I'm using this code to get the contact list and then I want to store the contact list into an array, alright just the first name if I get how to add the all the first name then I'll go ahead and other properties also.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
// Implement viewDidLoad if you need to do additional setup after loading the view.
[super viewDidLoad];
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate(); // create address book reference object
NSArray *abContactArray = (NSArray *)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook); // get address book contact array
NSInteger totalContacts =[abContactArray count];
for(NSUInteger loop= 0 ; loop < totalContacts; loop++)
{
ABRecordRef record = (ABRecordRef)[abContactArray objectAtIndex:loop]; // get address book record
// NSLog(@"%@,%@,%@",recordIdString,firstNameString,lastNameString);
[myarray addObject:firstNameString];
NSLog(@"%@",[myarray objectAtIndex:1]);
if(ABRecordGetRecordType(record) == kABPersonType) // this check execute if it is person group
{
ABRecordID recordId = ABRecordGetRecordID(record); // get record id from address book record
recordIdString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d",recordId]; // get record id string from record id
firstNameString = (NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(record,kABPersonFirstNameProperty); // fetch contact first name from address book
lastNameString = (NSString*)ABRecordCopyValue(record,kABPersonLastNameProperty); // fetch contact last name from address book
//NSLog(@"%@,%@,%@",recordIdString,firstNameString,lastNameString);
}
}
}
myarray is the object created NSMutableArray *myarray
in .h class.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Try this:
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
NSArray *arrayOfPeople = (__bridge_transfer NSArray *)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);
//The array in which the first names will be stored as NSStrings
NSMutableArray *firstNames = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
for(NSUInteger index = 0; index <= ([arrayOfPeople count]-1); index++){
ABRecordRef currentPerson = (__bridge ABRecordRef)[arrayOfPeople objectAtIndex:index];
NSString *currentFirstName = (__bridge_transfer NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(currentPerson, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
[firstNames addObject: currentFirstName];
}
//OPTIONAL: The following line sorts the first names alphabetically
NSArray *sortedFirstNames = [firstNames sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:)];
I tested this and it works. If you have any problems with the code just add a comment and I'll try to help.