CNContactMBS.CNContactThumbnailImageDataKey as String

Thumbnail data.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactTypeKey as String

Contact type.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person
• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts History

CNContactMBS.CNContactUrlAddressesKey as String

URL Address.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

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

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

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

Dim error As NSErrorMBS
Dim 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

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

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

Dim error As NSErrorMBS
Dim 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

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

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

Dim error As NSErrorMBS
Dim 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.