11. Saving Application Data

You have several ways to store data in your iOS applications when using MonoTouch. These range from local database storage using SQLite to .NET serialization. In this chapter, we explore some of the application data storage technologies available, while developing a sample note-taking application along the way.

The Notes Sample Application

iOS combined with .NET offers a variety of options for storing application data locally. In order to demonstrate the capabilities at your disposal, we are going to develop a note-taking application that supports typical create, read, update, and delete operations and shows how to make use of various technologies for storing application data.

The application itself will be a typical ...

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