IOS 8 adding a contact to the address book
I am trying to add a contact to an address book in iOS8. Couldn't do it anymore. Here's my code below:
-(void)addPersonToAddressBook {
NSString * fullName = integrationDictionary[@"fullName"];
ABPeoplePickerNavigationController *pp =[ABPeoplePickerNavigationController new];
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = [pp addressBook];
ABRecordRef entry = ABPersonCreate();
CFErrorRef cfError=nil;
ABRecordSetValue(entry, kABPersonFirstNameProperty, (__bridge CFTypeRef)(fullName) , nil);
ABAddressBookAddRecord(addressBook, entry, &cfError);
if (ABAddressBookSave(addressBook, &cfError)) {
NSString *saveMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has been added to your address book.", fullName];
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Contact Added" message:saveMessage delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
} else {
NSString *saveMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"There was an error adding %@ to your address book.", fullName];
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Uh Oh" message:saveMessage delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
NSLog(@"error is %@", cfError);
The error is displayed as null. Has anyone seen this before? Any workarounds?
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The error returns NULL
because an error was logged.
The problem is what it [pp addressBook]
returns nil
. So your link ABAddressBookRef addressBook
nil
.
A workaround is to use ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions
instead of a [pp addressBook]
method ABPeoplePickerNavigationController
.
Here's a sample that works great on both iOS 7.1 and iOS 8.1:
-(void)requestAuthorizationAndAddPersonToAddressBook
{
// Request authorization to Address Book
ABAddressBookRef addressBookRef = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion(addressBookRef, ^(bool granted, CFErrorRef error) {
// First time access has been granted, add the contact
[self addPersonToAddressBook];
});
}
else if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) {
// The user has previously given access, add the contact
[self addPersonToAddressBook];
}
else {
// The user has previously denied access
// Send an alert telling user to change privacy setting in settings app
}
}
-(void)addPersonToAddressBook {
NSString * fullName = @"James Bond";
CFErrorRef abCreateError = nil;
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, &abCreateError);
if (abCreateError) {
NSLog(@"Error occurred: %@", abCreateError);
}
ABRecordRef entry = ABPersonCreate();
CFErrorRef cfError=nil;
ABRecordSetValue(entry, kABPersonFirstNameProperty, (__bridge CFTypeRef)(fullName) , nil);
ABAddressBookAddRecord(addressBook, entry, &cfError);
if (ABAddressBookSave(addressBook, &cfError)) {
NSString *saveMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ has been added to your address book.", fullName];
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Contact Added" message:saveMessage delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
} else {
NSString *saveMessage = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"There was an error adding %@ to your address book.", fullName];
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Uh Oh" message:saveMessage delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
if (cfError) {
NSLog(@"error is %@", cfError);
}
}
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