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Addressbook

Classes to access the Addressbook of Mac OS X

• Classes
  • class ABAccountMBS
    • method Constructor
    • property BaseURL as String
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property Identifier as String
    • property isMainAccount as Boolean
    • property Name as String
  • class ABAddressBookMBS
    • shared method ABAddressBookErrorDomain as string
    • shared method ABMultiValueIdentifiersErrorKey as string
    • method accountWithIdentifier(Identifier as string) as ABAccountMBS
    • method addRecord(record as ABRecordMBS) as boolean
    • method addRecord(record as ABRecordMBS, Account as ABAccountMBS, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
    • method addRecord(record as ABRecordMBS, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
    • shared method addressBook as ABAddressBookMBS
    • method allAccounts as ABAccountMBS()
    • method Constructor
    • method enabledAccounts as ABAccountMBS()
    • method EnableEvent
    • method formattedAddressFromDictionary(address as Dictionary) as NSAttributedStringMBS
    • shared method GotSharedAddressbook as boolean
    • method groupForName(name as string) as ABGroupMBS
    • method groupForUniqueId(uniqueid as string) as ABGroupMBS
    • method groupForUniqueId(uniqueid as string, account as ABAccountMBS) as ABGroupMBS
    • method groups as ABGroupMBS()
    • method groupsForAccount(account as ABAccountMBS) as ABGroupMBS()
    • shared method kABAddressCityKey as string
    • shared method kABAddressCountryCodeKey as string
    • shared method kABAddressCountryKey as string
    • shared method kABAddressHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABAddressProperty as string
    • shared method kABAddressStateKey as string
    • shared method kABAddressStreetKey as string
    • shared method kABAddressWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABAddressZIPKey as string
    • shared method kABAIMHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABAIMInstantProperty as string
    • shared method kABAIMMobileMeLabel as string
    • shared method kABAIMWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABAlternateBirthdayComponentsProperty as string
    • shared method kABAnniversaryLabel as string
    • shared method kABAssistantLabel as string
    • shared method kABBirthdayComponentsProperty as string
    • shared method kABBirthdayProperty as string
    • shared method kABBrotherLabel as string
    • shared method kABCalendarURIsProperty as string
    • shared method kABChildLabel as string
    • shared method kABCreationDateProperty as string
    • shared method kABDatabaseChangedExternallyNotification as string
    • shared method kABDatabaseChangedNotification as string
    • shared method kABDeletedRecords as string
    • shared method kABDepartmentProperty as string
    • shared method kABEmailHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABEmailMobileMeLabel as string
    • shared method kABEmailProperty as string
    • shared method kABEmailWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABFatherLabel as string
    • shared method kABFirstNamePhoneticProperty as string
    • shared method kABFirstNameProperty as string
    • shared method kABFriendLabel as string
    • shared method kABGroupNameProperty as string
    • shared method kABHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABHomePageLabel as string
    • shared method kABHomePageProperty as string
    • shared method kABICQHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABICQInstantProperty as string
    • shared method kABICQWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABInsertedRecords as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageProperty as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceAIM as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceFacebook as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceGaduGadu as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceGoogleTalk as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceICQ as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceJabber as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceKey as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceMSN as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceQQ as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceSkype as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageServiceYahoo as string
    • shared method kABInstantMessageUsernameKey as string
    • shared method kABJabberHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABJabberInstantProperty as string
    • shared method kABJabberWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABJobTitleProperty as string
    • shared method kABLastNamePhoneticProperty as string
    • shared method kABLastNameProperty as string
    • shared method kABMaidenNameProperty as string
    • shared method kABManagerLabel as string
    • shared method kABMiddleNamePhoneticProperty as string
    • shared method kABMiddleNameProperty as string
    • shared method kABMobileMeLabel as string
    • shared method kABModificationDateProperty as string
    • shared method kABMotherLabel as string
    • shared method kABMSNHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABMSNInstantProperty as string
    • shared method kABMSNWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABNicknameProperty as string
    • shared method kABNoteProperty as string
    • shared method kABOrganizationProperty as string
    • shared method kABOtherDateComponentsProperty as string
    • shared method kABOtherDatesProperty as string
    • shared method kABOtherLabel as string
    • shared method kABParentLabel as string
    • shared method kABPartnerLabel as string
    • shared method kABPersonFlags as string
    • shared method kABPhoneHomeFAXLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneiPhoneLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneMainLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneMobileLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhonePagerLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneProperty as string
    • shared method kABPhoneWorkFAXLabel as string
    • shared method kABPhoneWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABRelatedNamesProperty as string
