Address Book Objective-C Constants Reference

Overview

This document defines constants in the Address Book framework.

Constants

Default Multivalue List Labels

The default labels contained in the Address Book database for specifying different values in a multivalue list. Users can also add their own labels.

NSString * const kABHomePageLabel;
NSString * const kABEmailWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABEmailHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABEmailMobileMeLabel;
NSString * const kABAddressHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABAddressWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABAnniversaryLabel;
NSString * const kABFatherLabel;
NSString * const kABMotherLabel;
NSString * const kABParentLabel;
NSString * const kABBrotherLabel;
NSString * const kABSisterLabel;
NSString * const kABChildLabel;
NSString * const kABFriendLabel;
NSString * const kABSpouseLabel;
NSString * const kABPartnerLabel;
NSString * const kABAssistantLabel;
NSString * const kABManagerLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneiPhoneLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneMobileLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneMainLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneHomeFAXLabel;
NSString * const kABPhoneWorkFAXLabel;
NSString * const kABPhonePagerLabel;
NSString * const kABAIMWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABAIMHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABAIMMobileMeLabel;
NSString * const kABJabberWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABJabberHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABMSNWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABMSNHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABYahooWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABYahooHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABICQWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABICQHomeLabel;

Constants

kABHomePageLabel

Webpage URL.

Available in OS X v10.4 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABEmailWorkLabel

Work email.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABEmailHomeLabel

Home email.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABEmailMobileMeLabel

Mobile Me email.

Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressHomeLabel

Home address.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressWorkLabel

Work address.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAnniversaryLabel

Anniversary date.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABFatherLabel

Father.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMotherLabel

Mother.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABParentLabel

Parent.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABBrotherLabel

Brother.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSisterLabel

Sister.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABChildLabel

Child.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABFriendLabel

Friend.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSpouseLabel

Spouse.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPartnerLabel

Partner.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAssistantLabel

Assistant.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABManagerLabel

Manager.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneWorkLabel

Work phone number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneHomeLabel

Home phone number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneiPhoneLabel

iPhone phone number.

Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneMobileLabel

Cell phone number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneMainLabel

Main phone number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneHomeFAXLabel

Home fax number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneWorkFAXLabel

Work fax number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhonePagerLabel

Pager number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAIMWorkLabel

Work AOL instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABWorkLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceAIM instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAIMHomeLabel

Home AOL instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABHomeLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceAIM instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAIMMobileMeLabel

Mobile Me AOL instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABMobileMeLabel instead.)

Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABJabberWorkLabel

Work Jabber instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABWorkLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceJabber instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABJabberHomeLabel

Home Jabber instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABHomeLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceAIM instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMSNWorkLabel

Work MSN instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABWorkLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceMSN instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMSNHomeLabel

Home MSN instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABHomeLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceMSN instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABYahooWorkLabel

Work Yahoo instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABWorkLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABYahooHomeLabel

Home Yahoo instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABHomeLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABICQWorkLabel

Work ICQ instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABWorkLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceICQ instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABICQHomeLabel

Home ICQ instant messaging ID. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with a label of kABHomeLabel and an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceICQ instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Generic Multivalue List Labels

The generic labels contained in the Address Book database for specifying different values in a multivalue list. These labels are especially useful if there is no default label for a property. Users can also add their own labels.

NSString * const kABWorkLabel;
NSString * const kABHomeLabel;
NSString * const kABOtherLabel;
NSString * const kABMobileMeLabel;

Constants

kABWorkLabel

All Work labels match this label.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABHomeLabel

All Home labels match this label.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABOtherLabel

All labels other than Home or Work labels match this label.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMobileMeLabel

MobileMe instant messenger or email values.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Default Record Properties

Properties common to all types of records.

NSString * const kABUIDProperty;
NSString * const kABCreationDateProperty;
NSString * const kABModificationDateProperty;

Constants

kABUIDProperty

The unique ID for this record. It’s guaranteed never to change, no matter how much the record changes. If you need to store a reference to a record, use this value. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABCreationDateProperty

The date when the record was first saved. Type: kABDateProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABModificationDateProperty

The date when the record was last saved. Type: kABDateProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Default Group Properties

The properties that a group record contains by default. Developers can add their own properties with the ABGroup method addPropertiesAndTypes:

NSString * const kABGroupNameProperty;

Constants

kABGroupNameProperty

Name of the group

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Default Person Properties

The properties that a person record contains by default. Developers can add their own properties with the ABPerson method addPropertiesAndTypes:.

