ABGroupMBS.addMember(group as ABPersonMBS) as boolean

dim wbook As new ABAddressBookMBS
dim Group as new ABGroupMBS

if not Group.setValue("Test Group", wbook.kABGroupNameProperty) then
  MsgBox "Failed to set group name."
  Return
end if

if not wbook.addRecord(Group) then
  MsgBox "Failed to add group to database."
  return
end if

dim Person as new ABPersonMBS

if not person.setValue("John", wbook.kABFirstNameProperty) then
  MsgBox "Failed to set first name."
  Return
end if

if not person.setValue("Miller", wbook.kABLastNameProperty) then
  MsgBox "Failed to set last name."
  Return
end if

if not wbook.addRecord(person) then
  MsgBox "Failed to add person to database."
  return
end if

if not group.addMember(person) then
  MsgBox "Failed to add person to group."
  Return
end if

if not wbook.save then
  MsgBox "Failed to save addressbook."
  return
end if

MsgBox "Created test group with a person."

Does nothing if person is already part of this group (returns false)
Returns true if successful.

ABGroupMBS.addSubgroup(group as ABGroupMBS) as boolean

Does nothing if group is already part of this group (returns false)
Recursions are not allowed (returns false)
Returns true if successful

ABGroupMBS.Constructor

Available in Mac OS X 10.5 or newer.

See also:

• Constructor(addressBook as ABAddressBookMBS)

ABGroupMBS.Constructor(addressBook as ABAddressBookMBS)

See also:

• Constructor

ABGroupMBS.distributionIdentifierForProperty(propertyName as string, person as ABPersonMBS) as String

If not set then returns the property primary identifier.
Returns the distribution identifier or "" if not successful.
(Read and Write computed property)

ABGroupMBS.members as ABPersonMBS()

Returns an empty array if this group doesn't contain any people.
Returns an empty array on any error.

ABGroupMBS.parentGroups as ABGroupMBS()

Returns an empty array if this group doesn't belong to any groups.
Returns an empty array on any error.

ABGroupMBS.removeMember(group as ABPersonMBS) as boolean

Does nothing if group is not part of this group (returns false)
Returns true if successful.

ABGroupMBS.removeSubgroup(group as ABGroupMBS) as boolean

Does nothing if group is not part of this group (returns false).
Returns true if successful.

ABGroupMBS.subgroups as ABGroupMBS()

Returns an empty array if this group doesn't contain any other groups.
Returns an empty array on any error.