Using physics in UI elements

Implementing the text-to-speech feature