I Want to get the contacts on the device without using ABPeoplePickerNavigationController, it is possible in objective-c?
Yes, it's possible. Below there's a simple snippet of code that do the work:
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
CFArrayRef allPeopleRef = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeopleInSourceWithSortOrdering(addressBook, nil, kABPersonSortByFirstName);
CFIndex nPeople = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBook);
for( int i = 0 ; i < nPeople ; i++ ) {
ABRecordRef ref = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeopleRef, i );
CFStringRef tmpStringRef = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSLog(#"FirstName: %#", (NSString *)tmpStringRef);
CFRelease(tmpStringRef);
}
//clean up memory
CFRelease(allPeopleRef);
CFRelease(addressBook);
For more details, please refer to the Apple Developer Documentation here.
It is. Please refer to the AddresBook programming guide. Direct interaction section.
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I'd like to get my iPhone's contacts list without using the iOS Navigation Picker.
Here's the code I wrote...but it's not working, do you know why?
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
CFArrayRef allPeopleRef = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeopleInSourceWithSortOrdering(addressBook, nil, kABPersonSortByFirstName);
CFIndex nPeople = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBook);
for(int i=0; i<nPeople; i++){
ABRecordRef ref = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeopleRef, i );
CFStringRef tmpStringRef = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSLog(#"FirstName: %#", (__bridge NSString *)tmpStringRef);
CFRelease(tmpStringRef);
}
CFRelease(allPeopleRef);
CFRelease(addressBook);
Is it possible to know the number of entries stored inside the iOS address book programmatically?
Use ABAddressBookGetPersonCount to count total contacts, Like :-
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate( );
CFArrayRef allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople( addressBook );
CFIndex nPeople = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount( addressBook );
for ( int i = 0; i < nPeople; i++ )
{
ABRecordRef ref = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex( allPeople, i );
...
}
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
CFArrayRef people = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);
CFIndex peopleCount = CFArrayGetCount(people);
CFArrayRef groups = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroups(addressBook);
CFIndex groupsCount = CFArrayGetCount(groups);
For more information please see the Address Book Programming Guide for iOS.
In my app i am getting contacts like this..
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
CFArrayRef allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);
CFIndex nPeople = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBook);
for( int i=0;i< nPeople;i++)
{
ABRecordRef ref = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeople, i);
CFStringRef firstName = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
.....
and so on
}
can anyone suggest me how to get the group for nPeople.
Check the following documentation
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserExperience/Reference/AddressBook/Classes/ABPerson_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/ABPerson/parentGroups
There is a method parentGroups which returns the array of groups to which the person belongs...........
I want reference of my address book in one of iPhone application. I have used below code. But its showing [people count] = 0.
I have 3-4 contacts on my addressbook application still [people count] returns zero.
Is anything more, I am missing here?
Code is:
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
NSMutableArray *people = [[[(NSArray*)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook) autorelease] mutableCopy]autorelease];
[people sortUsingFunction:(int (*)(id,id,void*)) ABPersonComparePeopleByName context:(void*)ABPersonGetSortOrdering()];
NSLog(#"count..%i",[people count]);
for(int i = 0 ; i < [people count]; i++){
ABRecordRef person = [people objectAtIndex:i];
//get phone no fill phone no into array
ABMultiValueRef multi = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
if(multi!=NULL && ABMultiValueGetCount(multi)>0) {
NSLog(#"in value..");
}
else {
NSLog(#"no value");
}
}
Thank You
try that -
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
CFArrayRef people;
people = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(HiByeGroup);
if (people){
CFArrayCreateMutableCopy(kCFAllocatorDefault,CFArrayGetCount(people),people);
NSInteger numberOfPersonsInAB=CFArrayGetCount(peopleMutable);
for (int i =0; i< numberOfPersonsInAB; i++) {
//your code
}
CFRelease(people);
UPdate
As Jamon Holmgren noted, this answer is old and ABAddressBookCreate() is deprecated in iOS6. You need to use ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions() instead.
GOOD LUCK
Just follow given code over here. A perfect example to interact with ABAddressBook.
Would you please have a look at me code:
(void)loadContactsFromAddressBook {
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
CFArrayRef allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);
CFIndex count = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBook);
ABRecordRef person;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
person = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeople, i);
CFStringRef cfStr = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSString* firstName = (NSString*) cfStr;
[contacts addObject:firstName];
CFRelease(cfStr);
}
CFRelease(addressBook);
CFRelease(allPeople);
}
I tried to CFRelease(person) after the for block but the application crashes with “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”. If I remove CFRelease(person), the application works.
You didn't create the person, you only referenced it. Insert child support joke here.