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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Clair, Robert, 1950–
   Learning Objective-C 2.0 : a hands-on guide to Objective-C for Mac and iOS developers /
Robert Clair.
              p. cm.
   Includes index.
   ISBN-13: 978-0-321-71138-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
   ISBN-10: 0-321-71138-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Objective-C (Computer program language) 2. Object-oriented programming (Computer
science) 3. Macintosh (Computer)—Programming. 4. iPhone (Smartphone)—Programming.
I. Title.
  QA76.73.O115C58 2011
  005.1’17—dc22
                                                                                                                     2010019360

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-71138-0

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Dedication

To the memory of my parents, Selma B. and Martin H. Clair, and to Ekko