Professional iPhone and iPad Database Application Programming

A much-needed resource on database development and enterprise integration for the iPhone

An enormous demand exists for getting iPhone applications into the enterprise and this book guides you through all the necessary steps for integrating an iPhone app within an existing enterprise. Experienced iPhone developers will learn how to take advantage of the built-in capabilities of the iPhone to confidently implement a data-driven application for the iPhone.

Coverage includes:

• Introducing Data-Driven Applications
• The iPhone and iPad Database: Sqlite
• Displaying Your Data: The UITableView
• ipad Interface Elements
• Introducing Core Data
• Modeling Data in Xcode
• Building a Core Data Application
• Core Data-Related Cocoa Features
• Core Data Migration and Performance
• Working with Xml on the iPhone
• Integrating with Web Services

Professional iPhone and iPad Database Application Programming gets you up to speed on developing data-driven applications for the iPhone.

Build data-centric applications for the iPhone and iPad

As the iPhone and iPad grow in popularity, there is a growing demand for applications that are focused on data. Developers need to know how to get data on to these devices, deal with and create data, and communicate with external services—this book satisfies that need. Award-winning developer Patrick Alessi walks you through the flow of data in an enterprise application. The in-depth coverage of displaying and manipulating data, creating and managing data using Core Data, and integrating your applications using web services puts you on your way to implementing data-driven applications for the iPhone or iPad.

Professional iPhone and iPad Database Application Programming:

• Explains extracting data from large-scale database, such as Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server

• Demonstrates how to customize the UITable View to display data how you want it

• Includes extensive coverage of the Core Data API including data modeling and visioning using Xcode's Data Model design tool

• Demonstrates how to build iPad interfaces using that device's unique UI elements

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Patrick Alessi creates data-centric applications for clients ranging from small businesses to the United States Air Force. He created one of the top paid applications in the business category for the iPhone called MotivationalQuotes, as well as the popular CNotes. Currently, he is focused on the promise of mobility and connected applications for mobile devices.