App Development Using iOS iCloud: Build High-Performance Apps with Swift

Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	Who This Book Is For
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Enhanced Asynchronous iCloud Database Operations
	Class Extension
	Model-View-Controller Design Framework
	Image Manipulation
	Drop-Down List
	Create an Expanding Text Field UI Object
	Animated View
	Saving Records to Multiple Tables
	Push Notifications
	Conversation Between Users
Chapter 2: Block Methods
	Example Code Description
		Function Definition
		Return Value Description
		Query Definition
		Query Matched Block
		Query Result Block
	Complete Code
Chapter 3: Class Extensions
	Example Code Description
		String Extension
			Method: Find Last Index
			Method: Find If the Provided String Is a Valid Email
			Method: Find If the Provided String Is a Valid URL
Chapter 4: Model-View-Controller Design Framework
	Example Code
		Model Definition
		View Definition
		Controller Definition
Chapter 5: Image Management
	View Controller to Upload an Image
	Profile Modal Class to Save and Retrieve User Profile Image
	View Controller to Display the Image
	Defining the Custom Table Cell
	Enabling Access to Photo Library and Camera
Chapter 6: Drop-Down List
	Define the Business Class
	Define the CreateProfileViewController
		Table View Methods
		Text Field Functions
	Complete Code of Drop-Down Function
Chapter 7: Create an Expanding Text View UI Object
	Defining Class and Class Objects
	Lifecycle Methods
	TextView Methods
	Button Method
	Complete Code of TextView Expand
Chapter 8: Animated View
	Define the Main View Controller
	Define the UI Objects
	Define Lifecycle Methods
	Animate View
	UIView.animate Function Details
		Duration (TimeInterval)
		Animations
		Delay (TimeInterval)
		Options
		Completion: ((Bool) -> Void)?
	Complete Code
Chapter 9: Saving Records to Multiple Tables
	Example Outline
		Class Definition
		Save Function Definition
		Table Record Initialization
		Save Operation
	Complete Code
Chapter 10: Push Notifications
	App Delegate Registration
	Setting Subscription
Chapter 11: Conversation Between User Metadata
	iCloud Database
		Profile Record Type
		Chattable Record Type
		Conversation Record Type
		Business Record Type
Chapter 12: Conversation Between Users – Modal Definition
	Define the Modal Classes
		Profile Modal Class
			Save Profile Method
			Complete Code
		Business Modal Class
		Contact Modal Class
			Get Contacts Method
			Get User Cloud ID Method
			Check If Profile Exists
			Complete Code
		Conversation Modal Class
			Get Conversation Method
			Save Conversation Method
			Saving Conversation Cloud Second Method
			Set Subscription Method
			Chat Table Exist Method
			Get Last Chat Method
			Complete Code
		Chattable Modal Class
			Get Table Name Method
			Complete Code
		Businesstable Modal Class
			Get Table Names Method
			Complete Code
Chapter 13: Conversation Between Users – View Definition
	Define the View Classes
		CreateProfileViewController
			Class Definition
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Method
			Setup Method
			Draw Profile Screen
			Image Event Method
			Save Action Method
			Tab Bar Method
			Table View Methods
			Defining and Initializing the Business Object
			Text Field Event Methods
			Saving Provide Method
			Get Document Directory Method
			Class Extension for Image-Enhanced Functions
			Run the App
			Complete Code
		ContactViewController
			Class Definition
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Method
			Setup Method
			Tab Bar Method
			Draw Screen
			Table Methods
			Chat Button Action Event
			Text Field Event Methods
			Business Method
			Running the App
			Complete Code
		ChatDetailViewController
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Method
			Query Chat Method
			Setup Method
			Drawing the UI Objects on Screen
			Cancel Event Method
			Removing Constraints Method
			UI Table Methods
			Layout Subview Lifecycle Method
			Custom Method scrollToLastRow()
			Text View Event Methods
			Event Function handleTextChange()
			Save Chat Event Method
			Running the App
			Complete Code
		ChatViewController
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Method
			Setup Method
			Draw Screen Method
			Tab Bar Method
			Get Chat Table Method
			Get Last Chat Method
			Table View Methods
			Display Chat Button Action Method
			Removing Constraints
			Complete Code
Chapter 14: Conversation Between Users – Table Cell Definition
	View Classes for Table Cells
		ContactTableViewCell
			UI Object Details
			Lifecycle Method
			Complete Code
		ChatDetailsTableViewCell
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Methods
			Complete Code
		ChatTableViewCell
			UI Object Definition
			Lifecycle Methods
			Complete Code
Chapter 15: Conversation Between Users – Controller Definition
	Controller Class
	Lifecycle Method
	Check Profile Exist Method
	Navigating to View Controllers
	Complete Code
	In Summary
		Where You Can Go from Here
			Modal Layer
			View Layer
			Controller Logic
			Data Management
		User Experience
Index