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Learn Objective-C on the Mac

Everything You Need to Know
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Learn Objective-C
on the Mac

Dalrymple
Knaster

Mark Dalrymple | Scott Knaster

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Learn Objective-C
on the Mac

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Learn Objective-C on the Mac

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For Jerri Shertzer—teacher, mentor, friend
—Mark


INDEX

code folding, 117
Code Sense (code completion), 106
collapsing/expanding a section of code, 116
command-line parameters, 29
Command Line Utility, 6
comments, fixing manually, 112
completion menu as a quick API class reference,
107
Console window, 7
continue button, 126
converting NSEnumerator loops into fast
enumeration, 148
.cpp file extension, 8

creating the Hello Objective-C program, 5
datatips, 128
debugger controls, 126
debugging, 123
delimiters, closing up, 108
documentation and reference materials for, 121
documentation bookmarks, 123
Edit all in Scope mode, 110
Editor icon, 104
emacs, list of key bindings, 113
features for writing code easier, 105
Find in Project command, 109
focus ribbon, 116
Foundation Tool, 6
function menu, 118
GDB debugger, 124
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), 8
Groups & Files pane, 90, 103–104
Groups, setting up, 90
gutter, 116, 124
highlighting a section of code, 116
included files menu, 120
indenting source code, 105
Key Bindings pane, 105
keyboard shortcuts, table of, 129
kissing the parentheses, 108
launch arguments, 29
lock icon, 120
making a file read-only, 120
making a new Cocoa Application project, 250

.m file extension, 8
navigating around source code, 113
navigating up and down a class hierarchy, 119
navigation bar, 118

New Project, 6
objc_exception_throw, 144
opening a source file in its own window, 104
organizing the project and source code editors,
103
organizing the source files in an Xcode project,
90
#pragma mark, 119
program state, definition of, 128
projectwide search and replace, 109
project window, 6, 90
property list editor, 268
quickly opening a header file, 115
recovering from a previous snapshot, 109
refactoring tools, 111
Re-indent selection, 105
Research Assistant window, 121
running a program with the debugger, 124
search box, using, 104, 114
searching Apple’s official API documentation, 122
selecting Breakpoints from the Run menu, 143
selecting File, New File, 88, 91
selecting Objective-C class, 88, 91
single-stepping through code, 126
Snapshot checkbox, 112

Snapshot Failed error message, 109
splitting the source window in half, 120
standard boilerplate code in newly created files,
90
step out button, 128
step over button, 126
supplying a file path in, 29
syntax coloring, 111
taking a snapshot of the project state, 109
Targets, 104
Treat Warnings as Errors checkbox, 12
using a Debug build configuration, 124
using Objective-C++, 312
using the program defaults, 101
working with Xcode 3.1, 101
See also Cocoa
.xib files, definition of, 253

Z

zone, definition of, 238

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