Developing Hybrid Applications for the iPhone: Using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to Build Dynamic Apps for the iPhone

Book Description

“For those not ready to tackle the complexities of Objective-C, this is a great way to get started building iPhone apps. If you know the basics of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, you’ll be building apps in no time.”

—August Trometer, Owner of FoggyNoggin Software, www.foggynoggin.com

Discover the Easier, Faster Way to Build High-Quality iPhone Applications

Now, you don’t need to dive headfirst into Objective-C to write state-of-the-art applications for the iPhone. You can use web development tools and technologies you already know: JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. In this book, long-time web and mobile application developer Lee S. Barney shows you how to use the QuickConnect and PhoneGap frameworks to create secure, high-quality, modular hybrid iPhone applications.

Lee S. Barney walks you through the entire hybrid iPhone development process, from creating great user interfaces to compiling, deploying, and executing applications. Along the way, he introduces techniques and sample code designed to streamline development, eliminate complexity, optimize performance, and leverage all iPhone’s native capabilities—from its accelerometer and GPS to its built-in database. Coverage includes

• Using Dashcode and Xcode together to create unique, exciting hybrid iPhone applications
• Using the QuickConnect JavaScript API to perform tasks ranging from vibrating the phone to accessing the accelerometer and GPS location data
• Accessing native iPhone functionality using the PhoneGap JavaScript API
• Storing, retrieving, and managing data on the iPhone, even without network access
• Using XMLHttpRequest to access or synchronize remote data and use web services
• Creating Google-based maps for your own app that work like those you see in the iPhone’s Maps application

This book systematically lowers the barriers to iPhone development, enabling web developers to build any iPhone application they can imagine without long development cycles or steep learning curves!

中文：

书名：为iPhone开发混合应用程序：使用HTML、CSS和JavaScript为iPhone构建动态应用程序

“对于那些还没有准备好应对Objective-C的复杂性的人来说，这是开始构建iPhone应用程序的一个很好的方式。如果您了解HTML、JavaScript和CSS的基础知识，您很快就能构建出应用程序。

–FoggyNoggin Software的所有者奥古斯特·特罗米特，网址：www.foggynoggin.com

了解构建高质量iPhone应用程序的更简单、更快速的方法

现在，您不需要一头扎进Objective-C来为iPhone编写最先进的应用程序。您可以使用您已经知道的Web开发工具和技术：JavaScript、HTML和CSS。在本书中，资深Web和移动应用程序开发人员Lee S.Barney向您展示了如何使用QuickConnect和PhoneGap框架来创建安全、高质量、模块化的混合iPhone应用程序。

Lee S.Barney将向您介绍整个混合iPhone开发过程，从创建出色的用户界面到编译、部署和执行应用程序。在此过程中，他介绍了旨在简化开发、消除复杂性、优化性能并利用iPhone的所有原生功能–从加速计和GPS到其内置数据库–的技术和样例代码。覆盖范围包括

• 结合使用Dashcode和Xcode来创建独特的、令人兴奋的混合iPhone应用程序
• 使用QuickConnect JavaScript API执行各种任务，从振动手机到访问加速度计和GPS位置数据
• 使用PhoneGap JavaScript API访问原生iPhone功能
• 即使没有网络接入，也可以在iPhone上存储、检索和管理数据
• 使用XMLHttpRequest来访问或同步远程数据并使用Web服务
• 为您自己的应用程序创建基于Google的地图，其工作方式与您在iPhone地图应用程序中看到的地图类似

这本书系统地降低了iPhone开发的门槛，使Web开发人员能够构建他们所能想象到的任何iPhone应用程序，而无需漫长的开发周期或陡峭的学习曲线！