Contacts
Contacts
The
contacts
object provides access to the device contacts database.
Important privacy note: Collection and use of contact data raises important privacy issues. Your app's privacy policy should discuss how the app uses contact data and whether it is shared with any other parties. Contact information is considered sensitive because it reveals the people with whom a person communicates. Therefore, in addition to your app's privacy policy, you should strongly consider providing a just-in-time notice prior to your app accessing or using contact data (if the device operating system doesn't do so already). That notice should provide the same information noted above, as well as obtaining the user's permission (e.g., by presenting choices for "OK" and "No Thanks"). Note that some app marketplaces may require your app to provide just-in-time notice and obtain permission from the user prior to accessing contact data. A clear and easy to understand user experience surrounding the use of contact data will help avoid user confusion and perceived misuse of contact data. For more information, please see the Privacy Guide.
Methods
- contacts.create
- contacts.find
Arguments
- contactFields
- contactSuccess
- contactError
- contactFindOptions
Objects
- Contact
- ContactName
- ContactField
- ContactAddress
- ContactOrganization
- ContactFindOptions
- ContactError
Permissions
Android
app/res/xml/config.xml
<plugin name="Contacts" value="org.apache.cordova.ContactManager" />
app/AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
BlackBerry WebWorks
www/plugins.xml
<plugin name="Contact" value="org.apache.cordova.pim.Contact" />
www/config.xml
<feature id="blackberry.find"
required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
<feature id="blackberry.identity" required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
<feature id="blackberry.pim.Address" required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
<feature id="blackberry.pim.Contact" required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
iOS
config.xml
<plugin name="Contacts" value="CDVContacts" />
Windows Phone
Properties/WPAppManifest.xml
<Capabilities>
<Capability Name="ID_CAP_CONTACTS" />
</Capabilities>
Reference: Application Manifest for Windows Phone
contacts.create
Returns a new Contact object.
var contact = navigator.contacts.create(properties);
Description
The contacts.create
method is synchronous, and returns a new Contact
object.
This method does not retain the Contact object in the device contacts database, for which you need to invoke the Contact.save
method.
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
Quick Example
var myContact = navigator.contacts.create({"displayName": "Test User"});
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
var myContact = navigator.contacts.create({"displayName": "Test User"});
myContact.note = "This contact has a note.";
console.log("The contact, " + myContact.displayName + ", note: " + myContact.note);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Create Contact</p>
</body>
</html>
contacts.find
Queries the device contacts database and returns one or more Contact
objects, each containing the fields specified.
navigator.contacts.find(contactFields, contactSuccess, contactError, contactFindOptions);
Description
The contacts.find
method executes asynchronously, querying the device contacts database and returning an array of Contact
objects. The resulting objects are passed to the contactSuccess
callback function specified by the contactSuccess parameter.
The contactFields parameter specifies the fields to be used as a search qualifier, and only those results are passed to the contactSuccess callback function. A zero-length contactFields parameter is invalid and results in ContactError.INVALID_ARGUMENT_ERROR
. A contactFields value of "*"
returns all contact fields.
The contactFindOptions.filter string can be used as a search filter when querying the contacts database. If provided, a case-insensitive, partial value match is applied to each field specified in the contactFields parameter. If there's a match for any of the specified fields, the contact is returned.
Parameters
- contactFields: Contact fields to use as a search qualifier. The resulting
Contact
object only features values for these fields. (DOMString[]) [Required] - contactSuccess: Success callback function invoked with the contacts returned from the database. [Required]
- contactError: Error callback function, invoked when an error occurs. [Optional]
- contactFindOptions: Search options to filter contacts. [Optional]
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
function onSuccess(contacts) {
alert('Found ' + contacts.length + ' contacts.');
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
};
// find all contacts with 'Bob' in any name field
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "Bob";
options.multiple = true;
var fields = ["displayName", "name"];
navigator.contacts.find(fields, onSuccess, onError, options);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
function onDeviceReady() {
// find all contacts with 'Bob' in any name field
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "Bob";
var fields = ["displayName", "name"];
navigator.contacts.find(fields, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
console.log("Display Name = " + contacts[i].displayName);
}
}
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Contact
Contains properties that describe a contact, such as a user's personal or business contact.
