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ABAccountMBS class   Deprecated

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
class Addressbook MBS MacCocoa Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No Desktop only
This item is deprecated and should no longer be used. You can use CNContainerMBS class instead.
The class for an addressbook account.
Example 
dim a as new ABAddressBookMBS
dim accounts() as ABAccountMBS = a.allAccounts

for each c as ABAccountMBS in accounts
  MsgBox c.Name + EndOfLine + c.Identifier + EndOfLine + c.BaseURL
next

The ABAccount functions are not documented by Apple, but work well on OS X version 10.8 to 10.10.
They may work in newer versions if Apple does not change them. They may work in past OS X versions if Apple hat the same features there, too.
If the functions are not available in a OS X version, you will see NSExceptionMBS being raised.
This is an abstract class. You can't create an instance, but you can get one from various plugin functions.

This class has no sub classes.

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ABAddressBookMBS


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