Is there a sample of displaying a BBM contact list using Cascades on BB10?

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I have been struggling for a little while to get the contact list from a BBM connected app so that I can choose a contact to work with.

I am using the bb::platform::bbm::ContactService class, but whenever I call contacts() it comes back as null, even when the registration process is completed.

Hi Doug, would it be possible for you to post some code to illustrate the problem more clearly? — donturner, Mar 21 '13 at 18:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 18:56

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That method returns a list of contacts that have your application installed. There isn't a way for an application to read all of the user's BBM Contacts.

If you are looking to initiate a chat, you can use the invocation framework to do so and not specify a PIN. This will bring up the BBM contact picker - listing all BBM Contacts - for the user to select from.

answered Mar 21 '13 at 18:56

MSohm

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Hi guys, Thanks for the help. Firstly, I am only interested in the BBM contacts that already have my app, and I do have all the right permissions. I have managed to get the basic functionality working now by loading the data into a GroupDataModel class and using that as the dataModel of the ListView, as it looks like Cascades won't support the dataModel using a custom class. When I get a chance to break the code down, I'll post the answer up here. The crux of my problem was that I was calling the contactService->contacts() method too early and so it was empty. – Douglas Mar 26 '13 at 10:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 15:18

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Did you check to make sure your app has the right permissions? It should have access_pimdomain_contacts.

answered Mar 21 '13 at 15:18

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Permissions are all fine thanks. I was just calling the contactService->contacts() before the registration process had fully completed. – Douglas Mar 26 '13 at 10:45

Is there a sample of displaying a BBM contact list using Cascades on BB10?

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