Mobile Apps Programming ChinSung Lin Eleanor Roosevelt High

Mobile Apps Programming Chin-Sung Lin Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Mobile Apps Programming • Mobile Platforms • Mobile Programming Tools • Objective-C Language • i. Phone Apps Development Architecture • i. Phone App – Elro Movie Channel • i. Phone App – Quadratic Calculator • i. Phone App – Music Library • i. Phone App – Elro Student App • i. Phone App – Super Mario Bros. Maze Game • i. Phone App – Light Balls Game

Mobile Platforms

Mobile Platforms 3 Major Mobile Platforms • i. OS Platform • Windows Phone Platform • Android Platform Q 3 2013 81. 3% 4. 1% 13. 4%

Mobile Platforms Mobile Platform Architecture • Application – the layer users interact with. • Core Libraries – the layer provides device functionality the developers use to create apps. • Operating System – the layer translates programs into machine language. • Hardware – the layer is the physical device. Application Core Libraries Operating System Hardware

i. OS 7 Mobile Platform • i. OS 7 is the 7 th major release of the i. OS mobile operating system. It was released on 09/18/2013. • Support i. Phone, i. Pod Touch, i. Pad Mini, and second-generation Apple TV. • i. OS 7 includes a redesigned user interface and numerous functionality changes. • As of 12/2013, i. OS 7 has been installed on 78% of supported devices. • As of 10/2013, Apple's App Store contained more than 1 million i. OS applications, 475, 000 of which were optimised for i. Pad. These apps have collectively been downloaded more than 60 billion times.

Mobile Device Features • Internet access • Touch screen • GPS (Global Positioning System – satellite-based system to determine a location) • Local storage • Camera • Media playback • Phone • Bluetooth for device communication

Mobile Device Limitations • Screen size • No physical keyboard or trackball – a finger or stylus is the primary interface to the device • Memory • Storage • Battery Life • Cell network • Sometimes flaky networks

Mobile Programming Tools

Mobile Developer Programs Registered Apple Developer • Free to access Apple developer tools and resources for creating i. OS and Mac apps, including Xcode, WWDC videos, sample code, and more. • Web Address: https: //developer. apple. com/register/index. action i. OS Developer Program • Test your apps on devices and distribute your apps on the App Store • $99 / year • Web Address: https: //developer. apple. com/programs/ios/

Xcode 5 & i. OS 7 SDk • Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) containing a suite of software development tools developed by Apple for developing software for OS X and i. OS. • Xcode provides an interface to the compiler, editor, interface builder, debugger, simulator and code profiling tools. • Available for free from the App Store

Xcode 5 IDE

Xcode 5 Simulator • Simulates various features of a real i. OS device. Limitations • Making Phone calls • Accessing the Accelerometer/Gyroscope • Sending and Receiving SMS messages • Installing applications from the App Store • Accessibility to the Camera • Use of the Microphone • Several Core Open. GL ES Features

Xcode 5 Instruments • A performance, analysis, and testing tool for dynamically tracing and profiling OS X and i. OS code. • A flexible and powerful tool that lets you track one or more processes and examine the collected data. • Helps you understand the behavior of both user apps and the operating system. • Monitor your applications for memory leaks, which can cause unexpected results. • Gain a deeper understanding of the execution behavior of your applications.

Xcode 5 Instruments

Objective-C Language

Objective-C Language • An Object Oriented Programming (OOP) language. • Objective-C builds on top of C, and is a superset of C. • Objective-C is the primary programming language used for programming i. OS devices.

Objective-C Language Basics • Data Types – Signed and Unsigned • Arithmetic Operators • Logic Operators • Compound Assignment Operators • Comparison Operators • Flow Control Statements • Looping Statements

Objective-C Language Basics Data Types • int: integer, 4 bytes • unsigned int: unsigned integer, 4 bytes • float: floating point number, 4 bytes • double: double precision, 8 bytes • char: character, 1 byte • string: string, depends on number of characters • bool: Boolean

Objective-C Language Basics Data Types – Signed and Unsigned • int – -2, 147, 483, 647 up to 2, 147, 483, 647 • signed – default of all variable types • unsigned– maximum number 4, 294, 967, 294

