How to programmatically add a new group to the iPhone contact using AddressBook framework?
First look and see if it exists, and if not, create it:
bool foundIt = NO;
// Protective - did we just not find it, or lose it?
CFArrayRef groups = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroups(addrBook);
CFIndex numGroups = CFArrayGetCount(groups);
for(CFIndex idx=0; idx<numGroups; ++idx) {
ABRecordRef groupItem = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(groups, idx);
CFStringRef name = (CFStringRef)ABRecordCopyValue(groupItem, kABGroupNameProperty);
//NSLog(#"Look at group named %#", name);
bool isMatch = [newName isEqualToString:(NSString *)name];
CFRelease(name);
if(isMatch) {
// NSLog(#"FOUND THE GROUP ALREADY!");
groupNum = [NSNumber numberWithInt:ABRecordGetRecordID(groupItem)];
[self setObject:groupNum forKey:kGroupID];
foundIt = YES;
break;
}
}
CFRelease(groups);
if(!foundIt) {
// lets create one
ABRecordRef groupItem = ABGroupCreate();
ABRecordSetValue(groupItem, kABGroupNameProperty, (CFStringRef *)newName, &error);
if(!error) {
ABAddressBookAddRecord (addrBook, groupItem, &error); // bool ret =
ABAddressBookSave(addrBook, &error);
groupNum = [NSNumber numberWithInt:ABRecordGetRecordID(groupItem)];
//NSLog(#"FIRST groupNumber: %#", groupNum);
[self setObject:groupNum forKey:kGroupID];
}
CFRelease(groupItem);
}
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I accessing contacts and sending it to server, my question is do I have any possibility of detecting which country contact belongs to?
Thank you.
Follow the steps below.
1 : Fetch the phone numbers from device.
2 : You need to find the country code from the phone number. Phone numbers can be saved in the device in different formats. International format, local format, with country code, without country code etc. So you need to consider all these cases to split the country code from the phone number. The following code may help you to get the country code from the phone number.
- (NSString *)getDiallingCodeFromPhoneNumber:(NSString *)phoneNumber
{
NSString *countryCode = #"not found";
NSString *code;
NSString *dialledNumber = [[phoneNumber componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet
characterSetWithCharactersInString:#"-() "]]
componentsJoinedByString:#""];
NSString *interNationalCode = [dialledNumber substringToIndex:2];
NSArray *allCodes = [self.diallingCodesDictionary allValues];
int idx;
if([dialledNumber hasPrefix:#"+"])
{
dialledNumber = [dialledNumber substringFromIndex:1];
}
else if([interNationalCode isEqualToString:#"00"])
{
dialledNumber = [dialledNumber substringFromIndex:2];
}
for (idx = 1 ; idx < dialledNumber.length; idx++) {
code = [dialledNumber substringToIndex:idx];
if([allCodes containsObject:code])
{
countryCode = code;
break;
}
}
return countryCode;
}
3 : You will get the list of country codes and country name from internet. Add it as a plist in your bundle. (I took this plist from a third part, HMDiallingCode)
4 : Now you will get the country name corresponding to your country code from that plist.
5 : If you got countryCode = not found, it means that the phone number is not saved with country code. This makes it clear that, that particular phone number is a local number. So in this case you can select the country name from NSLocale.
Try this code function you can get all of information would you like.
+(NSArray *)getAllContacts
{
CFErrorRef *error = nil;
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
__block BOOL accessGranted = NO;
if (ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion != NULL) { // we're on iOS 6
dispatch_semaphore_t sema = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion(addressBook, ^(bool granted, CFErrorRef error) {
accessGranted = granted;
dispatch_semaphore_signal(sema);
});
dispatch_semaphore_wait(sema, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
}
else { // we're on iOS 5 or older
accessGranted = YES;
}
if (accessGranted) {
NSLog(#"Fetching contact info ----> ");
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, error);
ABRecordRef source = ABAddressBookCopyDefaultSource(addressBook);
CFArrayRef allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeopleInSourceWithSortOrdering(addressBook, source, kABPersonSortByFirstName);
CFIndex nPeople = CFArrayGetCount(allPeople);
NSMutableArray* items = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:nPeople];
for (int i = 0; i < nPeople; i++)
{
ContactDetailModel *contacts = [[ContactDetailModel alloc] init]; // it is NsObject class. this is contained variables and array which required for get contact information. It is not necessary for you. you can maintain according your requirments.
