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Programming in Objective-C 2.0 Paperback – 29 December 2008

by Stephen G. Kochan (Author)
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THE #1 BESTSELLING BOOK ON OBJECTIVE-C 2.0


Programming in Objective-C 2.0 provides the new programmer a complete, step-by-step introduction to Objective-C, the primary language used to develop applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X platforms.

The book does not assume previous experience with either C or object-oriented programming languages, and it includes many detailed, practical examples of how to put Objective-C to use in your everyday iPhone/iPad or Mac OS X programming tasks.


A powerful yet simple object-oriented programming language that’s based on the C programming language, Objective-C is widely available not only on OS X and the iPhone/iPad platform but across many operating systems that support the gcc compiler, including Linux, Unix, and Windows systems.

The second edition of this book thoroughly covers the latest version of the language, Objective-C 2.0. And it shows not only how to take advantage of the Foundation framework’s rich built-in library of classes but also how to use the iPhone SDK to develop programs designed for the iPhone/iPad platform.

Table of Contents


1 Introduction

Part I: The Objective-C 2.0 Language

2 Programming in Objective-C

3 Classes, Objects, and Methods

4 Data Types and Expressions

5 Program Looping

6 Making Decisions

7 More on Classes

8 Inheritance

9 Polymorphism, Dynamic Typing, and Dynamic Binding

10 More on Variables and Data Types

11 Categories and Protocols

12 The Preprocessor

13 Underlying C Language Features

Part II: The Foundation Framework

14 Introduction to the Foundation Framework

15 Numbers, Strings, and Collections

16 Working with Files

17 Memory Management

18 Copying Objects

19 Archiving

Part III: Cocoa and the iPhone SDK

20 Introduction to Cocoa

21 Writing iPhone Applications

Part IV: Appendixes

A Glossary

B Objective-C 2.0 Language Summary

C Address Book Source Code

D Resources
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  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Addison Wesley
  4. Publication date
    29 December 2008
  5. Dimensions
    17.78 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0321566157
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0321566157
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"This book spends half the time talking about the Objective-C language itself and half the time talking about Apple's Foundation and Cocoa frameworks. The chapters are well organized and concepts are well explained, so you end up with a solid foundation in the language. It's an easy read even with very little programming experience. The book doesn't cover Cocoa or the other higher level frameworks, but you'll be completely ready to pick it up by the time you're done with this book."

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THE #1 BESTSELLING BOOK ON OBJECTIVE-C 2.0


Programming in Objective-C 2.0 provides the new programmer a complete, step-by-step introduction to Objective-C, the primary language used to develop applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X platforms.

The book does not assume previous experience with either C or object-oriented programming languages, and it includes many detailed, practical examples of how to put Objective-C to use in your everyday iPhone/iPad or Mac OS X programming tasks.


A powerful yet simple object-oriented programming language that’s based on the C programming language, Objective-C is widely available not only on OS X and the iPhone/iPad platform but across many operating systems that support the gcc compiler, including Linux, Unix, and Windows systems.

The second edition of this book thoroughly covers the latest version of the language, Objective-C 2.0. And it shows not only how to take advantage of the Foundation framework’s rich built-in library of classes but also how to use the iPhone SDK to develop programs designed for the iPhone/iPad platform.

