Custom addressbook ABPeoplePickerViewController help please? - iphone

Question

I need help with a custom AddressBook (ABPeoplePickerViewController) for iPhone?
I want to have an array with all my contacts, pulling just their name and numbers into the cells of the tableview to display.. Select a few contacts, open Messages and send them a Text/SMS with a custom message..
WhatsApp messenger is an awesome example, if you go to Settings, Tell a Friend, then Message..
I want that look!
It must be custom as I also want the Send and Cancel buttons below, and Name in cell.textLabel and their number in the cell.detailTextLabel in a Subtitle style tableview.
So how do I get their details from addressbook and into my arrays (contactsName, contactsNumber)? Thanks in advance! Here is my code:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [_tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
cell.textLabel.text = [contactsName objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.detailTextLabel.text = [contactsNumber objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
}
- (void)peoplePickerNavigationControllerDidCancel:(ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *)peoplePicker
{
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:^{ NSLog(#"Message controller has been canceled"); }];
}
- (BOOL)peoplePickerNavigationController:(ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *)peoplePicker shouldContinueAfterSelectingPerson:(ABRecordRef)person
{
NSString *name = (__bridge_transfer NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSString *number = (__bridge_transfer NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
NSLog(#"Name: %# Number: %#", name, number);
return NO;
}
- (BOOL)peoplePickerNavigationController:(ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *)peoplePicker shouldContinueAfterSelectingPerson:(ABRecordRef)person property:(ABPropertyID)property identifier:(ABMultiValueIdentifier)identifier
{
return NO;
}
- (void)openSMScontroller {
MFMessageComposeViewController *smsView = [[MFMessageComposeViewController alloc] init];
smsView.messageComposeDelegate = self;
smsView.recipients = [NSArray arrayWithArray:contactsNumber];
smsView.body = #"Check out this awesome app!";
[self presentModalViewController:smsView animated:YES];
}

Answer 1

you can get what you want from addressbook by below code my friend.!!!!!
happy coding!!!!!!
- (BOOL)peoplePickerNavigationController: (ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *)peoplePicker shouldContinueAfterSelectingPerson:(ABRecordRef)person {
ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
ABMultiValueRef addressProperty = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonAddressProperty);
NSArray *address = (NSArray *)ABMultiValueCopyArrayOfAllValues(addressProperty);
if([address count] > 0)
{
for (NSDictionary *addressDict in address)
{
countrytf.text = [addressDict objectForKey:#"Country"];
streetaddresstf.text = [addressDict objectForKey:#"Street"];
citynametf.text = [addressDict objectForKey:#"City"];
statenametf.text = [addressDict objectForKey:#"State"];
zipcodetf.text = [addressDict objectForKey:#"ZIP"];
}
CFRelease(addressProperty);
}
}

Answer 2

To get phone number...
ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
NSString* phone = (NSString*)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phoneNumbers, 0);
nslog(#"phone:%#",phone);
let me know it is working or not !!!!!!please if it is right then reward it and i know it is right..
Happy Coding