Swift in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Swift in 24 Hours, Second Edition  helps you build next-generation OS X and iOS apps with Apple’s the Swift 2.x programming language.

This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach helps you quickly master Swift’s core concepts, structure, and syntax and use Swift to write safe, powerful, modern code. In just a few hours you’ll be applying advanced features such as extensions, closures, protocols, and generics. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Swift development tasks.

Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.

Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.

Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to...

• Set up your Swift development environment
• Master Swift’s fundamental data types and operators
• Make the most of arrays and dictionaries
• Control program flow, modify execution paths, and iterate code
• Perform complex actions with functions
• Work with higher-order functions and closures
• Harness the power of structs, enums, classes, and class inheritance
• Customize initializers of classes, structs, and enums
• Implement instance methods, type methods, and advanced type functionality
• Take full advantage of Swift’s advanced memory allocation
• Extend type functionality with protocols and extensions
• Leverage the power of generics, chaining, and other advanced features
• Interoperate with Objective-C code
• Interact with user interfaces
• Take advantage of Swift’s Standard Library features and functions

Hour 1: Getting Started with Xcode 6

Hour 2: Learning Swift's Basic Data Types

Hour 3: Working with Arrays and Dictionaries

Hour 4: Controlling Program Flow with Conditionals and Loops

Hour 5: Using Functions and Closures

Hour 6: Learning Classes, Structs, and Enums

Hour 7: Adding Properties and Methods

Hour 8: Implementing Protocols and Extensions

Hour 9: Introducing Cocoa Touch

Hour 10: Writing your First iOS 8 App

Hour 11: Using Different Interface Elements

Hour 12: Discovering Table Views

Hour 13: Understanding View Navigation and Multiple View Controllers

Hour 14: Implementing Unified Storyboards for Universal Apps

Hour 15: Accessing Device Location Information

Hour 16: Introducing App Extensions

Hour 17: Using Touch ID Authentication

Hour 18: Implementing the Photos Framework and Camera Controls

Hour 19: Introducing the Health Kit Framework

Hour 20: Home Automation with Home Kit

Hour 21: Continuing Activities with HandOff

Hour 22: Opening Documents with Document Picker

Hour 23: Syncing with Cloud Kit

Hour 24: Debugging Apps with Xcode 6