AddressBook Picker

chaoz1336 · by **chaoz1336** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:08 pm

Hey Guys,

I need some Informations about the addressbook in android.
Is there any existing solution for picking up a single contact via a gui in android?
When not, how can I access the AddressBook in Android an fill a list with it... (or sth ^^ )

thx in advance!

Emmanuel7 · by **Emmanuel7** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:33 am

This code display the contact list in a list view, and call a contact when you press its name.

Change the called activity to do whatever you want with the contact :

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package com.android.MyCaller;
 
import android.app.ListActivity;
 
import android.content.ContentUris;
 
import android.content.Intent;
 
import android.database.Cursor;
 
import android.os.Bundle;
 
import android.provider.Contacts.People;
 
import android.view.View;
 
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
 
import android.widget.ListView;
 
import android.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
 
public class MyCaller extends ListActivity { 
 
     private ListAdapter mAdapter; 
 
      /** Called when the activity is first created. */ 
 
    @Override 
 
    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { 
 
        super.onCreate(icicle); 
 
        Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(People.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
 
        startManagingCursor(c); 
 
        String[] columns = new String[]{People.NAME};
 
        mAdapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, 
 
                                                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
 
                                                c, 
 
                                                columns, 
 
                                                new int[] {android.R.id.text1} );
 
        this.setListAdapter(mAdapter); 
 
    } 
 
    @Override 
 
    protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id){ 
 
     super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id); 
 
     Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL); 
 
     Cursor c = (Cursor) mAdapter.getItem(position); 
 
     long phoneID = c.getLong(c.getColumnIndex(People.PRIMARY_PHONE_ID)); 
 
     i.setData(ContentUris.withAppendedId( 
 
          android.provider.Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI, phoneID)); 
 
     this.startActivity(i); 
 
    } 
 
}
 
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chaoz1336 · by **chaoz1336** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:15 am

*thumbs up*

great... thx

but... I still got a prob =/

as I want 2 start this programm I got an Error @ the line
" Cursosr c = getContentResolver().query(People.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null); "

can it be, that I cant start the programm as a single activity?

greetz n thx in advance!

chaoz1336 · by **chaoz1336** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:48 pm

emmanuel? =/
Need ya help... (see above ^^ )

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