Step into Xcode: Table of Contents

• Introduction

Part I – The Life Cycle of a Mac OS X Application

• 1 Kicking the Tires
• 1.1 First Run
• 1.2 Hello World
• 1.3 What Went Where
• 1.4 Summary
• 2 Simple Workflow and Passive Debugging
• 2.1 Linear Regression
• 2.2 Plan of Action
• 2.3 A Command-Line Tool
• 2.4 Build Errors
• 2.5 Simple Debugging
• 2.6 Summary
• 3 Simple Active Debugging
• 3.1 The Next Step
• 3.2 Active Debugging
• 3.3 Summary
• 4 Compilation: the Basics
• 4.1 Compiling
• 4.2 Linking
• 4.3 Dynamic Loading
• 4.4 Prebinding
• 4.5 ZeroLink
• 4.6 Summary
• 5 Starting a Cocoa Application
• 5.1 Plan of Action
• 5.1.1 MVC: Model/View/Controller
• 5.1.2 The Model
• 5.1.3 The Controller
• 5.1.4 The View(s)
• 5.2 Starting a New Project
• 5.3 Implementation: Model
• 5.3.1 DataPoint
• 5.3.2 Regression
• 5.3.3 Model: Done
• 5.4 Summary
• 6 A Cocoa Application: Views
• 6.1 Interface Builder
• 6.2 Layout
• 6.3 Sizing
• 6.4 A Split View
• 6.5 Summary
• 7 A Cocoa Application: Controllers
• 7.1 Still in Interface Builder
• 7.2 NSObjectController: Document
• 7.3 NSObjectController: Model
• 7.4 NSArrayController: DataPoints
• 7.5 Value Binding
• 7.6 Actions and Outlets
• 7.7 MyDocument
• 7.8 Application Properties
• 7.9 Building
• 7.10 Summary
• 8 Property Lists
• 8.1 Data Types
• 8.2 Property List Files
• 8.2.1 Writing a Property List
• 8.2.2 Examining Property Lists
• 8.3 Other Formats
• 8.3.1 ASCII Property Lists
• 8.3.2 Binary Property Lists
• 8.4 Text Macros
• 8.5 Summary
• 9 Libraries and Dependent Targets
• 9.1 Adding a Target
• 9.2 Library Design
• 9.3 Modifying Linear
• 9.4 A Dependent Target
• 9.5 Examining the Library
• 9.6 Running the Library
• 9.7 Summary
• 10 File Packages and Bundles
• 10.1 A Simple Package: RTFD
• 10.2 Bundles
• 10.3 Application Bundles
• 10.4 Info.plist
• 10.4.1 Keys for All Bundles
• 10.4.2 Keys for Applications
• 10.4.3 Keys for Plug-Ins
• 10.4.4 Keys for Java
• 10.4.5 Keys for Preference Panes
• 10.4.6 Keys for Dashboard Widgets
• 10.5 Summary
• 11 Creating a Custom View
• 11.1 Controller
• 11.2 View
• 11.3 The Delegate Design Pattern
• 11.4 The Custom View
• 11.5 Showing the Window
• 11.6 Testing
• 11.7 Debugging a View
• 11.8 Summary
• 12 Dynamic Libraries and Frameworks
• 12.1 Adding a Framework Target
• 12.2 Framework Structure
• 12.3 Using the Framework
• 12.4 Where Frameworks Go
• 12.5 Private Frameworks
• 12.6 Prebinding
• 12.7 Summary
• 13 Version Control
• 13.1 Setting up a Repository
• 13.2 Controlling Linear
• 13.3 . . . Long Live Linear
• 13.4 Tagging
• 13.5 Summary
• 14 Cross-Development
• 14.1 Cross-Development SDKs
• 14.2 Nib Compatibility
• 14.3 NSTableDataSource
• 14.4 Add, Remove, Compute, and Graph
• 14.5 Run and Archive
• 14.6 A More Sophisticated Approach
• 14.7 Producing a Universal Binary
• 14.7.1 Audit for Portability
• 14.7.2 Auditing Linear
• 14.7.3 Building Universal
• 14.7.4 Mixing SDKs
• 14.8 Summary
• 15 Using the Data Modeling Tools
• 15.1 Data Modeling
• 15.2 Revisiting the Model
• 15.2.1 DataPoint
• 15.2.2 Regression
• 15.2.3 MyDocument
• 15.3 Interface Builder
• 15.4 Build and Run
• 15.5 Adding an Entity
• 15.5.1 Adding to the Data Model
• 15.5.2 Human Interface
• 15.5.3 First Run
• 15.5.4 One More Table
• 15.6 Summary
• 16 Spotlight
• 16.1 How Data Gets into Spotlight
• 16.2 Uniform Type Identifiers
• 16.3 The Metadata Plug-in
• 16.3.1 Packaging the Plug-in
• 16.4 Core Data and Metadata
• 16.5 The Proof of the Pudding
• 16.6 Summary
• 17 Finishing Touches
• 17.1 Trimming the Menus
• 17.2 Avoiding Singularity
• 17.3 Localization
• 17.3.1 Credits.rtf
• 17.3.2 MainMenu.nib
• 17.3.3 MyDocument.nib
• 17.3.4 GraphWindow.nib
• 17.3.5 InfoPlist.strings
• 17.3.6 Trying it out
• 17.3.7 Localizable.strings
• 17.4 Checking Memory Usage
• 17.5 The Release Build Configuration
• 17.6 Dead-Code Stripping
• 17.7 xcodebuild
• 17.8 Summary