NSString * const kABFirstNameProperty;
NSString * const kABLastNameProperty;
NSString * const kABFirstNamePhoneticProperty;
NSString * const kABLastNamePhoneticProperty;
NSString * const kABNicknameProperty;
NSString * const kABMaidenNameProperty;
NSString * const kABBirthdayProperty;
NSString * const kABBirthdayComponentsProperty;
NSString * const kABOrganizationProperty;
NSString * const kABJobTitleProperty;
NSString * const kABHomePageProperty;
NSString * const kABURLsProperty;
NSString * const kABCalendarURIsProperty;
NSString * const kABEmailProperty;
NSString * const kABAddressProperty;
NSString * const kABOtherDatesProperty;
NSString * const kABOtherDateComponentsProperty;
NSString * const kABRelatedNamesProperty;
NSString * const kABDepartmentProperty;
NSString * const kABPersonFlags;
NSString * const kABPhoneProperty;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageProperty;
NSString * const kABAIMInstantProperty;
NSString * const kABJabberInstantProperty;
NSString * const kABMSNInstantProperty;
NSString * const kABYahooInstantProperty;
NSString * const kABICQInstantProperty;
NSString * const kABNoteProperty;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileProperty;
NSString * const kABMiddleNameProperty;
NSString * const kABMiddleNamePhoneticProperty;
NSString * const kABTitleProperty;
NSString * const kABSuffixProperty;

Constants

kABFirstNameProperty

First name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABLastNameProperty

Last name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABFirstNamePhoneticProperty

Phonetic representation of the first name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABLastNamePhoneticProperty

Phonetic representation of the last name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABNicknameProperty

Nickname. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMaidenNameProperty

Maiden name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABBirthdayProperty

Birth date. Type: kABDateProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABBirthdayComponentsProperty

Birth date as date components. Type: kABDateComponentsProperty.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABOrganizationProperty

Company name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABJobTitleProperty

Job title. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABHomePageProperty

Home web page. Type: kABStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use kABURLsProperty instead.)

The kABHomePageProperty property has been deprecated in OS X version 10.4. Instead, use the kABURLsProperty multivalue property with the label kABHomePageLabel.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABURLsProperty

Web pages. Type: kABMultiStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.4 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABCalendarURIsProperty

Calendar URIs. Type: kABMultiStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABEmailProperty

Email addresses. Type: kABMultiStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressProperty

Street addresses. Type: kABMultiDictionaryProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABOtherDatesProperty

Dates associated with a person. Type: kABMultiDateProperty.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABOtherDateComponentsProperty

Dates associated with a person, as date components. Type: kABMultiDateComponentsProperty.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABRelatedNamesProperty

Names of people related to a person. Type: kABMultiStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABDepartmentProperty

Department name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPersonFlags

Property that specifies the name ordering and configuration of a record in the Address Book application. See “Person Flags” in ABPerson Class Reference.

Available in OS X v10.3 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABPhoneProperty

Generic phone number. Type: kABMultiStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageProperty

Instant messaging ID.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAIMInstantProperty

AOL instant messaging ID. Type: kABMultiStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceAIM instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABJabberInstantProperty

Jabber instant messaging ID. Type: kABMultiStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceJabber instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMSNInstantProperty

MSN instant messaging ID. Type: kABMultiStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceMSN instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABYahooInstantProperty

Yahoo instant messaging ID. Type: kABMultiStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABICQInstantProperty

ICQ instant messaging ID. Type: kABMultiStringProperty. (Deprecated. Use the multivalue property kABInstantMessageProperty with an instant message service of kABInstantMessageServiceICQ instead.)

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Deprecated in OS X v10.7.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABNoteProperty

Notes. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileProperty

Social network profile.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMiddleNameProperty

Middle name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABMiddleNamePhoneticProperty

Phonetic representation of the middle name. Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABTitleProperty

Title, such as “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “General,” “Cardinal,” or “Lord.” Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSuffixProperty

Suffix, such as “Sr.,” “Jr.,” “III.,” or “Esq.” Type: kABStringProperty.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Multivalue Property

A multivalue property type.

#define kABMultiValueMask 0x100

Constants

kABMultiValueMask

Used by ABPropertyType to specify a multivalue property.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

Property Types

The possible ABPropertyType types for ABRecord properties:

enum _ABPropertyType {
kABErrorInProperty             = 0x0,
kABStringProperty              = 0x1,
kABIntegerProperty             = 0x2,
kABRealProperty                = 0x3,
kABDateProperty                = 0x4,
kABArrayProperty               = 0x5,
kABDictionaryProperty          = 0x6,
kABDataProperty                = 0x7,
kABDateComponentsProperty      = 0x8,
kABMultiStringProperty         = kABMultiValueMask | kABStringProperty,
kABMultiIntegerProperty        = kABMultiValueMask | kABIntegerProperty,
kABMultiRealProperty           = kABMultiValueMask | kABRealProperty,
kABMultiDateProperty           = kABMultiValueMask | kABDateProperty,
kABMultiArrayProperty          = kABMultiValueMask | kABArrayProperty,
kABMultiDictionaryProperty     = kABMultiValueMask | kABDictionaryProperty,
kABMultiDataProperty           = kABMultiValueMask | kABDataProperty
kABMultiDateComponentsProperty = kABMultiValueMask | kABDateComponentsProperty
};