ABRecordRef person = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeople, i);
if((__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyCompositeName(person)){
contacts.compse_name = (__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyCompositeName(person);
NSLog(#"compse_name = %#",contacts.compse_name);
}
if (!contacts.compse_name) {
contacts.compse_name = #"";
}
//get First Name and Last Name
if((__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty)){
contacts.first_name = (__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
}
if((__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty)){
contacts.last_name = (__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty);
}
if (!contacts.first_name) {
contacts.first_name = #"";
}
if (!contacts.last_name) {
contacts.last_name = #"";
}
NSLog(#"fname and lname = %# %#",contacts.first_name,contacts.last_name);
/// URL
ABMultiValueRef webpages = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonURLProperty);
NSString* homepage;
// Then iterate thru webpages to get the homepage
for (CFIndex k=0; k < ABMultiValueGetCount(webpages); k++)
{
homepage = (__bridge NSString*)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(webpages, k);
NSLog(#"homepage = %#",homepage);
}
NSLog(#"URL = %#",homepage);
//// get BirthDay
if((__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonBirthdayProperty)){
contacts.birthday = (__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonBirthdayProperty);
}
if (!contacts.birthday) {
contacts.birthday = #"";
}
//// get Company Name
if((__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonOrganizationProperty)){
contacts.company = (__bridge NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonOrganizationProperty);
}
if (!contacts.company) {
contacts.company = #"";
}
// get contacts picture, if pic doesn't exists, show standart one
contacts.img_data = (__bridge NSData *)ABPersonCopyImageData(person);
if (!contacts.img_data) {
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"profile#2x.png"];
NSData *img_data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image);
contacts.img_data = img_data;
}
//get Phone Numbers
NSMutableArray *phoneNumbers = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
ABMultiValueRef multiPhones = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
for(CFIndex i=0;i<ABMultiValueGetCount(multiPhones);i++) {
CFStringRef phoneNumberRef = ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(multiPhones, i);
NSString *phoneNumber = (__bridge NSString *) phoneNumberRef;
NSString * strippedNumber = [phoneNumber stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#"[^0-9]" withString:#"" options:NSRegularExpressionSearch range:NSMakeRange(0, [phoneNumber length])];
[phoneNumbers addObject:strippedNumber];
//NSLog(#"All numbers %#", phoneNumbers);
}
contacts.arrCallIDs = phoneNumbers;
/// get Addresss
NSMutableArray *arry_address = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
ABMutableMultiValueRef multiAddress = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonAddressProperty);
for(CFIndex i=0; i<ABMultiValueGetCount(multiAddress);i++){
CFDictionaryRef address = ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(multiAddress, i);
NSString *street = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressStreetKey);
NSString *city = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressCityKey);
NSString *state = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressStateKey);
NSString *postal = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressZIPKey);
NSString *country = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressCountryKey);
NSString *country_id = (NSString*) CFDictionaryGetValue(address, kABPersonAddressCountryCodeKey);
NSMutableDictionary *add_field = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
[add_field setValue:street forKey:#"street"];
[add_field setValue:city forKey:#"city"];
[add_field setValue:state forKey:#"state"];
[add_field setValue:postal forKey:#"postal"];
[add_field setValue:country forKey:#"country"];
[add_field setValue:country_id forKey:#"country_id"];
// NSLog(#"Address = %#",add_field);
[arry_address addObject:add_field];
}
contacts.arrAddress = arry_address;
//get Contact email
NSMutableArray *contactEmails = [NSMutableArray new];
ABMultiValueRef multiEmails = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonEmailProperty);
for (CFIndex i=0; i<ABMultiValueGetCount(multiEmails); i++) {
CFStringRef contactEmailRef = ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(multiEmails, i);
NSString *contactEmail = (__bridge NSString *)contactEmailRef;
[contactEmails addObject:contactEmail];
// NSLog(#"All emails are:%#", contactEmails);
}
contacts.arrEmails = contactEmails;
[items addObject:contacts];
//NSLog(#"Person is: %#", contacts.firstNames);
//NSLog(#"Phones are: %#", contacts.numbers);
//NSLog(#"Email is:%#", contacts.emails);
}
return items;
} else {
NSLog(#"Cannot fetch Contacts :( ");
return NO;
}
}
Phone number getting like this.