Properties
- id: A globally unique identifier. (DOMString)
- displayName: The name of this Contact, suitable for display to end-users. (DOMString)
- name: An object containing all components of a persons name. (ContactName)
- nickname: A casual name by which to address the contact. (DOMString)
- phoneNumbers: An array of all the contact's phone numbers. (ContactField[])
- emails: An array of all the contact's email addresses. (ContactField[])
- addresses: An array of all the contact's addresses. (ContactAddress[])
- ims: An array of all the contact's IM addresses. (ContactField[])
- organizations: An array of all the contact's organizations. (ContactOrganization[])
- birthday: The birthday of the contact. (Date)
- note: A note about the contact. (DOMString)
- photos: An array of the contact's photos. (ContactField[])
- categories: An array of all the user-defined categories associated with the contact. (ContactField[])
- urls: An array of web pages associated with the contact. (ContactField[])
Methods
- clone: Returns a new
Contact
object that is a deep copy of the calling object, with theid
property set tonull
. - remove: Removes the contact from the device contacts database, otherwise executes an error callback with a
ContactError
object. - save: Saves a new contact to the device contacts database, or updates an existing contact if a contact with the same id already exists.
Details
The Contact
object represents a user's contact. Contacts can be created, stored, or removed from the device contacts database. Contacts can also be retrieved (individually or in bulk) from the database by invoking the contacts.find
method.
NOTE: Not all of the contact fields listed above are supported on every device platform. Please check each platform's Quirks section for details.
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Save Quick Example
function onSuccess(contact) {
alert("Save Success");
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert("Error = " + contactError.code);
};
// create a new contact object
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();
contact.displayName = "Plumber";
contact.nickname = "Plumber";
// specify both to support all devices
// populate some fields
var name = new ContactName();
name.givenName = "Jane";
name.familyName = "Doe";
contact.name = name;
// save to device
contact.save(onSuccess,onError);
Clone Quick Example
// clone the contact object
var clone = contact.clone();
clone.name.givenName = "John";
console.log("Original contact name = " + contact.name.givenName);
console.log("Cloned contact name = " + clone.name.givenName);
Remove Quick Example
function onSuccess() {
alert("Removal Success");
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert("Error = " + contactError.code);
};
// remove the contact from the device
contact.remove(onSuccess,onError);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
// create
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();
contact.displayName = "Plumber";
contact.nickname = "Plumber";
// specify both to support all devices
var name = new ContactName();
name.givenName = "Jane";
name.familyName = "Doe";
contact.name = name;
// save
contact.save(onSaveSuccess,onSaveError);
// clone
var clone = contact.clone();
clone.name.givenName = "John";
console.log("Original contact name = " + contact.name.givenName);
console.log("Cloned contact name = " + clone.name.givenName);
// remove
contact.remove(onRemoveSuccess,onRemoveError);
}
// onSaveSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSaveSuccess(contact) {
alert("Save Success");
}
// onSaveError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onSaveError(contactError) {
alert("Error = " + contactError.code);
}
// onRemoveSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onRemoveSuccess(contacts) {
alert("Removal Success");
}
// onRemoveError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onRemoveError(contactError) {
alert("Error = " + contactError.code);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Android 2.X Quirks
- categories: Not supported on Android 2.X devices, returning
null
.
BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks
- id: Supported. Assigned by the device when saving the contact.
- displayName: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry user1 field.
- nickname: Not supported, returning
null
. - phoneNumbers: Partially supported. Phone numbers are stored in BlackBerry fields homePhone1 and homePhone2 if type is 'home', workPhone1 and workPhone2 if type is 'work', mobilePhone if type is 'mobile', faxPhone if type is 'fax', pagerPhone if type is 'pager', and otherPhone if type is none of the above.
- emails: Partially supported. The first three email addresses are stored in the BlackBerry email1, email2, and email3 fields, respectively.
- addresses: Partially supported. The first and second addresses are stored in the BlackBerry homeAddress and workAddress fields, respectively.
- ims: Not supported, returning
null
. - organizations: Partially supported. The name and title of the first organization are stored in the BlackBerry company and title fields, respectively.
- photos: Partially supported. A single thumbnail-sized photo is supported. To set a contact's photo, pass in a either a base64-encoded image, or a URL pointing to the image. The image is scaled down before saving to the BlackBerry contacts database. The contact photo is returned as a base64-encoded image.
