CNContactMBS.available as Boolean

Should return true in a 64-bit Mac app on Mac OS X 10.11 or newer.

CNContactMBS.descriptorForAllComparatorKeys as CNKeyDescriptorMBS

This method implements the CNKeyDescriptor protocol and can be used as an array element when fetching keys for contacts.

CNContactMBS.localizedStringForKey(key as String) as String

key: A string containing the contact property key.

Returns a localized string containing the contact property name.

This method returns a localized string for a contact property key. For example, the value of a Canadian CNContactPostalAddressesKey field would be “Postal Code”, while the value of a French one would be “Code Postal”.

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsInContainerWithIdentifier(containerIdentifier as String) as NSPredicateMBS

Returns a predicate that can be used to fetch contacts from CNContactStore.

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsInGroupWithIdentifier(groupIdentifier as String) as NSPredicateMBS

Returns a predicate that can be used to fetch contacts from CNContactStore.

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingEmailAddress(emailAddress as String) as NSPredicateMBS

Var keysToFetch() As CNKeyDescriptorMBS
keysToFetch.append CNContactVCardSerializationMBS.descriptorForRequiredKeys

Var predicate As NSPredicateMBS = CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingEmailAddress("test@test.test")

Var error As NSErrorMBS
Var contacts() As CNContactMBS  = m.unifiedContactsMatchingPredicate(predicate, keysToFetch, error)

If error <> Nil Then
  List.AddRow "Error: "+error.LocalizedDescription
Else
  List.AddRow Str(contacts.Ubound+1)+" contacts found"
End If

emailAddress: The email address to be matched.

Returns a predicate that you can use to fetch contacts from CNContactStoreMBS class.

Requires macOS 10.13 or newer.

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingName(name as String) as NSPredicateMBS

Var keysToFetch() As CNKeyDescriptorMBS
keysToFetch.append CNContactVCardSerializationMBS.descriptorForRequiredKeys

Var predicate As NSPredicateMBS = CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingName("Peter")

Var error As NSErrorMBS
Var contacts() As CNContactMBS  = m.unifiedContactsMatchingPredicate(predicate, keysToFetch, error)

If error <> Nil Then
  List.AddRow "Error: "+error.LocalizedDescription
Else
  List.AddRow Str(contacts.Ubound+1)+" contacts found"
End If

The name can contain any number of words.
Returns a predicate that can be used to fetch contacts from CNContactStore.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingPhoneNumber(phoneNumber as CNPhoneNumberMBS) as NSPredicateMBS

Var keysToFetch() As CNKeyDescriptorMBS
keysToFetch.append CNContactVCardSerializationMBS.descriptorForRequiredKeys

Var phone As New CNPhoneNumberMBS("123456789‬")
Var predicate As NSPredicateMBS = CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsMatchingPhoneNumber(phone)

Var error As NSErrorMBS
Var contacts() As CNContactMBS  = m.unifiedContactsMatchingPredicate(predicate, keysToFetch, error)

If error <> Nil Then
  List.AddRow "Error: "+error.LocalizedDescription
Else
  List.AddRow Str(contacts.Ubound+1)+" contacts found"
End If

Returns a predicate that you can use to fetch contacts from CNContactStoreMBS.

Requires macOS 10.13 or newer.

CNContactMBS.predicateForContactsWithIdentifiers(Identifiers() as String) as NSPredicateMBS

Returns a predicate that can be used to fetch contacts from CNContactStore.