Phone ABMultiValueRef 0x17674380 with 1 value(s)
0: $!!$ (0x176740e0) - 7124779070 (0x176742a0)
How to get this number"7124779070" from the above line.
I'm using this code for ios 7.Is it correct or wrong ,Please sugggest me.
int i;
ABAddressBookRef contactBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
NSMutableArray *allData = ( NSMutableArray *)(ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(contactBook));
CFIndex contactNum = CFArrayGetCount((__bridge CFArrayRef)(allData));
for (i = 0; i < contactNum; i++)
{
ABRecordRef ref = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex((__bridge CFMutableArrayRef)(allData), i);
NSString* firstName = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSString* lastName = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonLastNameProperty);
NSString* phonesNum = ABRecordCopyValue(ref, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
// Remove all formatting symbols that might be in both phone number being compared
NSCharacterSet *toExclude = [NSCharacterSet characterSetWithCharactersInString:#"/.()- "];
phonesNum = [[phonesNum componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:toExclude] componentsJoinedByString: #""];
NSString *phoneNumber = [[phonesNum componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:toExclude] componentsJoinedByString: #""];
NSMutableDictionary *dic = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
if (firstName!=nil)
{
[dic setObject:(__bridge id)(firstName) forKey:#"firstName"];
}
if (lastName !=nil) {
[dic setObject:(__bridge id)(lastName) forKey:#"lastName"];
}
if (phonesNum!=nil) {
[dic setObject:(__bridge id)(phonesNum) forKey:#"phonesNum"];
}
[arr_Contacts addObject:dic];
NSLog(#"First name %#", firstName);
NSLog(#"Last Name %#", lastName);
NSLog(#"Phone %#", phonesNum);
}
First, request permission:
ABAuthorizationStatus status = ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus();
if (status != kABAuthorizationStatusAuthorized && status != kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
// tell user to enable contacts in privacy settings
NSLog(#"You previously denied access: You must enable access to contacts in settings");
return;
}
CFErrorRef error = NULL;
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, &error);
if (!addressBook) {
NSLog(#"ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions error: %#", CFBridgingRelease(error));
return;
}
ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion(addressBook, ^(bool granted, CFErrorRef error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(#"ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion error: %#", CFBridgingRelease(error));
}
if (granted) {
[self getContacts:addressBook];
} else {
// tell user to enable contacts in privacy settings
NSLog(#"You just denied access: You must enable access to contacts in settings");
}
CFRelease(addressBook);
});
Second, to retrieve the phone numbers, use ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex:
- (void)getContacts:(ABAddressBookRef)addressBook
{
NSArray *allData = CFBridgingRelease(ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook));
NSInteger contactCount = [allData count];
for (int i = 0; i < contactCount; i++) {
ABRecordRef person = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex((__bridge CFArrayRef)allData, i);
NSString *firstName = CFBridgingRelease(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty));
NSString *lastName = CFBridgingRelease(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty));
NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
if (firstName) {
dictionary[#"firstName"] = firstName;
}
if (lastName) {
dictionary[#"lastName"] = lastName;
}
ABMultiValueRef phones = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty);
CFIndex phoneNumberCount = ABMultiValueGetCount(phones);
if (phoneNumberCount > 0) {
NSString *phone = CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, 0));
dictionary[#"phone"] = phone;
}
// or if you wanted to iterate through all of them, you could do something like:
//
// for (int j = 0; j < phoneNumberCount; j++) {
// NSString *phone = CFBridgingRelease(ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phones, j));
//
// // do something with `phone`
// }
if (phones) {
CFRelease(phones);
}
[arr_Contacts addObject:dictionary];
}
}
A couple of additional issues addressed above:
The ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions does not return a mutable array. It's an immutable array. Replace all of those mutable references with immutable.
