Something was done!
book and if you checked out my iPhone Development Flickr Set you could see some progress as I go. (I currently have my development of a game paused for a second, since I got asked to do something for someone. I’ll talk about this later)
Like I mentioned before, I plan on writing a review once I’m further into the book, but I wanted to stop by and discuss with you some of my progress. It’s not going to be in a lot of detail, but enough for you to understand.
So far I’ve learned the basic development process for making an application. You fire up Xcode and start with a simple template. For example, I created an instance of a string and a button variable within the code. Then I create a function that changes the value of the string when the button’s value has changed. I then fire up Interface Builder. (Below is what it looked like for this project. The image has transparency so disregard the way it looks for now.)
Interface Builder is like a carpenters tool belt since it has all the tools you’d possible need to make an application. I start by simply reaching over at the Library to pick a label and a button so I could place them into my view. I then can edit their default values if I wish among a myriad of other properties using the Inspector.
Now, the interesting part happens. In order to connect the code found in Xcode to Interface Builder, I simply make a connection between the code, happens to be an icon provided to me (“Files Owner”), and the respective object, label or button. I then have the ability to associate this object either with an action (function) or a variable. These connections make my code react to the objects placed in the view depending on the actions of the user.
Then, I simply build and compile and test my application from within the iPhone Simulator. Yes, its as easy as it sounds but of course, there are a couple of things I left out that you would take care of if you tried it for yourself.
