"Updated for Swift 3"--Cover.

Includes index.

Part 1. Your very first app. Getting started -- Building your first app -- Your first app, explained -- Learning more about your development tools: Xcode -- Capturing users' adding buttons -- The button app, explained -- Capturing user input: adding text boxes -- Playing on the playground -- Part 2. The keys to the city: understanding key development concepts. Go with the flow, man! Controlling the flow of your app -- While you're doing that ... -- Collections -- Telling stories with storyboards -- ViewControllers in depth -- Put it on my tab: creating tab bars -- Table views: more than a coffee table picture book -- Patterns: learning to sew -- Part 3. Creating the like it or not app. Putting it all together: the LioN app -- Adding data to your LioN app -- Displaying details of your LioN -- Creating the details of the detail view -- The AddEditView scene -- Delegates are everywhere -- Editing LioNs -- Saving LioNs -- Making our LioN prettier -- Working with auto layout -- Search your LioNs.

Do you have a fantastic idea for an iPhone app but no idea how to bring it to life? Great news! With the right tools and a little practice, anyone can create an app. This book will get you started, even if you've never written a line of computer code.