You must honor the Create Rule, namely that you're responsible for releasing any object returned from a Core Foundation method with either Create or Copy in its name. If the object supports toll-free bridging (e.g. the array of contacts, the first name string, the last name string, etc.), you can transfer ownership to ARC with CFBridgingRelease or __bridge_transfer. If the object doesn't support toll-free bridging (such as the phones or addressBook objects, above), then you must explicitly call CFRelease for the object in question.
Make sure to run your code through the static analyzer (shift+command+B, or choose "Analyze" from Xcode's "Product" menu), and it will identify these sorts of issues for you.
If a function, such as ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions offers an error parameter, you should avail yourself of it. I illustrate the proper use of the CFErrorRef object above.
What do you recive in console from Phone %# NSLog ? if Phone ABMultiValueRef 0x17674380 with 1 value(s) 0: $!!$ (0x176740e0) - 7124779070 (0x176742a0)just substring after '-'
NSString *myString = #"Phone ABMultiValueRef 0x17674380 with 1 value(s) 0: $!!$ (0x176740e0) - 7124779070 (0x176742a0)";
NSArray *myArray = [myString componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet characterSetWithCharactersInString:#"-"]];
and this is my method to get phone's
- (void) getContacts
{
NSMutableDictionary *response = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
ABAddressBookRef contactBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
arr_Contacts = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
ABAddressBookRef allPeople = contactBook;
CFArrayRef allContacts = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(allPeople);
CFIndex numberOfContacts = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(allPeople);
NSLog(#"contact == %#",allContacts);
NSLog(#"numberOfContacts------------------------------------%ld",numberOfContacts);
for(int i = 0; i < numberOfContacts; i++){
NSString* name = #"";
NSString* phone = #"";
NSString* email = #"";
ABRecordRef aPerson = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allContacts, i);
ABMultiValueRef fnameProperty = ABRecordCopyValue(aPerson, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
ABMultiValueRef lnameProperty = ABRecordCopyValue(aPerson, kABPersonLastNameProperty);
ABMultiValueRef phoneProperty = ABRecordCopyValue(aPerson, kABPersonPhoneProperty);\
ABMultiValueRef emailProperty = ABRecordCopyValue(aPerson, kABPersonEmailProperty);
NSArray *emailArray = (__bridge NSArray *)ABMultiValueCopyArrayOfAllValues(emailProperty);
NSArray *phoneArray = (__bridge NSArray *)ABMultiValueCopyArrayOfAllValues(phoneProperty);
if (fnameProperty != nil) {
name = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", fnameProperty];
}
if (lnameProperty != nil) {
name = [name stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#" %#", lnameProperty]];
}
if ([phoneArray count] > 0) {
if ([phoneArray count] > 1) {
for (int i = 0; i < [phoneArray count]; i++) {
phone = [phone stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#, ", [phoneArray objectAtIndex:i]]];
}
}else {
phone = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", [phoneArray objectAtIndex:0]];
}
}
if ([emailArray count] > 0) {
if ([emailArray count] > 1) {
for (int i = 0; i < [emailArray count]; i++) {
email = [email stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#\n", [emailArray objectAtIndex:i]]];
}
}else {
email = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", [emailArray objectAtIndex:0]];
}
}
NSLog(#"NAME : %#",name);
NSLog(#"PHONE: %#",phone);
NSLog(#"EMAIL: %#",email);
NSLog(#"\n");
[response setObject:name forKey:#"name"];
[response setObject:phone forKey:#"phone"];
[response setObject:email forKey:#"email"];
[arr_Contacts addObject:response];
}
}
Cheers
<\RESOLVED>, Please see the first reply
My mac(10.9) has joined into a AD domain. In my program, I tried to recognize whether the current login user is local account or AD user. I can successfully distinguish them by using the following code.
