How to Display the iOS Share Sheet using Swift
A nice feature on iOS is the ability to share just about anything to anywhere using the built in sharing system. I will show you how to use it.
Getting Started with the UIDatePicker for iOS Using Swift
The UIDatePicker is used for selecting a date, shocking right! Many applications use it and I am going to show you how you can too using Swift.
Creating and Using iOS Prototype Cells with Swift
Prototype cells in iOS tables do have a learning curve for those not familiar with how they work. I'm going to show you how to create and use them without the pain. Learn once, use many!
Playground Secrets and Power Tips (v2) by Erica Sadun
Note this review has been updated for the release of version 2. I have been reading Playground Secrets and Power Tips by Erica Sadun, which you can purchase through the iBooks store (click the title to go directly to the book in the store).
How to use the UIWebView in iOS Applications
More and more iOS applications now have their own internal web browser using UIWebView to get around multi-tasking issues on the devices. I'm going to show you how you too can include a simple web viewer in an application. Perfect for things like online help pages or sign-up account creation without taking the user away […]
Basic File Reading and Writing Using Swift in iOS 8
At some point every application developer has to start dealing with writing and reading to and from the file system, which is actually pretty straight forward with iOS 8. Here is a super simple example using a basic string. We will get more complex in the future!
Swift Playground Tip – Using External Code Files
One of the nice additions to the XCode 6.3 release was the introduction of a feature in Swift Playgrounds that might not be immediately obvious to you but is immensely useful. You can now easily include code in separate files. This means you can test small snippets or entire custom classes and then use that […]