    • shared method kABSisterLabel as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileProperty as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceFacebook as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceFlickr as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceKey as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceLinkedIn as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceMySpace as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceSinaWeibo as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceTencentWeibo as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceTwitter as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileServiceYelp as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileURLKey as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileUserIdentifierKey as string
    • shared method kABSocialProfileUsernameKey as string
    • shared method kABSpouseLabel as string
    • shared method kABSuffixProperty as string
    • shared method kABTitleProperty as string
    • shared method kABUIDProperty as string
    • shared method kABUpdatedRecords as string
    • shared method kABURLsProperty as string
    • shared method kABWorkLabel as string
    • shared method kABYahooHomeLabel as string
    • shared method kABYahooInstantProperty as string
    • shared method kABYahooWorkLabel as string
    • method LocalizedPropertyOrLabel(propertyOrLabel as string) as string
    • method NewPersonWithVCardRepresentation(data as memoryblock) as ABPersonMBS
    • method people as ABPersonMBS()
    • method peopleForAccount(account as ABAccountMBS) as ABPersonMBS()
    • method peopleForEmail(email as string) as ABPersonMBS()
    • method persistentAccounts as ABAccountMBS()
    • method personForUniqueId(uniqueid as string) as ABPersonMBS
    • method personForUniqueId(uniqueid as string, account as ABAccountMBS) as ABPersonMBS
    • method recordClassFromUniqueId(uniqueid as string) as string
    • method recordForUniqueId(uniqueid as string) as ABRecordMBS
    • method recordForUniqueId(uniqueid as string, account as ABAccountMBS) as ABRecordMBS
    • method recordsMatchingSearchElement(search as ABSearchElementMBS) as ABRecordMBS()
    • method removeRecord(record as ABRecordMBS) as boolean
    • method removeRecord(record as ABRecordMBS, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
    • method save as boolean
    • method save(byref error as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
    • shared method searchElementForConjunction(conjunction as Integer, children() as ABSearchElementMBS) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • shared method searchElementForGroupProperty(PropertyName as string, Label as string, Key as string, value as Variant, comparison as Integer) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • shared method searchElementForPersonProperty(PropertyName as string, Label as string, Key as string, value as Variant, comparison as Integer) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • method setMe(moi as ABPersonMBS)
    • shared method sharedAddressbook as ABAddressBookMBS
    • shared method sharedAddressbookMT as ABAddressBookMBS
    • property defaultAccount as ABAccountMBS
    • property defaultCountryCode as string
    • property defaultNameOrdering as Integer
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property hasUnsavedChanges as boolean
    • property owner as ABPersonMBS
    • event DatabaseChanged(Externally as boolean, InsertedRecords() as string, UpdatedRecords() as string, DeletedRecords() as string)
  • class ABGroupMBS
    • method addMember(group as ABPersonMBS) as boolean
    • shared method addProperty(propertyName as string, type as Integer) as Integer
    • method addSubgroup(group as ABGroupMBS) as boolean
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(addressBook as ABAddressBookMBS)
    • method members as ABPersonMBS()
    • method parentGroups as ABGroupMBS()
    • shared method properties as string()
    • method removeMember(group as ABPersonMBS) as boolean
    • shared method removeProperties(properties() as string) as Integer
    • shared method removeProperty(propertyName as string) as Integer
    • method removeSubgroup(group as ABGroupMBS) as boolean
    • shared method searchElementForProperty(PropertyName as string, Label as string, Key as string, value as Variant, comparison as Integer) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • method subgroups as ABGroupMBS()
    • shared method typeOfProperty(propertyName as string) as Integer
    • property distributionIdentifierForProperty(propertyName as string, person as ABPersonMBS) as String
  • class ABMultiValueMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method copy as ABMultiValueMBS
    • method edit as ABMutableMultiValueMBS
    • method identifierAtIndex(index as UInt32) as string
    • method identifiers as string()
    • method indexForIdentifier(identifier as string) as UInt32
    • method indexForLabel(label as string) as UInt32
    • method labelAtIndex(index as UInt32) as string
    • method labelForIdentifier(identifier as string) as string
    • method labels as string()
    • method valueAtIndex(index as UInt32) as Variant
    • method valueForIdentifier(identifier as string) as Variant
    • method valueForLabel(label as string) as Variant
    • method values as Variant()
    • property Addressbook as ABAddressBookMBS
    • property Content as Dictionary
    • property count as Integer
    • property Description as string
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property primaryIdentifier as string
    • property propertyType as Integer
  • class ABMutableMultiValueMBS
    • method addValue(value as Variant, label as string) as string
    • method Constructor
    • method insertValue(value as Variant, label as string, index as UInt32) as string
    • method removeValueAndLabelAtIndex(index as UInt32) as boolean
    • method replaceLabelAtIndex(index as UInt32, label as string) as boolean
    • method replaceValueAtIndex(index as UInt32, value as Variant) as boolean
    • method setPrimaryIdentifier(identifier as string) as boolean
  • class ABPeoplePickerViewMBS
    • shared method ABPeoplePickerDisplayedPropertyDidChangeNotification as string