+ (bool)isLocalUser:(NSString*)user
{
NSError *dirSearchError = nil;
ODRecord *foundUser = findUser(user, &dirSearchError);
if(foundUser !=nil)
{
return YES;
}else
{
return NO;
}
}
ODRecord *findUser(NSString *user, NSError **error)
{
NSLog(#"[MacLogonUI] findUser");
ODNode *searchNode = [ODNode nodeWithSession: [ODSession defaultSession]
type: kODNodeTypeLocalNodes
error: error];
if (searchNode == nil) {
return nil;
}
NSDictionary *nodeInfo = [searchNode nodeDetailsForKeys:nil error:error];
/* query this node for the user record we're interested in.
* We only need one result, which is why maximumResults is set to 1.
*/
ODQuery *userSearch = [ODQuery queryWithNode: searchNode
forRecordTypes: kODRecordTypeUsers
attribute: kODAttributeTypeRecordName
matchType: kODMatchEqualTo
queryValues: user
returnAttributes: kODAttributeTypeStandardOnly
maximumResults: 1
error: error];
if (userSearch == nil) {
return nil;
}
/* For this example we'll use a synchronous search. This could take a while
* so asynchronous searching is preferable.
*/
NSArray *foundRecords = [userSearch resultsAllowingPartial: NO error: error];
if (foundRecords == nil || [foundRecords count] == 0) {
return nil;
}
ODRecord *userRecord = [foundRecords objectAtIndex: 0];
return [[userRecord retain] autorelease];
}
While when the AD user create a mobile card, it is viewed as a managed user(from the System preference -> Users & Groups). The code also recognize this kind of AD user as local. How to deal with this kind of situation?
Do you guys have any idea of this problem?
I have solved this problem by myself. Hope the following code helps:
#import "DasUser.h"
#import <OpenDirectory/OpenDirectory.h>
#import <Collaboration/Collaboration.h>
#implementation DasUser
+ (bool)isLocalUser:(NSString*)user
{
NSError *dirSearchError = nil;
ODRecord *foundUser = findUser(user, &dirSearchError);
if(foundUser !=nil)
{
return YES;
}else
{
return NO;
}
}
ODRecord *findUser(NSString *user, NSError **error)
{
NSLog(#"[MacLogonUI] findUser");
CSIdentityAuthorityRef defaultAuthority = CSGetManagedIdentityAuthority();
CSIdentityClass identityClass = kCSIdentityClassUser;
CSIdentityQueryRef query = CSIdentityQueryCreate(NULL, identityClass, defaultAuthority);
CFErrorRef err = NULL;
CSIdentityQueryExecute(query, 0, &err);
CFArrayRef results = CSIdentityQueryCopyResults(query);
int numResults = CFArrayGetCount(results);
NSMutableArray * managedUsers = [NSMutableArray array];
for (int i = 0; i < numResults; ++i) {
CSIdentityRef identity = (CSIdentityRef)CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(results, i);
CBIdentity * identityObject = [CBIdentity identityWithCSIdentity:identity];
NSString* posixName = [identityObject posixName];
[managedUsers addObject:posixName];
}
CFRelease(results);
CFRelease(query);
ODNode *searchNode = [ODNode nodeWithSession: [ODSession defaultSession]
type: kODNodeTypeLocalNodes
error: error];
if (searchNode == nil) {
return nil;
}
/* query this node for the user record we're interested in.
* We only need one result, which is why maximumResults is set to 1.
*/
ODQuery *userSearch = [ODQuery queryWithNode: searchNode
forRecordTypes: kODRecordTypeUsers
attribute: kODAttributeTypeRecordName
matchType: kODMatchEqualTo
queryValues: user
returnAttributes: kODAttributeTypeStandardOnly
maximumResults: 1
error: error];
if (userSearch == nil) {
return nil;
}
/* For this example we'll use a synchronous search. This could take a while
* so asynchronous searching is preferable.
