How to retrieve mobile numbers from iPhone Contacts. - iphone

Question

I use the following code to set the retrieve the phone number in my app.
CFStringRef addressBookMobile;
ABRecordRef person;
NSString *mobile;
person = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(people, i);
addressBookMobile = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
mobile = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", addressBookMobile];
The tag of the contacts is 'mobile'. However, when I use the NSLog(#"%#", mobile); . It displays the <NSCFType: 0x802ffc0>. does any problem for my code?
Should I use the const CFStringRef kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel and how to use? As if I replace it as the above code, it has the error. Can anyone help me? Thank you.

Answer 1

check the ABPerson Refrence and You need't use #"$!!$" but kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel. the example is:
ABMultiValueRef phones = (ABMultiValueRef)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
NSString* mobile=#"";
NSString* mobileLabel;
for (int i=0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(phones); i++) {
//NSString *phone = (NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, i);
//NSLog(#"%#", phone);
mobileLabel = (NSString*)ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(phones, i);
if([mobileLabel isEqualToString:(NSString *)kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel]) {
NSLog(#"mobile:");
} else if ([mobileLabel isEqualToString:(NSString*)kABPersonPhoneIPhoneLabel]) {
NSLog(#"iphone:");
} else if ([mobileLabel isEqualToString:(NSString*)kABPersonPhonePagerLabel]) {
NSLog(#"pager:");
}
[mobile release];
mobile = (NSString*)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, i);
NSLog(#"%#", mobile);
}

Answer 2

The phone numbers of a person in the Address Book are in the form of a multi-value property.
In your case, you should have something like the following (haven't tried it, typing directly here, so I don't know if it compiles and/or works):
ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = (NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
NSString *mobileNumber;
NSString *mobileLabel;
for (CFIndex i = 0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(phoneNumbers); i++) {
mobileLabel = (NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(mobilePhones, i);
if ([mobileLabel isEqualToString:#"mobile"]) {
mobileNumber = (NSString*)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(mobilePhones,i);
break;
}
}

Answer 3

ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = (NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
CRStringRef mobileNumber;
CRStringRef mobileLabel;
for (CFIndex i = 0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(phoneNumbers); i++) {
mobileLabel = ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(phoneNumbers, i);
if ([mobileLabel isEqualToString:#"_$!<Mobile>!$_"]) {
mobileNumber = ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phoneNumbers,i);
break;
}
}

Answer 4

This is solid for ARC 64bit iOS8:
- (NSArray *)phoneNumbersOfContactAsStrings:(ABRecordRef)contactRef {
NSMutableArray *mobilePhones = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:0];
ABMultiValueRef phones = ABRecordCopyValue(contactRef, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
NSArray *allPhoneNumbers = (NSArray *)CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyArrayOfAllValues(phones));
for (NSUInteger i=0; i < [allPhoneNumbers count]; i++) {
if ([(NSString *)CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(phones, (long)i)) isEqualToString:(NSString *)kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel]) {
[mobilePhones addObject:CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, (long)i))];
}
if ([(NSString *)CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(phones, (long)i)) isEqualToString:(NSString *)kABPersonPhoneIPhoneLabel]) {
[mobilePhones addObject:CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, (long)i))];
}
}
CFRelease(phones);
return mobilePhones;
}