My WebServices solution for iPhone
I got into the necessity to call WebServices from within an iPhone application I was designing. After a small search with Google I found different implementations, even a “C” (or C++ I can’t recall) library, but nothing like the “easy way” used in Dot Net. My specific application needs to show address book, kind of, information in a table. Each row shows the contact’s picture and name; when selected, in a second screen, detailed information will be show. This functionality is similar to the contacts' section of Facebook or LinkedIn application. The source information has to be gathered from a WebService. Note: I will focus these articles in the WebService consumption, instead of the Graphical development and application logic. For simplification, the WebService contract will be: 1.List screen An XLM with up to 100 results with the next structure: <contact> <contactid>id for this item</contactid> <photo>Url of contact’s photo</photo> ...