AddressBook Namespace

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The AddressBook namespace provides access to the central 'Address Book' contacts database.

Classes

Name	Description
ABAddressBook	Provides access to the legacy Address Book database.
ABAddressBookErrorExtensions	Extension methods for the ABAddressBookError enumeration.
ABGroup	A grouping of ABPerson and other ABGroup records.
ABLabel	Generic property labels.
ABMultiValue<T>	A collection of ABMultiValueEntry<T> entries.
ABMutableDateMultiValue	A ABMultiValue<T> of NSDate which supports changing values.
ABMutableDictionaryMultiValue	A ABMultiValue<T> of NSDictionary which supports changing values.
ABMutableMultiValue<T>	A ABMultiValue<T> that supports editing.
ABMutableStringMultiValue	A ABMultiValue<T> of NSString which supports changing values.
ABPerson	Information about a person.
ABPersonAddressKey	Contains keys for the components of a postal address.
ABPersonDateLabel	Contains labels for dates stored in an Address Book person record.
ABPersonInstantMessageKey	Contains keys for instant-messaging information stored in an Address Book person record.
ABPersonInstantMessageService	Possible Service key values.
ABPersonPhoneLabel	Contains labels for phone numbers stored in an Address Book person record.
ABPersonRelatedNamesLabel	Contains labels for related names stored in an Address Book person record.
ABPersonSocialProfileService	A class whose static members define constant names for various social networks.
ABPersonUrlLabel	Contains labels for URLs stored in an Address Book person record.
ABRecord	Base type for ABGroup and ABPerson.
ABSource	A data source that produces address book data. (See ABSourceType.)
ExternalChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the ExternalChange event.
InstantMessageService	Manages instance message service configuration.
PersonAddress	Manages the person address.
SocialProfile	Manages social profile configuration.

Structs

Name	Description
ABMultiValueEntry<T>	A ABMultiValue<T> entry.

Enums

Name	Description
ABAddressBookError	Possible ABAddressBook errors.
ABAuthorizationStatus	An enumeration whose values specify the possible results of the GetAuthorizationStatus() method.
ABPersonCompositeNameFormat	The format to use for a person's composite name.
ABPersonImageFormat	An enumeration whose values specify whether the form of the image requested from the GetImage(ABPersonImageFormat) method.
ABPersonKind	Specifies whether a ABPerson represents a human being or an organization.
ABPersonProperty	The ABPerson properties.
ABPersonSortBy	How to sort records.
ABPropertyType	Record property types.
ABRecordType	Potential record types.
ABSourceProperty	For internal use.
ABSourceType	An enumeration whose values specify various kinds of ABSourceType.

Remarks

Access to the central contacts database, known as the "Address Book" on iOS.