Showing posts with label ios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ios. Show all posts

Friday, June 8, 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

When should I release objects in -(void)viewDidUnload rather than in -dealloc?


What is the -(void)viewDidUnload is good for?



Could I not just relase everything in -dealloc ? If the view did unload, wouldn't -dealloc be called anyway?

Sunday, June 3, 2012

iOS 5 Best Practice (Release/retain?)


As a beginning iPhone programmer, what is the best practice for writing apps to be used either with iOS 5 or older versions? Specifically, should I continue using the release/retain of data, or should I ignore that? Does it matter?

Friday, June 1, 2012

Gradients on UIView and UILabels On iPhone


My application needs to display text in either a View or Label but the back ground must be a gradient as opposed to a true color. Using a graphics program to create desired look is no good as the text may vary depending on data returned from a server.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Are there any Open-source iPhone applications around?


I'm looking for open source iPhone applications. There are many sample applications around, but not many "complete" applications. Any ideas?

Best JSON library to use when developing an iPhone application?


There are a few JSON libraries/frameworks available for Objective-C developers, but I wanted to get the opinion of the resident gurus here on which one is the best, and why.

Determine device (iPhone, iPod Touch) with iPhone SDK


Is there a way to determine the device running an application. I want to distinguish between iPhone and iPod Touch if possible.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

How to make a UITextField move up when keyboard is present


With the iPhone SDK:



I have a UIView with UITextFields that brings up a keyboard. I need it to be able to:

How to programmatically send SMS on the iPhone?


Does anybody know if it's possible, and how, to programmatically send a SMS from the iPhone, with the official SDK / Cocoa Touch?

Sunday, May 27, 2012

How can I disable the UITableView selection highlighting?


When you tap a row in a UITableView, the row is highlighted and selected. Is it possible to disable this so tapping a row does nothing?

How do you beta test an iphone app?


How can you beta test an iPhone app? I can get it on my own device, and anyone that gives me a device, I can run it on theirs, but is there a way to do a limited release via the app store for beta testing?

Warning iPhone apps should include an armv6 architecture even with build config set


It's been awhile since I've had to adjust project build settings. After upgrading to a recent SDK I'm having trouble building my ad hoc distribution configuration.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Can I embed a custom font in an iPhone application?


I would like to have an app include a custom font for rendering text, load it, and then use it with standard UIKit elements like UILabel. Is this possible?

iPhone development on Windows


Is there a way to develop iPhone (iOS) applications on Windows? I really don't want to get yet another machine.

How to check for an active Internet Connection on iPhone SDK?


I would like to check to see if I have an Internet connection on the iPhone using the Cocoa Touch libraries.