- categories: Partially supported. Only Business and Personal categories are supported.
- urls: Partially supported. The first URL is stored in BlackBerry webpage field.
iOS Quirks
- displayName: Not supported on iOS, returning
null
unless there is noContactName
specified, in which case it returns the composite name, nickname or""
, respectively. - birthday: Must be input as a JavaScript
Date
object, the same way it is returned. - photos: Returns a File URL to the image, which is stored in the application's temporary directory. Contents of the temporary directory are removed when the application exits.
- categories: This property is currently not supported, returning
null
.
Windows Phone 7 and 8 Quirks
- displayName: When creating a contact, the value provided for the display name parameter differs from the display name retrieved when finding the contact.
- urls: When creating a contact, users can input and save more than one web address, but only one is available is available when searching the contact.
- phoneNumbers: The pref option is not supported. The type is not supported in a find operation. Only one
phoneNumber
is allowed for each type. - emails: The pref option is not supported. Home and personal references same email entry. Only one entry is allowed for each type.
- addresses: Supports only work, and home/personal type. The home and personal type reference the same address entry. Only one entry is allowed for each type.
- organizations: Only one is allowed, and does not support the pref, type, and department attributes.
- note: Not supported, returning
null
. - ims: Not supported, returning
null
. - birthdays: Not supported, returning
null
. - categories: Not supported, returning
null
.
ContactAddress
Contains address properties for a Contact
object.
Properties
- pref: Set to
true
if thisContactAddress
contains the user's preferred value. (boolean) - type: A string indicating what type of field this is, home for example. (DOMString)
- formatted: The full address formatted for display. (DOMString)
- streetAddress: The full street address. (DOMString)
- locality: The city or locality. (DOMString)
- region: The state or region. (DOMString)
- postalCode: The zip code or postal code. (DOMString)
- country: The country name. (DOMString)
Details
The ContactAddress
object stores the properties of a single address of a contact. A Contact
object may include more than one address in a ContactAddress[]
array.
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
// display the address information for all contacts
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].addresses.length; j++) {
alert("Pref: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].pref
+ "\n" +
"Type: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].type
+ "\n" +
"Formatted: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].formatted + "\n" +
"Street Address: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].streetAddress + "\n" +
"Locality: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].locality + "\n" +
"Region: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].region
+ "\n" +
"Postal Code: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].postalCode + "\n" +
"Country: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].country);
}
}
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
};
// find all contacts
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
var filter = ["displayName", "addresses"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
// find all contacts
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
var filter = ["displayName", "addresses"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSuccess(contacts) {
// display the address information for all contacts
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].addresses.length; j++) {
alert("Pref: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].pref
+ "\n" +
"Type: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].type
+ "\n" +
"Formatted: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].formatted + "\n" +
"Street Address: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].streetAddress + "\n" +
"Locality: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].locality + "\n" +
"Region: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].region
+ "\n" +
"Postal Code: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].postalCode + "\n" +
"Country: "
+ contacts[i].addresses[j].country);
}
}
};
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Android 2.X Quirks
- pref: Not supported, returning
false
on Android 2.X devices.
BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks
- pref: Not supported on Blackberry devices, returning
false
. - type: Partially supported. Only one each of Work and Home type addresses can be stored per contact.
- formatted: Partially supported. Returns a concatenation of all BlackBerry address fields.
- streetAddress: Supported. Returns a concatenation of BlackBerry address1 and address2 address fields.
- locality: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry city address field.
- region: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry stateProvince address field.
- postalCode: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry zipPostal address field.
- country: Supported.
iOS Quirks
- pref: Not supported on iOS devices, returning
false
. - formatted: Currently not supported.
ContactField
Supports generic fields in a Contact
object. Some properties stored as ContactField
objects include email addresses, phone numbers, and URLs.
Properties
- type: A string that indicates what type of field this is, home for example. (DOMString)
- value: The value of the field, such as a phone number or email address. (DOMString)
- pref: Set to
true
if thisContactField
contains the user's preferred value. (boolean)
Details
The ContactField
object is a reusable component that represents contact fields generically. Each ContactField
object contains a value
, type
, and pref
property. A Contact
object stores several properties in ContactField[]
arrays, such as phone numbers and email addresses.
