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Hi all,
\nthis is a simple way to\u00a0add programmatically<\/strong>\u00a0a \u201cPerson\u201d into your\u00a0iphone contacts list<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

First of all you need to include\u00a0Address Book frameworks<\/strong>\u00a0into your project:<\/p>\n

#import AddressBook\/AddressBook.h
\n#import AddressBookUI\/AddressBookUI.h<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

After that, create an\u00a0IBAction or something else<\/em>\u00a0and paste this function:<\/p>\n

[code lang=”java” autolinks=”false” collapse=”false” firstline=”1″ gutter=”true” htmlscript=”false” light=”false” padlinenumbers=”false” smarttabs=”true” tabsize=”4″ toolbar=”false”]-\u00a0(IBAction)\u00a0addToContacts\u00a0{
\n ABAddressBookRef iPhoneAddressBook\u00a0=\u00a0ABAddressBookCreate();
\n ABRecordRef newPerson\u00a0=\u00a0ABPersonCreate();<\/p>\n

\/\/ add infos
\n ABRecordSetValue(newPerson, kABPersonFirstNameProperty, CFSTR("Alberto"),\u00a0nil);
\n ABRecordSetValue(newPerson, kABPersonLastNameProperty, CFSTR("Pasca"),\u00a0nil);
\n ABRecordSetValue(newPerson, kABPersonOrganizationProperty, CFSTR("albertopasca.it"),\u00a0nil);<\/p>\n

ABMutableMultiValueRef multiPhone\u00a0=\u00a0ABMultiValueCreateMutable(kABMultiStringPropertyType);<\/p>\n

ABMultiValueAddValueAndLabel(multiPhone,\u00a0@"328-1111111", kABHomeLabel,\u00a0NULL);
\n ABMultiValueAddValueAndLabel(multiPhone,@"02-222222", kABWorkLabel,\u00a0NULL);
\n ABRecordSetValue(newPerson, kABPersonPhoneProperty, multiPhone,nil);
\n CFRelease(multiPhone);<\/p>\n

ABMutableMultiValueRef multiEmail\u00a0=\u00a0ABMultiValueCreateMutable(kABMultiStringPropertyType);<\/p>\n

ABMultiValueAddValueAndLabel(multiEmail,\u00a0@"info@albertopasca.it", kABHomeLabel,\u00a0NULL);
\n ABRecordSetValue(newPerson, kABPersonEmailProperty, multiEmail,\u00a0nil);<\/p>\n

\/\/ add an image !
\n UIImage\u00a0*im\u00a0=\u00a0[UIImage imageNamed:@"logo_mobile_48.png"];
\n NSData\u00a0*dataRef\u00a0=\u00a0UIImagePNGRepresentation(im);
\n ABPersonSetImageData(newPerson,\u00a0(CFDataRef)dataRef,\u00a0nil);<\/p>\n

CFRelease(multiEmail);<\/p>\n

ABAddressBookAddRecord(iPhoneAddressBook, newPerson,\u00a0nil);
\n BOOL\u00a0didAdd\u00a0=\u00a0ABAddressBookSave(iPhoneAddressBook,\u00a0nil);<\/p>\n

CFRelease(newPerson);
\n CFRelease(iPhoneAddressBook);
\n}[\/code]<\/p>\n

All the\u00a0contact properties are hidden in kAB*******<\/strong>. Try it!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all!!!<\/p>\n

enjoy!<\/p>\n

Rif:\u00a0albertopasca.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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