ios-development

iOS/iPadOS/tvOS Development

Comprehensive guide for building native Apple platform applications.

Platforms Covered

SwiftUI (Preferred for New Projects)

Basic Structure

import SwiftUI

@main
struct MyApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var count = 0

    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 20) {
            Text("Count: \(count)")
                .font(.largeTitle)

            Button("Increment") {
                count += 1
            }
            .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
        }
        .padding()
    }
}

State Management

// Local state
@State private var text = ""

// Binding (child components)
@Binding var isPresented: Bool

// Observable object
@StateObject private var viewModel = MyViewModel()
@ObservedObject var viewModel: MyViewModel

// Environment
@Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
@Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
@EnvironmentObject var appState: AppState

// App Storage (UserDefaults)
@AppStorage("username") private var username = ""

Modern Concurrency

// Async/await
func fetchData() async throws -> [Item] {
    let url = URL(string: "https://api.example.com/items")!
    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: url)
    return try JSONDecoder().decode([Item].self, from: data)
}

// In View
.task {
    do {
        items = try await fetchData()
    } catch {
        errorMessage = error.localizedDescription
    }
}

// Main actor for UI updates
@MainActor
class ViewModel: ObservableObject {
    @Published var items: [Item] = []

    func load() async {
        items = try? await fetchData()
    }
}