Working with Data in iOS

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Working with Data in iOS

This course is part of Meta iOS Developer Professional Certificate

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

52 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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21 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course introduces you to the core principles of working with data in iOS. You will delve deeper into the processes and concepts behind APIs, explore data formats that allow you to transfer data between servers and devices and discover how to work with data in Swift using Core Data.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: -Demonstrate a working knowledge of how Swift applications communicate over the web. -Apply asynchronous programming techniques using Swift. -Utilize a variety of methods to take advantage of the Core Data package in a Swift application. This course is ideal for intermediate learners who would like to prepare themselves for a career in iOS development. To succeed in this course, you should have an advanced understanding of Swift programming and a functional knowledge of APIs.

Get to know RESTful API development.

What's included

11 videos8 readings4 assignments

11 videos Total 58 minutes

Why data is important to mobile apps 5 minutes
Introduction to the course 4 minutes
Why is it important to keep your iOS projects organized? 4 minutes
What you know about HTTP 6 minutes
RESTfulness 8 minutes
Naming conventions 8 minutes
Essential tools for API development 6 minutes
REST best practices 6 minutes
Security and authentication in REST API 5 minutes
Access control 4 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to REST APIs 4 minutes

8 readings Total 84 minutes

Course syllabus 10 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Good routes versus bad routes 6 minutes
HTTP methods, status codes and response types 8 minutes
Exercise: Know your tools 30 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Authentication versus authorization 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 44 minutes

Self review: Know your tools 9 minutes
Knowledge Check: Introduction to APIs 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Principles of API development 15 minutes
Module Quiz: Introduction to REST APIs 5 minutes

Practice applying asynchronous programming techniques to query REST APIs and handle their responses using Swift.

What's included

6 videos8 readings5 assignments

6 videos Total 30 minutes

Contacting servers, HTTP protocol and asynchronous calls 7 minutes
HTTP protocol and asynchronous calls in action 4 minutes
Introduction to JSON 5 minutes
Working with JSON 4 minutes
Fetching Images 7 minutes
Module summary: REST APIs 2 minutes

8 readings Total 110 minutes

HTTP protocol and asynchronous calls in detail 10 minutes
Exercise: HTTP request and response in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: HTTP request and response in Swift 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
JSON in Depth 10 minutes
Exercise: Parsing data in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Parsing data in Swift 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

5 assignments Total 98 minutes

Self review: HTTP request and response in Swift 9 minutes
Knowledge Check: HTTP in Swift 15 minutes
Self review: Parsing data in Swift 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Working with data formats 15 minutes
Module Quiz: REST APIs 50 minutes

Cover all the uses for the Core Data package in a Swift application

What's included

9 videos15 readings7 assignments

9 videos Total 37 minutes

What is Core Data? 5 minutes
Core Data entities and relationships 4 minutes
Entities, contexts and relationships 4 minutes
Using classes with Core Data 5 minutes
SwiftUI and State Recap 4 minutes
Connecting Core Data to UI state 4 minutes
Filtering in Core Data 4 minutes
Sorting in Core Data 4 minutes
Module summary: Data in Swift 3 minutes

15 readings Total 195 minutes

Core Data in depth 10 minutes
Entities and relationships in depth 15 minutes
Using classes with Core Data in depth 10 minutes
Exercise: Reading and writing data with Core Data 30 minutes
Solution: Reading and writing data with Core Data 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Core Data and State in depth 10 minutes
Exercise: Displaying a list from Core Data 30 minutes
Solution: Displaying a list from Core Data 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
NSPredicate in depth 15 minutes
NSSortDescriptor in depth 10 minutes
Exercise: Sorting and filtering a food menu 30 minutes
Solution: Sorting and filtering a food menu 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

7 assignments Total 131 minutes

Self review: Reading and writing data with Core Data 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Introduction to Core Data 18 minutes
Self review: Displaying a list from Core Data 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Core Data and the User Interface 21 minutes
Self review: Sorting and filtering a food menu 9 minutes
Knowledge Check: Fetching in Core Data 15 minutes
Module Quiz: Data in Swift 50 minutes

Implement the skills you've learned in this course to build your own app with filtering and sorting functionality.

What's included

2 videos7 readings5 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

2 videos Total 7 minutes

Course recap: Working with data in iOS 3 minutes
Course wrap up 3 minutes

7 readings Total 65 minutes

About the final project assessment 10 minutes
Set up the app 5 minutes
Query the REST API 10 minutes
Displaying the food menu via Core Data 10 minutes
Sorting and filtering the food menu 10 minutes
Exemplar: Little Lemon Menu App 10 minutes
Next steps 10 minutes

5 assignments Total 186 minutes

Readiness check: Have you completed the initial setup? 9 minutes
Readiness check: Have you set up the REST API queries? 9 minutes
Readiness check: Have you implemented displaying the food menu? 9 minutes
Readiness check: Have you implemented filtering and sorting the food menu? 9 minutes
Final Graded Quiz: Working with Data in iOS 150 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Submit your Little Lemon Menu App portfolio project 60 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 10 minutes

Share the challenges you encountered when creating your Little Lemon Menu App 5 minutes
Reflect on learning 5 minutes

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