Objective-C Language Basics Arithmetic Operators • - (unary): negates the value of a variable or expression • +: addition • -: subtraction • *: multiplication • /: division • %: modulo

Objective-C Language Basics Logic Operators • NOT (!): inverts the current value of a Boolean variable. • AND (&&): return true if both of the two operands evaluated to be true. • OR (||): return true if at least one of the two operands evaluated to be true. • XOR (^): return true if one and only one of the two operands evaluated to be true. • Ternary/Conditional Operator ([condition] ? [true expression] : [false expression]): if [condition] is true, the [true expression] will be evaluated; if [condition] is false, the [false expression] will be evaluated.

Objective-C Language Basics Compound Assignment Operators • x += y: add x to y and place result in x • x -= y: subtract y from x and place result in x • x *= y: multiply x by y and place result in x • x /= y: divide x by y and place result in x • x %= y: perform modulo on x and y and place result in x • x &= y: assign to x the result of logical AND operation on x and y • x |= y: assign to x the result of logical OR operation on x and y • x ^= y: assign to x the result of logical XOR operation on x and y

Objective-C Language Basics Comparison Operators • x == y: return true if x is equal to y • x != y: return true if x is not equal to y • x > y: return true if x is greater than y • x >= y: return true if x is greater than or equal to y • x < y: return true if x is less than y • x <= y: return true if x is less than or equal to y

Objective-C Language Basics Flow Control Statements with if and else if (Boolean expression) { statements; } else { statements; } • if (Boolean expression) { statements; } else if { statements; } ………… else { statements; } • Braces ({ }) are required if more than one statement is executed after the if/else. • •

Objective-C Language Basics Looping Statements • for loop: for ([initializer]; [conditional expression]; [loop expression]) {statements; } • while loop: while ( [conditional expression]) {statements; } • do. . . while loop: do {statements; } while ( [conditional expression]) • Braces ({ }) are required if more than one statement is executed after the if/else.

Objects and Classes Objects • Objects are based on the objects in the real world. • Objects are self-contained modules of functionality that can be easily used, and reused as the building blocks for a software application. • Objects consist of data variables and functions (called methods) that can be accessed and called on the object to perform tasks.

Objects and Classes • Objects of the same kind are said to be members of the same Class. All members of a Class are able to perform the same methods and have matching sets of instance variables. They also share a common definition. • A Class defines what an Object will look like when it is created. • A Class defines what the Methods will do and what Instance Variables will be.

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes • First need to declare it using an interface and then define it using an implementation. The declaration (. h) and the definition (. m) are usually written in two separate files. • Both the declaration and the definition parts use compiler directives. A compiler directive is an instruction to the Objective-C compiler prefixed by the @ sign. The declaration is signaled to the compiler using the @interface directive, while the definition is signaled using the @implementation directive.

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaration • A new class My. Class. Name is declared and is a subclass of the My. Parent. Class. Name class. @interface My. Class. Name : My. Parent. Class. Name { // attribute declarations: (instance variables) } // method declarations @end

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaring Instance Variables • Data Encapsulation: Data should be stored within classes and accessed only through methods defined in that class. • Data encapsulated in a class are referred to as instance variables (ivars). • Instance Variables are declared in the same way any other variables are declared in Objective-C.

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaring Instance Variables • Two new instance variables of class My. Class. Name are declared between the braces. @interface My. Class. Name : My. Parent. Class. Name { int first. Var; int second. Var; } // method declarations @end

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Defining Instance Methods • Methods: The methods of a class are code routines that can be called upon to perform specific tasks within the context of an instance of that class. • Methods come in two different forms, class methods (preceded by +) and instance methods (preceded by -). • Class methods operate at the level of the class such as creating a new instance of a class. • Instance methods operate only on the instance of the class.

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Defining Instance Methods • Data Type of Methods: – If a method returns a result, the name of the method must be preceded by the data type returned enclosed in parentheses. – If a method does not return a result, then the method must be declared as void. • Arguments of Methods: If data (called arguments) needs to be passed through to a method, the method name is followed by a colon, the data type in parentheses, and a name for the argument. • Methods may accept more than one arguments.

