ABGroup Reference

Framework
AddressBook/AddressBook.h
Declared in
ABGroup.h

Overview

Group records are represented by instances of the ABRecordRef opaque type, whose record type is kABGroupType. Person records may belong to multiple groups. Groups may not contain other groups.

Functions by Task

Creating Groups

Managing Group Members

Accessing the Groups in an Address Book

Functions

ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroups

Returns an array with all the groups in an address book.

CFArrayRef ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroups (
   ABAddressBookRef addressBook
);
Parameters
addressBook

The address book from which to return the groups.

Return Value

An array containing the groups in addressBook.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroupsInSource

Returns an array of all groups from a particular source.

CFArrayRef ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllGroupsInSource (
   ABAddressBookRef addressBook,
   ABRecordRef source
);
Parameters
addressBook

The address book whose records are being returned.

source

The source whose groups are being returned.

Return Value

An array of all groups from a particular source.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 4.0 and later.
Related Sample Code
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABAddressBookGetGroupCount

Returns the number of groups in an address book.

CFIndex ABAddressBookGetGroupCount (
   ABAddressBookRef addressBook
);
Parameters
addressBook

The address book whose record count is being returned.

Return Value

The number of groups in addressBook.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABAddressBookGetGroupWithRecordID

Returns the group with a given record ID.

ABRecordRef ABAddressBookGetGroupWithRecordID (
   ABAddressBookRef addressBook,
   ABRecordID recordID
);
Parameters
addressBook

The address book in which to look for the record.

recordID

The record ID of the group being returned.

Return Value

If found, the group with recordID as its identifier; otherwise, NULL.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupAddMember

Adds a person record to a group.

bool ABGroupAddMember (
   ABRecordRef group,
   ABRecordRef person,
   CFErrorRef *error
);
Parameters
group

The group that the person record is being added to.

person

The person record to add to group.

error

On error, information about the cause.

Return Value

true when person is added to group; otherwise false.

Discussion

Before a person record can be added to a group, the record must be saved to the Address Book database.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupCopyArrayOfAllMembers

Returns the records in a group.

CFArrayRef ABGroupCopyArrayOfAllMembers (
   ABRecordRef group
);
Parameters
group

The group whose records are being returned.

Return Value

An array containing the records in group.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupCopyArrayOfAllMembersWithSortOrdering

Returns the records in a group, using a sort ordering.

CFArrayRef ABGroupCopyArrayOfAllMembersWithSortOrdering (
   ABRecordRef group,
   ABPersonSortOrdering sortOrdering
);
Parameters
group

The group whose records are being returned.

sortOrdering

The order in which you want the returned records. See “Sort Order” in ABPerson Reference.

Return Value

An array containing the records in group using sortOrdering.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupCopySource

Returns the source that the group is from.

ABRecordRef ABGroupCopySource (
   ABRecordRef group
);
Parameters
group

The group whose source is being returned.

Return Value

The source that the group record is from.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 4.0 and later.
Related Sample Code
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupCreate

Creates a group record.

ABRecordRef ABGroupCreate (
   void
);
Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Related Sample Code
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupCreateInSource

Creates a group in a particular source.

ABRecordRef ABGroupCreateInSource (
   ABRecordRef source
);
Parameters
source

The source to create the group in.

Return Value

A new group in the specified source.

Discussion

If source is NULL, the group is created in the default source.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 4.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

ABGroupRemoveMember

Removes a record from a group.

bool ABGroupRemoveMember (
   ABRecordRef group,
   ABRecordRef member,
   CFErrorRef *error
);
Parameters
group

The group from which to remove record.

record

The record to remove from group.

error

On error, information about the cause.

Return Value

true when record is removed from group; otherwise false.

Availability
  • Available in iOS 2.0 and later.
Declared In
ABGroup.h

Constants

Group Properties

This constant identifies the properties of groups.

const int kABGroupNameProperty;
Constants
kABGroupNameProperty

Group name property.

Available in iOS 2.0 and later.

Declared in ABGroup.h.



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