How i do update an existing contact phone number?

Question

Hello everyone I am trying to update a contact's phone using the following code

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
    CFErrorRef error = nil;
    ABMutableMultiValueRef phoneMultiValue = ABMultiValueCreateMutable(kABPersonPhoneProperty);
    bool didAddphone = ABMultiValueAddValueAndLabel(phoneMultiValue, (CFTypeRef)(_homePhoneText.text), kABHomeLabel, NULL);

if(didAddphone){
        ABRecordSetValue(ABAddressBookGetPersonWithRecordID(addressBook, [_ID integerValue]),
                         kABPersonPhoneProperty,
                         phoneMultiValue,
                         nil);
    } else {
        NSLog(@"Error adding email: %@", error);
        error = nil;
    }

But its not working. Any help ?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '13 at 11:33

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First off: ABAddressBookCreate is deprecated and will not work under iOS 6 (it always returns NULL). Instead use ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions (documentation: http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/AddressBook/Reference/ABAddressBookRef_iPhoneOS/Reference/reference.html ).

After that, you need to save the address book to make the changes stick around, do that by calling ABAddressBookSave with your address book.

answered Apr 18 '13 at 11:33

Hampus Nilsson

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Hello ok i am now using : CFErrorRef error = nil; ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, &error); Can you tell me how to add ABAddressBookSave? – veereev Apr 18 '13 at 11:53
kool great it works!! ABAddressBookSave(addressBook, &error); – veereev Apr 18 '13 at 11:55

How i do update an existing contact phone number?

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