*/
NSArray *foundRecords = [userSearch resultsAllowingPartial: NO error: error];
if([foundRecords count]>0)
{
NSString *nameStr = [foundRecords[0] recordName];
NSLog(#"[MacLogonUI] findUser nameStr %#", nameStr);
int j;
for( j = 0; j<[managedUsers count]; j++)
{
if([nameStr isEqualToString:managedUsers[j]])
{
break;
}
}
if(j<[managedUsers count])
{
foundRecords = nil;
}
}
if (foundRecords == nil || [foundRecords count] == 0) {
return nil;
}
ODRecord *userRecord = [foundRecords objectAtIndex: 0];
return [[userRecord retain] autorelease];
}
#end
While when network of the mac is disconnected. The managed user can not be listed. Is there anybody has any idea of this?
I want to delete a specific phone number from an address book contact.
It "seems" to work, because it is returning true, but it doesn't.
Please, could anyone help me out here? This would be awesome!
ABAddressBookRef ab = ABAddressBookCreate();
ABRecordRef record = ABAddressBookGetPersonWithRecordID(ab,[myID intValue]);
NSError *error = NULL;
ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = ABRecordCopyValue(record,kABPersonPhoneProperty);
for(CFIndex i=0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(phoneNumbers); i++){
NSString *phoneNumber = (NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phoneNumbers,i);
//ckDebug(#"phoneNumber = %#", phoneNumber);
if ([[oDict objectForKey:#"value"] isEqualToString:phoneNumber]) {
BOOL didRemove = ABMultiValueRemoveValueAndLabelAtIndex(ABMultiValueCreateMutableCopy(phoneNumbers),i);
ckDebug(#"didRemove = %#\n", (didRemove ? #"TRUE" : #"FALSE"));
//and save it!
BOOL didSave = ABAddressBookSave(ab, (CFErrorRef *) error);
ckDebug(#"didSave = %#\n", (didSave ? #"TRUE" : #"FALSE"));
if (error) {
ckDebug(#"ABAddressBookSaveError = %#", error);
}
}
[phoneNumber release];
}
CFRelease(ab);
So the Solution is:
Creating the MutableCopy of the MultiValueRef, then delete the value from there and set the copy back to the record and save...
like this:
ABAddressBookRef ab = ABAddressBookCreate();
ABRecordRef record = ABAddressBookGetPersonWithRecordID(ab,[myID intValue]);
NSError *error = NULL;
ABMultiValueRef phoneNumbers = ABRecordCopyValue(record,kABPersonPhoneProperty);
ABMutableMultiValueRef phoneNumberMV = ABMultiValueCreateMutableCopy(phoneNumbers);
for(CFIndex i=0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(phoneNumberMV); i++){
NSString *phoneNumber = (NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phoneNumberMV,i);
//ckDebug(#"phoneNumber = %#", phoneNumber);
if ([[oDict objectForKey:#"value"] isEqualToString:phoneNumber]) {
//now delete it!!! ;-)
/*
ckDebug(#"phoneNumbers = %#",phoneNumbers);
ckDebug(#"index = %d", i);
*/
BOOL didRemove = ABMultiValueRemoveValueAndLabelAtIndex(phoneNumberMV,i);
ckDebug(#"didRemove = %#\n", (didRemove ? #"TRUE" : #"FALSE"));
BOOL didSet = ABRecordSetValue(record, kABPersonPhoneProperty, phoneNumberMV, nil);
ckDebug(#"didSet = %#\n", (didSet ? #"TRUE" : #"FALSE"));
//and save it!
BOOL didSave = ABAddressBookSave(ab, (CFErrorRef *) error);
ckDebug(#"didSave = %#\n", (didSave ? #"TRUE" : #"FALSE"));
if (error) {
ckDebug(#"ABAddressBookSaveError = %#", error);
}
}
[phoneNumber release];
}
CFRelease(ab);
You remove the phone number from a copy of the phone numbers field, but never update the record with the modified list. You need to call ABRecordSetValue before you call ABAddressBookSave.