In most instances, there are no pre-determined values for a ContactField
object's type attribute. For example, a phone number can specify type values of home, work, mobile, iPhone, or any other value that is supported by a particular device platform's contact database. However, for the Contact
photos field, the type field indicates the format of the returned image: url when the value attribute contains a URL to the photo image, or base64 when the value contains a base64-encoded image string.
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
// create a new contact
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();
// store contact phone numbers in ContactField[]
var phoneNumbers = [];
phoneNumbers[0] = new ContactField('work', '212-555-1234', false);
phoneNumbers[1] = new ContactField('mobile', '917-555-5432', true); // preferred number
phoneNumbers[2] = new ContactField('home', '203-555-7890', false);
contact.phoneNumbers = phoneNumbers;
// save the contact
contact.save();
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
// create a new contact
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();
// store contact phone numbers in ContactField[]
var phoneNumbers = [];
phoneNumbers[0] = new ContactField('work', '212-555-1234', false);
phoneNumbers[1] = new ContactField('mobile', '917-555-5432', true); // preferred number
phoneNumbers[2] = new ContactField('home', '203-555-7890', false);
contact.phoneNumbers = phoneNumbers;
// save the contact
contact.save();
// search contacts, returning display name and phone numbers
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
filter = ["displayName", "phoneNumbers"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
// display phone numbers
for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].phoneNumbers.length; j++) {
alert("Type: " + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].type + "\n" +
"Value: " + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].value + "\n" +
"Preferred: " + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].pref);
}
}
};
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Android Quirks
- pref: Not supported, returning
false
.
BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks
- type: Partially supported. Used for phone numbers.
- value: Supported.
- pref: Not supported, returning
false
.
iOS Quirks
- pref: Not supported, returning
false
.
ContactFindOptions
Contains properties that can be used to filter the results of a contacts.find
operation.
Properties
- filter: The search string used to find contacts. (DOMString) (Default:
""
) - multiple: Determines if the find operation returns multiple contacts. (Boolean) (Default: false)
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
// success callback
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i=0; i<contacts.length; i++) {
alert(contacts[i].displayName);
}
};
// error callback
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
};
// specify contact search criteria
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter="";
// empty search string returns all contacts
options.multiple=true; // return multiple results
filter = ["displayName"]; // return contact.displayName field
// find contacts
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
// specify contact search criteria
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = ""; // empty search string returns all contacts
options.multiple = true; // return multiple results
filter = ["displayName"]; // return contact.displayName field
// find contacts
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i=0; i<contacts.length; i++) {
alert(contacts[i].displayName);
}
};
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
ContactName
Contains different kinds of information about a Contact
object's name.
Properties
- formatted: The complete name of the contact. (DOMString)
- familyName: The contact's family name. (DOMString)
- givenName: The contact's given name. (DOMString)
- middleName: The contact's middle name. (DOMString)
- honorificPrefix: The contact's prefix (example Mr. or Dr.) (DOMString)
- honorificSuffix: The contact's suffix (example Esq.). (DOMString)
Details
The ContactName
object stores a contact's name properties.
Supported Platforms
- Android 2.X
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
alert("Formatted: " + contacts[i].name.formatted + "\n" +
"Family Name: " + contacts[i].name.familyName + "\n" +
"Given Name: " + contacts[i].name.givenName + "\n" +
"Middle Name: " + contacts[i].name.middleName + "\n" +
"Suffix: " + contacts[i].name.honorificSuffix + "\n" +
"Prefix: " + contacts[i].name.honorificSuffix);
}
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
};
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
filter = ["displayName", "name"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter="";
filter = ["displayName","name"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i ++) {
alert("Formatted: " + contacts[i].name.formatted + "\n" +
"Family Name: " + contacts[i].name.familyName + "\n" +
"Given Name: " + contacts[i].name.givenName + "\n" +
"Middle Name: " + contacts[i].name.middleName + "\n" +
"Suffix: " + contacts[i].name.honorificSuffix + "\n" +
"Prefix: " + contacts[i].name.honorificPrefix);
}
};
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Android Quirks
- formatted: Partially supported, and read-only. Returns a concatenation of
honorificPrefix
,givenName
,middleName
,familyName
, andhonorificSuffix
.
BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks
- formatted: Partially supported. Returns a concatenation of BlackBerry firstName and lastName fields.
- familyName: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry lastName field.
- givenName: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry firstName field.
- middleName: Not supported, returning
null
. - honorificPrefix: Not supported, returning
null
. - honorificSuffix: Not supported, returning
null
.
iOS Quirks
- formatted: Partially supported. Returns iOS Composite Name, but is read-only.
ContactOrganization
Contains a Contact
object's organization properties.
Properties
- pref: Set to
true
if thisContactOrganization
contains the user's preferred value. (boolean) - type: A string that indicates what type of field this is, home for example. _(DOMString)
- name: The name of the organization. (DOMString)
- department: The department the contract works for. (DOMString)
- title: The contact's title at the organization. (DOMString)
Details
The ContactOrganization
object stores a contact's organization properties. A Contact
object stores one or more ContactOrganization
objects in an array.
Supported Platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Quick Example
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].organizations.length; j++) {
alert("Pref: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].pref + "\n" +
"Type: "
+ contacts[i].organizations[j].type + "\n" +
"Name: "
+ contacts[i].organizations[j].name + "\n" +
"Department: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].department + "\n" +
"Title: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].title);
}
}
};
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
};
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
filter = ["displayName", "organizations"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
Full Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Contact Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
// Wait for device API libraries to load
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
//
function onDeviceReady() {
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter="";
filter = ["displayName","organizations"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
}
// onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
//
function onSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].organizations.length; j++) {
alert("Pref: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].pref + "\n" +
"Type: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].type + "\n" +
"Name: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].name + "\n" +
"Department: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].department + "\n" +
"Title: " + contacts[i].organizations[j].title);
}
}
};
// onError: Failed to get the contacts
//
function onError(contactError) {
alert('onError!');
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example</h2>
<p>Find Contacts</p>
</body>
</html>
Android 2.X Quirks
- pref: Not supported by Android 2.X devices, returning
false
.
BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks
- pref: Not supported by Blackberry devices, returning
false
. - type: Not supported by Blackberry devices, returning
null
. - name: Partially supported. The first organization name is stored in the BlackBerry company field.
- department: Not supported, returning
null
. - title: Partially supported. The first organization title is stored in the BlackBerry jobTitle field.
iOS Quirks
- pref: Not supported on iOS devices, returning
false
. - type: Not supported on iOS devices, returning
null
. - name: Partially supported. The first organization name is stored in the iOS kABPersonOrganizationProperty field.
- department: Partially supported. The first department name is stored in the iOS kABPersonDepartmentProperty field.
- title: Partially supported. The first title is stored in the iOS kABPersonJobTitleProperty field.
ContactError
A ContactError
object is passed to the contactError
callback when an error occurs.
Properties
- code: One of the predefined error codes listed below.
Constants
ContactError.UNKNOWN_ERROR
ContactError.INVALID_ARGUMENT_ERROR
ContactError.TIMEOUT_ERROR
ContactError.PENDING_OPERATION_ERROR
ContactError.IO_ERROR
ContactError.NOT_SUPPORTED_ERROR
ContactError.PERMISSION_DENIED_ERROR
Description
The ContactError
object is returned to the user through the contactError
callback function when an error occurs.
contactSuccess
Success callback function that provides the Contact
array resulting from a contacts.find
operation.
function(contacts) {
// Do something
}
Parameters
- contacts: The contact array resulting from a find operation. (Contact)
Example
function contactSuccess(contacts) {
for (var i=0; i<contacts.length; i++) {
console.log("Display Name = " + contacts[i].displayName);
}
}
contactError
Error callback function for contact functions.
function(error) {
// Handle the error
}
contactFields
Required parameter for the contacts.find
method, used to specify which fields should be included in the Contact
objects resulting from a find operation.
["name", "phoneNumbers", "emails"]
contactFindOptions
Optional parameter of the contacts.find
method, used to filter the contacts returned from the contacts database.
{
filter: "",
multiple: true,
};
Options
- filter: The search string used to filter contacts. (DOMString) (Default:
""
) - multiple: Determines if the find operation returns multiple contacts. (Boolean) (Default:
false
)