Objective-C – ABMultiValueRef get type (ABAddressBook)

Question

I'm trying to figure out what kind (home, mobile, fax and so on) of phone number but I can't figure out how to do it with the ABMultiValueRef. I can get the types by doing:

CFStringRef cfLabel = ABMultiValueCopyLabelAtIndex(multiValueRef, i);

NSString *label = (__bridge NSString*) cfLabel;

NSLog(@"%@", label); // prints i.e "_$!<Mobile>!$_"

CFRelease(cfLabel);

So while it prints _$!<Mobile>!$_ I can do some IF-logic to check if the label equals _$!<Mobile>!$_ but what about in the future if Apple decides to change the value of the Mobile label? For me it would feel so much better to have a constant I can check against. But I can't find any to use?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '12 at 15:31

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These CFStringRef constants are defined in AddressBook framework (ABPerson.h to be precise):

kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel
kABPersonPhoneIPhoneLabel
kABPersonPhoneMainLabel
kABPersonPhoneHomeFAXLabel
kABPersonPhoneWorkFAXLabel
kABPersonPhoneOtherFAXLabel
kABPersonPhonePagerLabel

In particular, kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel has the _$!<Mobile>!$_ value.

Please refer to ABPerson reference for more info about these and other constants defined by the AddressBook framework.

answered Nov 05 '12 at 15:31

Egor Chiglintsev

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How are you able to see what value `kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel` has? – Peter Warbo Nov 05 '12 at 17:29
NSLog(@"%@", kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel); in the -applicationDidFinishLaunching: of the app delegate – Egor Chiglintsev Nov 06 '12 at 03:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '12 at 15:40

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You need to use the Phone Number Property labels: http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AddressBook/Reference/ABPersonRef_iPhoneOS/Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007210-CH991-SW41

answered Nov 05 '12 at 15:40

Michele Percich

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Objective-C – ABMultiValueRef get type (ABAddressBook)

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