How to use ABAddressBookRef for iPhone application?

Question

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

shannoga · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-27T07:46:02.980

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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

edited Mar 27 '13 at 07:46

answered Mar 23 '11 at 08:48

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Note that in iOS 6 ABAddressBookCreate() is deprecated. Use ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(). More info here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12083643/how-do-i-correctly-use-abaddressbookcreatewithoptions-method-in-ios-6/12510649#12510649 – Jamon Holmgren Oct 19 '12 at 15:27
By the way why you do not call CFRelease for addressBook? – user4951 Feb 28 '14 at 08:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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Just follow given code over here. A perfect example to interact with ABAddressBook.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Sep 01 '11 at 04:30

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How to use ABAddressBookRef for iPhone application?

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