Constants

kABErrorInProperty

An invalid property was used.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABStringProperty

This property is an NSString object.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABIntegerProperty

This property is an NSNumber object representing an integer.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABRealProperty

This property is an NSNumber object representing a real number.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABDateProperty

This property is an NSDate object.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABArrayProperty

This property is an NSArray object.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABDictionaryProperty

This property is an NSDictionary object.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABDataProperty

This property is an NSData object.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABDateComponentsProperty

This property is an NSDateComponents object.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiStringProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSString objects.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiIntegerProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSNumber objects representing integers.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiRealProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSNumber objects representing real numbers.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiDateProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSDate objects.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiArrayProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSArray objects.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiDictionaryProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSDictionary objects.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiDataProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSData objects.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

kABMultiDateComponentsProperty

This property is an ABMultiValue object containing NSDateComponents objects.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABTypedefs.h.

Address Keys

The keys used to specify the different fields in a kABAddressProperty. Neither developers nor users can add more keys.

NSString * const kABAddressStreetKey;
NSString * const kABAddressCityKey;
NSString * const kABAddressStateKey;
NSString * const kABAddressZIPKey;
NSString * const kABAddressCountryKey;
NSString * const kABAddressCountryCodeKey;

Constants

kABAddressStreetKey

Street.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressCityKey

City.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressStateKey

State.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressZIPKey

Zip.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressCountryKey

Country name.

This is the field shown in the Contacts application.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABAddressCountryCodeKey

Country, identified by ISO country code. For a list of these codes, see “Country Codes”.

Available in OS X v10.2 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Instant Messaging Keys

The keys used to specify the different fields in a kABInstantMessageProperty property. Neither developers nor users can add more keys.

NSString * const kABInstantMessageUsernameKey;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceKey;

Constants

kABInstantMessageUsernameKey

The instant messaging username or handle.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceKey

The instant messaging service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Instant Messaging Services

The predefined constants are used to identify instant messaging services. You may use these constants or any other string.

NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceAIM;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceFacebook;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceGaduGadu;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceGoogleTalk;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceICQ;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceJabber;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceMSN;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceQQ;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceSkype;
NSString * const kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo;

Constants

kABInstantMessageServiceAIM

AOL Instant Messenger instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceFacebook

Facebook instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceGaduGadu

Gadu-Gadu instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceGoogleTalk

Google Talk instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceICQ

ICQ instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceJabber

Jabber instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceMSN

MSN instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceQQ

QQ instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceSkype

Skype instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo

Yahoo! instant message service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Social Profile Keys

The keys used to specify the different fields in a kABSocialProfileProperty property. Neither developers nor users can add more keys.

NSString * const kABSocialProfileURLKey;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceKey;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileUsernameKey;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileUserIdentifierKey;

Constants

kABSocialProfileURLKey

Social profile URL.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceKey

Social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileUsernameKey

Social profile username.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileUserIdentifierKey

Social profile user identifier.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Social Profile Services

The predefined constants are used to identify social networking services. You may use these constants or any other string.

NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceTwitter;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceFacebook;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceMySpace;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceLinkedIn;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceFlickr;
NSString * const kABSocialProfileServiceSinaWeibo;

Constants

kABSocialProfileServiceTwitter

Twitter social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceFacebook

Facebook social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceMySpace

Myspace social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceLinkedIn

LinkedIn social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceFlickr

Flickr social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

kABSocialProfileServiceSinaWeibo

Sina Weibo social profile service.

Available in OS X v10.8 and later.

Declared in ABGlobals.h.

Error Domains

Error domains.

NSString *ABAddressBookErrorDomain;
NSString *ABMultiValueIdentifiersErrorKey;

Constants

ABAddressBookErrorDomain

Error domain returning errors reported by an address book object.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABAddressBook.h.

ABMultiValueIdentifiersErrorKey

Key used with ABPropertyValueValidationError. Its value is an array of the identifiers for the values in the multivalue that were invalid.

Available in OS X v10.7 and later.

Declared in ABAddressBook.h.

Error Constants

Errors codes used by the Address Book framework.

enum {
   ABAddRecordsError = 1001,
   ABRemoveRecordsError = 1002,
   ABPropertyValueValidationError = 1012,
   ABPropertyUnsupportedBySourceError = 1013,
   ABPropertyReadOnlyError = 1014
};

Constants

ABAddRecordsError

The record could not be added.

ABRemoveRecordsError

The record could not be removed.

ABPropertyValueValidationError

The property had an invalid value. See ABMultiValueIdentifiersErrorKey.

ABPropertyUnsupportedBySourceError

The property is not supported by the source.

ABPropertyReadOnlyError

The property is read-only.