Creating an iOS PhoneGap Project

With Xcode and the PhoneGap plug-in installed, you’re ready to begin building PhoneGap applications for iOS. Note that the instructions and example screen shots in this section are for Xcode version 4.

When you launch Xcode for the first time, you will see a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 6-3. Select “Create a new Xcode project” to start the process. If you’ve used Xcode previously and have the checkbox for “Show this window when Xcode launches” disabled, then you will need to open the Xcode File menu and select New Project.

Figure 6-3 Xcode: welcome screen

Xcode will prompt you to select the type of project you will be creating. Select the option for iOS Applications on the left side of the window, as shown in Figure 6-4. Select the option for PhoneGap-based Application and click the Next button.