Why is this contact always coming up as Nil / null, even when I set it or add emails?

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In iOS 6, this code always gives me Nil for the second NSLog, however the first always gives the correct Composite Name. Hence I know I have access to the addressbook, if I change the name in addressbook, the code logs the correct Composite Name. No matter how many emails I put in, the contact ABMultiValueGetCount is always Nil. Why is this?

ABRecordRef person = (__bridge ABRecordRef)[addressBookArray objectAtIndex:x];

NSLog(@"%@ -", ABRecordCopyCompositeName(person));
NSLog(@"%ld -", ABMultiValueGetCount(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonEmailProperty)));

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '12 at 12:26

Got it ... looks like some sort of managedObjectContext condition I should have anticipated ...

In one View Controller I did this:

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
addressBookArray = (__bridge NSArray *)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);
// Prsented info on the user name, but not on the Emails
CFRelease(addressBook);

In the second view controller I passed addressBookArray to try and save on some cycles then did this:

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
// Successfully accessed name properties (suspect they were chached some where ?
// Unsuccsfully accessed email properties (they have never been accessed so no chache and I get Null
CFRelease(addressBook);

The fix ... In the secondviewController repeat:

addressBookArray = (__bridge NSArray *)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);

Bingo problem solved !!

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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Please check following links. Those may solve your problem. In ios6 apple have changed the permission of address book.

App crashed in iOS 6 when user changes Contacts access permissions

iOS 6 Address Book not working?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Nov 19 '12 at 12:52

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Thanks, I suspected this - I'll check, but I'm 100% positive I have access to the AB ! Why would the ABRecordCopyCompositeName work if I didn't have access ? – Aardvark Nov 20 '12 at 00:48
ran ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion with a postiive result and still can't see emails :( – Aardvark Nov 20 '12 at 11:24

Why is this contact always coming up as Nil / null, even when I set it or add emails?

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