Part II – Xcode Tasks

• 18 Navigating an Xcode Project
• 18.1 Editor Panes
• 18.1.1 Jumps
• 18.1.2 Code Sense
• 18.1.3 Navigation Bar
• 18.1.4 Editor Modes
• 18.2 Project Find
• 18.3 The Favorites Bar
• 18.4 Groups & Files
• 18.4.1 The Project Group
• 18.4.2 The Targets Group
• 18.4.3 Executables
• 18.4.4 Smart Groups
• 18.4.5 Symbol Smart Group
• 18.5 Class Browser
• 18.6 Class Model
• 18.7 Project Layout
• 18.7.1 Default Layout
• 18.7.2 All-in-one Layout
• 18.7.3 Condensed Layout
• 18.8 Summary
• 19 Xcode for CodeWarrior Veterans
• 19.1 Losses
• 19.2 Make Yourself at Home
• 19.2.1 The Project Window
• 19.2.2 Key Mapping
• 19.2.3 Build Behavior
• 19.2.4 Window Behavior
• 19.3 Converting a CodeWarrior Project
• 19.3.1 Importing the Project
• 19.3.2 Targets and Configurations
• 19.4 Traps in Conversion
• 19.5 Exporting Symbols
• 19.5.1 #pragma export
• 19.5.2 Another way
• 19.6 Summary
• 20 Xcode for Make Veterans
• 20.1 Xcode Build Variables
• 20.2 Custom Build Rules
• 20.3 Run Script Build Phase
• 20.4 Under the Hood: A Simple Build
• 20.5 The xcodebuild Tool
• 20.6 Settings Hierarchy
• 20.7 Build Configurations
• 20.8 Summary
• 21 More About Debugging
• 21.1 Debugging Techniques
• 21.2 Printing Values
• 21.3 Custom Formatters
• 21.4 Breakpoint Commands
• 21.5 Breakpoint Conditions
• 21.6 Lazy Symbol Loading
• 21.7 Zombies
• 21.7.1 Released-Pointer Aliasing
• 21.7.2 Zombies in Cocoa
• 21.7.3 Zombies in Core Foundation
• 21.8 Further Reading
• 21.9 Summary
• 22 Xcode and Speed
• 22.1 Precompiled Headers
• 22.2 Predictive Compilation
• 22.3 Distributed Builds
• 22.4 ZeroLink
• 22.5 Project Indexing
• 22.6 Summary
• 23 AppleScript Studio
• 23.1 An AppleScript Application
• 23.2 Unit Testing
• 23.2.1 Adding OCUnit
• 23.2.2 Test Cases
• 23.2.3 Testing Options
• 23.3 Summary
• 24 A Large Project
• 24.1 Graphviz
• 24.2 Preparing the Project
• 24.3 An External Build Project
• 24.4 Debugging a Custom Executable
• 24.5 Performance
• 24.6 A Better Way to Include Files
• 24.6.1 The Script
• 24.6.2 Building the Project Index
• 24.6.3 Compromising with AppleScript
• 24.7 Summary
• 25 Closing Snippets
• 25.1 Miscellaneous Traps
• 25.2 Miscellaneous Tips
• 25.3 Documentation
• 25.3.1 The Documentation Window
• 25.3.2 Documentation Updates
• Appendix A Installing Xcode
• A.1 Apple Developer Connection
• A.1.1 Downloading from ADC
• A.1.2 Purchasing a CD
• A.2 Setting up the Dock
• Appendix B Some Build Variables