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Jiva DeVoe is the founder of Random Ideas, LLC, a software company specializing in iPhone and Mac OS X applications. He has been writing software for nearly 25 years. His iPhone apps have been featured as Apple staff picks and in Apple ads. He is also the author of Cocoa Touch for iPhone OS 3 Developer Reference. Contact Jiva through his blog at www.random-ideas.net.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Introducing Objective-C.

Chapter 1: Introducing Objective-C.

Chapter 2: Understanding Basic Syntax.

Chapter 3: Adding Objects.

Chapter 4: Understanding Objective-C Memory Management.

Part II: Exploring Deeper Features.

Chapter 5: Working with Blocks.

Chapter 6: Using Key Value Coding and Key Value Observing.

Chapter 7: Working with Protocols.

Chapter 8: Extending Existing Class Capabilities.

Chapter 9: Writing Macros.

Chapter 10: Handling Errors.

Part III: Using the Foundation Framework.

Chapter 11: Understanding How the Frameworks Fit Together.

Chapter 12: Using Strings.

Chapter 13: Working with Collections.

Chapter 14: Using NSValue, NSNumber, and NSData.

Chapter 15: Working with Times and Dates.

Part IV: Exploring Advanced Topics.

Chapter 16: Multiprocessing with Threads.

Chapter 17: Objective-C Design Patterns.

Chapter 18: Reading and Writing Data with NSCoder.

Chapter 19: Using Objective-C on Other Platforms.

Index.