Table of Contents


1 Introduction

Part I: The Objective-C 2.0 Language

2 Programming in Objective-C

3 Classes, Objects, and Methods

4 Data Types and Expressions

5 Program Looping

6 Making Decisions

7 More on Classes

8 Inheritance

9 Polymorphism, Dynamic Typing, and Dynamic Binding

10 More on Variables and Data Types

11 Categories and Protocols

12 The Preprocessor

13 Underlying C Language Features

Part II: The Foundation Framework

14 Introduction to the Foundation Framework

15 Numbers, Strings, and Collections

16 Working with Files

17 Memory Management

18 Copying Objects

19 Archiving

Part III: Cocoa and the iPhone SDK

20 Introduction to Cocoa

21 Writing iPhone Applications

Part IV: Appendixes

A Glossary

B Objective-C 2.0 Language Summary

C Address Book Source Code

D Resources

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison Wesley; 2 edition (29 December 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 624 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321566157
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321566157
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Stephen G. Kochan has been developing software with the C programming language for more than 30 years. He is the author of several best-selling titles on the C language, including Programming in C , Programming in Objective-C , and Topics in C Programming . He has also written extensively on Unix and is the author or coauthor of Exploring the Unix System and Unix Shell Programming.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Die alte Version für Snowleopard & Xcode 3.12
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introductory text
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2013
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This book is somewhat unusual for programming books in that it is written clearly and concisely and in standard English. The author does not try to convert you to Objective C as some sort of new religion (he assumes you bought the book because you want to learn the language), nor does he keep telling you that you will write "great" apps (he and you know that you will start in a modest way, and may eventual achieve something adequate). Furthermore, unlike some other books on Objective C, he does not assume that you are already familiar with C. Although he has chapters on legacy C that can be used in Obj C apps, he separates them clearly from the rest of the book, so that those who want to use Obj C as an OO language do not need to be encumbered with this, but have a source of reference.
The construction of the book is well thought out, the use of Fractions as a model class may seem a little dry and mathematical, but one appreciates why he did this when one follows the building of his iPhone Fraction calculator: one uses the Interface Builder drag and drops to link to the standard classes one has already written.
This is a book on Objective C, so the fact that it finishes where one may be just starting - i.e. with iPhone apps - cannot be levelled as a criticism, although the purchaser should be aware of this. I have one small criticism of this transition nevertheless: he never explains what happens to the main method when one shifts to using Interface Builder and AppDelegates, and even when one finds out for oneself, it is not obvious what is happening. Clearly one does not *have* to know, just as one doesn't have to know where the information generated by dragging icons to Outlets etc is stored, but it would be nice to be told.
Overall I can wholeheartedly recommend this book as an introduction to Objective C (although you need to buy the latest edition as reference counting has changed).
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David Giacomini
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for true iphone beginners
Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2009
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First of all, I'll share a bit about myself to help put this review in context. I am in the process of starting a small business selling high end travel gear for kids called Jr. Luggage. I also own a small web development and design company. My background is primarily in marketing and web development. However, as my agency grew, I began to rely more on employees as they were both quicker and more efficient. However, I'm the type of personality that likes to continually learn new things. We just hired an iphone developer to build an alarm clock app and have several more travel related games and apps in store. I felt this was as good of time as any to take on the challenge of learning Objective C 2.0 which is the core language for building iphone apps. I am fairly tech savvy, pick up programming fairly well, familiar with HTML, PHP, some javascript, filemaker, some flash. I don't consider myself an expert in these areas but I can get by. I picked up a C++ book once about 10 years ago and never read it so that is the extent of my knowledge with C/C++.

So as with most projects I commit to, I studied every review and bought several books to start my learning process. The books I bought are:
-  Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
-  iPhone Cool Projects
-  Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK
- (this book)  Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (2nd Edition) (Developer's Library)

Again, I am a true beginner. Those already familiar with C, C++ or Objective-C, would probably benefit from different types of books. I was really looking for something for a true newbie but would provide a good foundation to build on and have enough substance so that I felt I was making progress.

I started with 'Beginning iPhone3 Development' which is well written and looks very promising. However, it was clear very early on that the reader should already be familiar with Objective-C and Xcode (I didn't even know what Xcode was). So I backtracked and starting reading Programing in Objective-C.

I'm only through a few chapters so far but I am very pleased. The author is very good about spelling things out in clear and easy to understand detail. I quickly learned about the Apple developers program, xcode, and wrote my version of "Hello World."

I also like the philosophical approach the author takes. Here is a quote from the book about the overall philosophy:
"First, learning the entire C language before learning Objective-C is wrong. C is a procedural language containing many features that are not necessary for programming in Objective-C, especially at the novice level. In fact, resorting to some of these features goes against the grain of adhering to a good object-oriented programming methodology." "So I decided neither to teach C first nor to assume prior knowledge of the language. Instead, I decided to take the unconventional approach of teaching Objective-C and the underlying C language as a single integrated language, from an object-oriented programming perspective."

This is exactly what I was looking for. Something basic enough for a true beginner but not so thorough that I would have to learn the foundation of C/C++. I am totally confident that once I work through this book and the others on my list, I will be able to develop my own iphone apps. At a minimum, I will have a better technical understanding of what can and can't be done when working with an iphone programmer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars iPhone SDK への Objective-C演習
Reviewed in Japan on 30 December 2009
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Objective-CをMac上のXcodeで、初歩から問題を解きながら習得を進めて行く本です。C言語を知らない方を前提としているので、データ型やループから丁寧に説明してあります。各章の終わりに、簡単かつ具体的な練習問題が掲載されており、Xcodeで演習しながら進められます。平易な英語で書かれており、とても読みやすいです。iPhone SDKに取り組んでみて、最初にObjective-Cでつまずいていた私にとっては、この本のおかげで、プログラミングの全体が良く理解することができ、とても助かりました。
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