Core Data

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Core Data is Apple's preferred method for data persistence, offering ease of use and seamless iCloud integration. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to mastering its capabilities. You will learn essential Core Data concepts, including thread and memory management, and how to implement Core Data in iPhone, iPad, and OS X projects using NSPredicate for data filtering. Cocoa expert Marcus Zarra leads you through the development of a full-featured application centered on Core Data APIs, covering key principles such as NSPredicate and memory management. Aimed at intermediate to advanced developers, the book helps you grasp Core Data fundamentals before diving deeper into the API's intricacies. You'll discover how to effectively integrate Core Data into your application, create convenience methods for better maintainability, reduce mapping models, and connect your app with sync services, Spotlight, and Quick Look. Additionally, you'll learn to navigate a multithreaded environment with Core Data. By the end, you'll have developed a complete application, gained a thorough understanding of Core Data, and learned to integrate it into the iPhone/iPad platform. This second edition updates examples for OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6, addresses multithreading changes, and includes new chapters on iCloud and NSFetchedResultsController. Mac OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6 are required, and the book targets intermediate-level iOS developers.