CNContactFormatterMBS.attributedStringFromContact(contact as CNContactMBS, Style as Integer, DefaultAttributes as Dictionary = nil) as NSAttributedStringMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Formats the contact name as an attributed string.

contact: The contact whose name is to be formatted.
style: The formatting style to be used for the contact name.
attributes: The default attributes to use. For more information, see NSFormatter.

Returns the formatted contact name as an attributed string.

This method behaves similarly to stringFromContact, except that it returns an attributed string. It includes the attribute key CNContactPropertyAttribute, whose attribute values are contact property keys, such as CNContactGivenNameKey. This identifies the name components in the formatted contact name.

See also:

• attributedStringFromContact(contact as CNContactMBS, DefaultAttributes as Dictionary = nil) as NSAttributedStringMBS

CNContactFormatterMBS.available as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Whether this class is available.

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

CNContactFormatterMBS.CNContactPropertyAttribute as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

One of the attributes in the attribute dictionary.

If the attributes include the key CNContactPropertyAttribute whose attribute values are contact property keys, such as CNContactGivenNameKey. This identifies the name components in the formatted contact name.

CNContactFormatterMBS.delimiterForContact(contact as CNContactMBS) as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Returns the delimiter to use between name components.

contact: The contact whose name is to be formatted.

Returns the delimiter to use between name components.

If contact is nil, or if it has no first name, middle name, or last name, this method returns an empty string.

CNContactFormatterMBS.descriptorForRequiredKeysForStyle(Style as Integer) as CNKeyDescriptorMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Returns the required key descriptor for the specified formatting style of the contact.

style: The formatting style to be used for contact name.

Returns the contact key descriptor for the formatting style.

Include this method with the keys to fetch when fetching contacts. To format multiple styles, you can include multiple key descriptors with the keys to fetch.

CNContactFormatterMBS.nameOrderForContact(contact as CNContactMBS) as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Returns the display name order.

contact: The contact whose name is to be formatted.

Returns the display order to use when combining the given name and family name components.

For more information about display name orders, see CNContactDisplayNameOrder.

CNContactFormatterMBS.stringFromContact(contact as CNContactMBS, Style as Integer) as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Contacts	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	16.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Returns the contact name, formatted with the specified formatter.

contact: The contact whose name is to be formatted.
style: The formatting style to be used for the contact name.

See also:

• stringFromContact(contact as CNContactMBS) as String