Here I had a problem that I am adding contact from the address book and checking it whether it is already in the favourites list or not.If not I am adding the contact to favourite list.
- (BOOL)peoplePickerNavigationController:(ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *)peoplePicker shouldContinueAfterSelectingPerson:(ABRecordRef)person property:(ABPropertyID)property identifier:(ABMultiValueIdentifier)identifier
{
ContactDTO* dtoObject = [[ContactDTO alloc] init];
ABRecordID personId = ABRecordGetRecordID(person);
NSString* personIdStr = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%d", personId];
dtoObject.contactId = personIdStr;
NSString *lastNameString, *firstNameString;
firstNameString = [self getValueForProperty:kABPersonFirstNameProperty forContact:personIdStr];
lastNameString = [self getValueForProperty:kABPersonLastNameProperty forContact:personIdStr];
dtoObject.firstName = firstNameString;
dtoObject.lastName = lastNameString;
printf("\n *****************firstNameString %s",[firstNameString UTF8String]);
//ABMultiValueRef emailMultiValue =[(NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonEmailProperty) autorelease];
ABMultiValueRef phoneMultiValue =[(NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty) autorelease];
if (ABMultiValueGetCount(phoneMultiValue) > 0)
{
ABMultiValueRef phoneMultiValue =[(NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty) autorelease];
NSString* curentTypeLabel =[(NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(phoneMultiValue,identifier) autorelease];
curentTypeLabel = [curentTypeLabel stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#"_$!<" withString:#""];
curentTypeLabel = [curentTypeLabel stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#">!$_" withString:#""];
dtoObject.numberType = curentTypeLabel;
NSString* currentPhone = [(NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(phoneMultiValue,identifier) autorelease];
dtoObject.mobNumber = currentPhone;
FavoritesAppDelegate* appDelegate = (FavoritesAppDelegate*) [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
if ([favoritesArray count] > 0)
{
for (int i=0; i< [favoritesArray count]; i++)
{
ContactDTO* dtoObject1 = [favoritesArray objectAtIndex:i];
printf("\n dtoObject1.contactId value = %s, Main value = %s",[dtoObject.firstName UTF8String],[dtoObject1.firstName UTF8String]);
printf("\n dtoObject1.mobNumber value = %s, Main mobNumber value = %s",[dtoObject1.mobNumber UTF8String],[dtoObject.mobNumber UTF8String]);
if ([dtoObject.firstName isEqualToString:dtoObject1.firstName])
{
printf("\n inside if....");
}
else
{
[appDelegate addContactToFavorites:dtoObject];
break;
printf("\n inside else....");
}
}
}
else
{
[appDelegate addContactToFavorites:dtoObject];
}
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
/*else if(ABMultiValueGetCount(emailMultiValue) > 0)
{
NSString* currentEmail =(NSString *)ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(emailMultiValue,identifier);
printf("\n *************currentEmail** %s",[currentEmail UTF8String]);
[self emailBtnAction:currentEmail];
}*/
[dtoObject release];
return NO;
}
For that the code I written was shown as above.
Eventhough I am getting the duplicate values the condition is failed and duplicate values are added.
Can anyone give suggestions to get rid of this?
Anyone's help will be much appreciated.
Thanks to all,
Monish.
You are adding to favorites array if the new contact doesn't match ONE of the existing items in the favorites array. But the new contact could be in the favorites array further along in the array. You need to check if the new contact doesn't match ALL of the existing favorites.
Also, shouldn't the match condition be more than just checking first names?
Something like this:
BOOL contactAlreadyExists = NO;
for (int i=0; i< [favoritesArray count]; i++)
{
ContactDTO* dtoObject1 = [favoritesArray objectAtIndex:i];
if ([dtoObject.firstName isEqualToString:dtoObject1.firstName])
{
contactAlreadyExists = YES;
break;
}
}
if (!contactAlreadyExists)
{
[appDelegate addContactToFavorites:dtoObject];
}