    • shared method ABPeoplePickerGroupSelectionDidChangeNotification as string
    • shared method ABPeoplePickerNameSelectionDidChangeNotification as string
    • shared method ABPeoplePickerValueSelectionDidChangeNotification as string
    • method addProperty(PropertyName as string)
    • method clearSearchField
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(Handle as Integer)
    • method Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)
    • method deselectAll
    • method deselectGroup(group as ABGroupMBS)
    • method deselectIdentifier(identifier as string, person as ABPersonMBS)
    • method deselectRecord(record as ABRecordMBS)
    • method editInAddressBook
    • method properties as string()
    • method removeProperty(PropertyName as string)
    • method selectedGroups as ABGroupMBS()
    • method selectedIdentifiersForPerson(person as ABPersonMBS) as string()
    • method selectedRecords as ABRecordMBS()
    • method selectedValues as Variant()
    • method selectGroup(group as ABGroupMBS, byExtendingSelection as boolean)
    • method selectIdentifier(identifier as string, person as ABPersonMBS, byExtendingSelection as boolean)
    • method selectInAddressBook
    • method selectRecord(group as ABRecordMBS, byExtendingSelection as boolean)
    • property accessoryView as NSViewMBS
    • property allowsGroupSelection as boolean
    • property allowsMultipleSelection as boolean
    • property autosaveName as string
    • property displayedProperty as string
    • property valueSelectionBehavior as Integer
    • property columnTitleForProperty(propertyName as string) as string
    • event DisplayedPropertyDidChange
    • event GroupDoubleClick
    • event GroupSelectionDidChange
    • event NameDoubleClick
    • event NameSelectionDidChange
    • event ValueSelectionDidChange
  • class ABPersonMBS
    • shared method addProperty(propertyName as string, type as Integer) as Integer
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(addressBook as ABAddressBookMBS)
    • method Constructor(vCardData as Memoryblock)
    • method EditInAddressbook as boolean
    • method linkedPeople as ABPersonMBS()
    • method parentGroups as ABGroupMBS()
    • shared method properties as string()
    • shared method removeProperties(properties() as string) as Integer
    • shared method removeProperty(propertyName as string) as Integer
    • shared method searchElementForProperty(PropertyName as string, Label as string, Key as string, value as Variant, comparison as Integer) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • method setImageData(data as Memoryblock) as boolean
    • method ShowInAddressbook as boolean
    • shared method typeOfProperty(propertyName as string) as Integer
    • method vCardRepresentation as Memoryblock
    • property image as NSImageMBS
    • property imageData as Memoryblock
  • class ABPersonViewMBS
    • shared method available as Boolean
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(Handle as Integer)
    • method Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)
    • property editing as Boolean
    • property person as ABPersonMBS
    • property shouldShowLinkedPeople as Boolean
  • class ABPickerMBS
    • method AddProperty(propertyname as String)
    • method ClearSearchField
    • method Create
    • method DeselectAll
    • method DeselectGroup(group as ABGroupMBS)
    • method DeselectIdentifier(person as ABPersonMBS, Identifier as String)
    • method DeselectPerson(person as ABPersonMBS)
    • method EditInAddressBook
    • method InstallEvents(targetwindow as window)
    • method Properties as string()
    • method RemoveEvents
    • method RemoveProperty(propertyname as String)
    • method SelectedDictionaries as Dictionary()
    • method SelectedGroups as ABGroupMBS()
    • method SelectedIdentifiers(person as ABPersonMBS) as string()
    • method SelectedRecords as ABRecordMBS()
    • method SelectedStrings as String()
    • method SelectedValues as Variant()
    • method SelectGroup(group as ABGroupMBS, ExtendSelection as boolean)
    • method SelectIdentifier(person as ABPersonMBS, Identifier as String, ExtendSelection as boolean)
    • method SelectInAddressBook
    • method SelectPerson(person as ABPersonMBS, ExtendSelection as boolean)
    • property AllowGroupSelection as Boolean
    • property AllowMultipleSelection as Boolean
    • property AllowMultipleValueSelection as Boolean
    • property AllowSingleValueSelection as Boolean
    • property Available as Boolean
    • property DisplayedProperty as String
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property Height as Single
    • property Left as Single
    • property Top as Single
    • property Visible as Boolean
    • property Width as Single
    • property ColumnTitle(columntitle as String) as String
    • event DisplayedPropertyChanged
    • event GroupDoubleClicked
    • event GroupSelectionChanged
    • event NameDoubleClicked
    • event NameSelectionChanged
    • event ValueSelectionChanged
  • class ABRecordMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method removeValueForProperty(propertyName as string) as boolean
    • method setValue(value as Variant, propertyName as string) as boolean
    • method setValue(value as Variant, propertyName as string, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
    • method valueForProperty(PropertyName as string) as Variant
    • property account as ABAccountMBS
    • property Addressbook as ABAddressBookMBS
    • property Description as string
    • property DisplayName as string
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property isReadOnly as boolean
    • property uniqueId as string
  • class ABSearchElementMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method matchesRecord(record as ABRecordMBS) as boolean
    • shared method searchElementForConjunction(conjunction as Integer, children() as ABSearchElementMBS) as ABSearchElementMBS
    • property Addressbook as ABAddressBookMBS
    • property Description as string
    • property Handle as Integer
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Release notes

• Version 20.5
  • Fixed a few memory leaks with ABPickerMBS class.
• Version 18.2
  • Added ABMultiValueMBS.indexForLabel function.

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