Class

ABUnknownPersonViewController

The ABUnknownPersonViewController class (whose instances are known as unknown-person view controllers) implements a view controller used to create a person record from a set of person properties.

Declaration

class ABUnknownPersonViewController : UIViewController

Overview

Unknown-person view controllers display contact information that can be saved to the Address Book database. From instances of this class, users may also initiate standard actions, such as:

Phone call
Text message
Create contact
Add to contact

Performing any of the standard actions may result in your application being moved to the background.

Subclassing

The ABUnknownPersonViewController class does not support subclassing.

Topics

Responding to View Controller Interactions

var unknownPersonViewDelegate: ABUnknownPersonViewControllerDelegate?

The unknown-person view controller delegate.

protocol ABUnknownPersonViewControllerDelegate

The methods you use to respond to events in an unknown person view controller.

Displaying Person Properties

var alternateName: String?

Provides a value that is displayed instead of the first and last name.

var message: String?

Text displayed below alternateName.

var displayedPerson: ABRecord

Specifies a person record whose properties are displayed by the view controller.

Configuring the Interface Details

var addressBook: ABAddressBook?

Optional. The address book database that the person record is added to.

var allowsActions: Bool

Specifies whether buttons appear to let the user perform actions such as sharing the contact, initiating a FaceTime call, or sending a text message.

var allowsAddingToAddressBook: Bool

Specifies whether the user can add the properties displayed by the unknown-person view controller to the address book database, either as a new contact or by adding them to an existing contact.

Relationships

Inherits From

UIViewController