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Learning SQLite for iOS

You're reading from   Learning SQLite for iOS Extend SQLite with mobile development skills to build great apps for iOS devices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785288975
Length 154 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to SQL and SQLite FREE CHAPTER 2. Database Design Concepts 3. Administering the Database 4. Essentials of SQL 5. Exposing the C API 6. Using Swift with iOS and SQLite 7. iOS Development with PhoneGap and HTML5 8. More Features and Advances in SQLite Index

Database essentials


This persistent and structured way of storing data is simply called a database, and the data itself is stored using tables. Each table consists of columns and rows, with a look and feel similar to Microsoft Excel.

SQLite is based on the C language and a related API (RDBMS) in the market. The C language, for example, is easy to understand and is based on the fundamentals of database design with RDBMS. However, learning the actual API will benefit your skills and understanding.

In order to understand the API, you will have to learn the components that make up the database to improve your knowledge. Understanding data structures, SQL transactions, concurrency, and data-locking mechanisms, and creating good optimized queries will help you design great database systems.

Lastly, you need to put this understanding into some software code for the app you write and see how it is integrated and executed. The API language extension will be discussed further in this chapter.

The design...

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