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Learning Xcode 8

You're reading from   Learning Xcode 8 Learn to build iOS Applications with Xcode 8

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785885723
Length 480 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jak Tiano Jak Tiano
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Starting Your iOS Journey FREE CHAPTER 2. Welcome to Xcode 3. Introduction to Swift 3 4. Using Storyboards, Auto Layout, and Size Classes 5. Taking Advantage of Source Control in Xcode 6. Building Your First iOS App 7. Integrating Multitouch and Gestures 8. Exploring Common iOS Frameworks 9. Working with Core Data 10. Creating a watchOS Companion App 11. Advanced Input Using Sensors 12. Sending Notifications 13. Writing Unit Tests 14. Debugging an iOS Application 15. Optimizing Your App 16. Distributing an iOS App Index

Select snippet type


Our next story is "I want to select the type of snippet I am creating". The tasks are:

  • Append the SnippetData model to allow for Text and Photo types

  • Create an alert controller that allows the user to select the type of snippet that is created

For this feature, we're going to expand on our SnippetData model to include the ability to have a type using an enum. Then we're going to create and present an alert controller to the user that allows them to choose a type. Finally, we're going to update our view controller to respond to the different options the user can select, and create the correct type of data.

Update SnippetData model

Current task: Append the SnippetData model to allow for Text and Photo types.

When we created our SnippetData model, it was a very simple Swift struct that didn't hold any data. Now we want to add a type property to the struct so that it knows what kind of data it is holding. We're going to create an enum to describe the possible types that can exist...

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