Thu, Feb 28	The test will include extra points (Mistakes Happen!), e.g., 103 or 104 points, but graded on a scale of 100.
Types of questions	factual knowledge: TRUE/FALSE, multiple choice conceptual understanding: short answer, discussion synthesis and application: explain/trace/modify code or app behavior
Study advice	review online lecture notes & sample apps review the explanations & exercises from the book review homework assignments reference other sources for examples, different perspectives Sample Midterm Questions
Course material	Mobile landscape iOS vs. Android market share, ease of development, profits vs. volume, ... iOS platform iOS history: 2007 release, App Store, Xcode IDE, ... iOS architecture: Cocoa Touch, media layer, core services, core OS native vs. Web vs. bybrid development Swift programming language released in 2014 (replacing Objective-C) variables let vs. var scope - can have variable shadowing (override variable in new scope) data types (Int, Double, Boolean, Character, String, ...) fully type safe, type inferencing Optional types used when value may or may not be present, e.g., Int(x) may return nil unwrap using !, or if-let optional type can be declared: String?, Int?, ... expressions and operations +, -, *, /, %, +=, -=, *=, /=, %= (no ++ or --) ==, !=, <, <=, >, >= cannot have mixed types in an expression Strings + operator, multiline strings using """, string comparison (==, >, ...) fields: count methods: lowercased, uppercased, contains, hasPrefix, hasSuffix, ... can use string interpolation to embed values in a string (e.g., for printing) control statements if, if-else, while, for specify ranges using ... or ..< functions internal vs. external names for parameters, default parameters return type specified using -> defining types struct: generally used for data structures fields (a.k.a. properties) by default, fields are public can specify private, inaccessible except through methods can specify private(set) to make accessible, but not changeable computed properties/fields act like methods but look like fields methods: init method serves same purpose as Java constructor methods that change fields must be identified as mutating structs do not support inheritance implemented as value type - makes copy when assigned/passed class: generally used when inheritance is needed (e.g., ViewController) standard practice: private fields, init to construct supports inheritance must specify which methods override parent use super. to call methods in parent class implemented as reference type - assigns/passes reference to object collections Array e.g., var names = ["Chris", "Pat"] access via [], e.g., names[0] fields: count methods: append, +=, remove, insert Dictionaries (maps) e.g., var ages = ["Chris": 20, "Pat": 21] access via []: ages["Chris"] fields: count, keys note: collections are structs, so value types Xcode & iOS UIkit Xcode IDE playgrounds vs. projects IDE areas: editor, toolbar, navigator, debug, utility Interface Builder is integrated into the editor area UIKit code framework for building iOS apps UIView is the foundational class for displaying things subclasses: UILabel, UIImageView, UITextView, UIScrollView UITableView, UIToolbar, UINavigationBar, UITabBar UIControl defines control elements (subclass of UIView) subclasses: UIButton, UISwitch, UISegmentedControl, UITextField, UISlider, UIDatePicker, UIStepper Stack View groups elements horizontally or vertically useful for performing auto layout on a group of elements Gesture Recognizers can specify actions for taps, swipes, shakes, ... Model-View-Controller pattern Model defines the logic of the app usually defined in separate Swift structs/classes View defines the interface for the app created in Interface Builder, displayed as the StoryBoard Controller conects the View interface with the Model logic each View has its own ViewController Common tasks add a UI element: drag from object library onto storyboard create an outlet: control-drag from UI element to ViewController adds a fields associated with that UI element create an action: control-drag from UI element to ViewController adds a method associated with the specified action app layout: center elements using Add New Alignment Constraints fix size and position relatively using Add New Constraints group elements horzontally or vertically using stack views app icon: start with a square image, generate diff. resolutions (via Web site) drag appropriately-sized images into template in Assets folder