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Defining Instance Methods • Three new instance methods of class My. Class. Name are declared between the closing brace and @end. @interface My. Class. Name : My. Parent. Class. Name { int first. Var; int second. Var; } - (void) set. My. Class: (int) x and. Next: (int) y; - (int) add. Variables; - (void) display. Var. Sum; @end

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaring Class Implementation • Method Implementation: write the code for the methods we have declared earlier in the @interface section of the class declaration (. h). • Methods are implemented in the @implementation section of the class definition (. m).

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaring Class Implementation Two methods of class My. Class. Name are implemented in the @implementation section of the My. Class. Name. m file. #import “My. Class. Name. h” @implementation My. Class. Name - (void) set. My. Class: (int) x and. Next: (int) y; { first. Var = x; second. Var = y; }

Objects and Classes Creating New Classes – Declaring Class Implementation - (int) add. Variables; { return first. Var + second. Var; } - (void) display. Variable: (int) x; { NSLog(@”Variable value = %i and %d” first. Var, second. Var ; } @end

i. Phone Apps Development Architecture

Mobile Apps Development Architecture A few fundamental design patterns that form the development architecture of any apps. • Model-View-Controller— governs the overall structure of your app. • Target-Action— translates user interactions with buttons and controls into code that your app can execute. • Subclassing— creates new classes from an existing class and extends the functionality. • Delegation— facilitates the transfer information and data from one object to another.

Mobile Apps Development Architecture Model-View-Controller • Separating user interface from application logic and data handling. • Model-View-Controller (MVC) methodology increases reusability. • MVC is the paradigm of i. OS programming. – Model: Hold data, should know nothing of the interface. – View: code for getting data in/out of a view. Deals with items like buttons, lists, tables, etc. – Controller: keeps the Model objects and View objects in sync. • Model, View and Controller are objects.

Mobile Apps Development Architecture • A view controller object interacts with model through Methods and Properties exposed by the Model object. • A view controller object interacts with view through Target-Action pattern, together with Outlets and Actions.

Model-View-Controller

Mobile Apps Development Architecture Target-Action pattern, IBOutlets and IBActions • A view controller object interacts with view through Target-Action pattern, together with Outlets and Actions. • Target-Action connects the triggered events in the user interface to the specific methods in the view controller using actions. • An Action is a method defined within a view controller object that is designed to be called when an event is triggered in a view object. • The opposite of an Action is the Outlet. • An Outlet allows a view controller object method to directly access the properties of a view object.

Mobile Apps Development Architecture Subclassing • A major feature of an Objective-Oriented Programming environment. • The new class inherits all the functionality of the parent class combined with the additional new methods and properties. • Ex: UIView. Controller is a generic view controller from which we will create a subclass so that we can add our own methods and properties.

Mobile Apps Development Architecture Delegation • Allows an object to pass the responsibility for performing one or more tasks onto another object. • Allows the behavior of an object to be modified without having to go through the process of subclassing it. • Ex: UIApplication delegates the application. Did. Finish. Launching. With. Options: method to us so that we can write code to perform specific tasks when the app first loads.

i. Phone App ELRO Movie Channel

ELRO Movie Channel

i. Phone App Quadratic Calculator

Quadratic Calculator

i. Phone App Multimedia Player

Multimedia Player

i. Phone App Flappy Bird Game App

Multimedia Player

Mobile Apps Development Process Start from your…… • needs, • problems, • dreams, or, start from other people’s • needs, • problems, • dreams.

Mobile Apps Development Process Planning Process • Define the purpose and functionality of the mobile apps, • Sketch the user interface (UI), and identify the required UI components, • Specify the flow control, and configure the storyboard, • List the number and types of images, graphics, videos, animations, audios and sound effects required by the user interface of the apps, • Identify the programming skill sets required for the apps, and • Assign action items and set the project schedule.

Mobile Apps Development Process Implementation Process • Design the user interface (UI), and photoshop the required UI components. • Specify the flow control, and configure the storyboard. • Acquire or create various types of images, graphics, videos, animations, audios and sound effects required by the user interface of the apps. • Do online research and acquire the programming skill sets required for the apps. • Create product description and promotion document for the App Store. • Check project schedule and progress, and identify ricks and issues.

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