Contacts
Access and manage Contacts on the device.
Repo: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-contacts
Installation
- Install the Cordova and Ionic Native plugins:
$ ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-contacts $ npm install --save @ionic-native/contacts - Add this plugin to your app's module
Supported platforms
- Android
- BlackBerry 10
- Browser
- Firefox OS
- iOS
- Ubuntu
- Windows
- Windows 8
- Windows Phone
Usage
import { Contacts, Contact, ContactField, ContactName } from '@ionic-native/contacts';
constructor(private contacts: Contacts) { }
let contact: Contact = this.contacts.create();
contact.name = new ContactName(null, 'Smith', 'John');
contact.phoneNumbers = [new ContactField('mobile', '6471234567')];
contact.save().then(
() => console.log('Contact saved!', contact),
(error: any) => console.error('Error saving contact.', error)
);
Instance Members
create()
Create a single contact.
Returns: Contact Returns a Contact object
find(fields, options)
Search for contacts in the Contacts list.
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| fields |
ContactFieldType[]
|
Contact fields to be used as a search qualifier |
| options |
IContactFindOptions
|
Optional options for the queryOptional |
Returns: Promise<Contact[]> Returns a Promise that resolves with the search results (an array of Contact objects)
pickContact()
Select a single Contact.
Returns: Promise<Contact> Returns a Promise that resolves with the selected Contact
Contact
Instance Members
id()
rawId()
displayName()
name()
nickname()
phoneNumbers()
emails()
addresses()
ims()
organizations()
birthday()
note()
photos()
categories()
urls()
clone()
remove()
save()
IContactProperties
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| id |
string
|
A globally unique identifier. (optional) |
| rawId |
string
|
A globally unique identifier on Android. (optional) |
| displayName |
string
|
The name of this Contact, suitable for display to end users. (optional) |
| name |
IContactName
|
An object containing all components of a persons name. (optional) |
| nickname |
string
|
A casual name by which to address the contact. (optional) |
| phoneNumbers |
IContactField[]
|
An array of all the contact's phone numbers. (optional) |
| emails |
IContactField[]
|
An array of all the contact's email addresses. (optional) |
| addresses |
IContactAddress[]
|
An array of all the contact's addresses. (optional) |
| ims |
IContactField[]
|
An array of all the contact's IM addresses. (optional) |
| organizations |
IContactOrganization[]
|
An array of all the contact's organizations. (optional) |
| birthday |
Date
|
The birthday of the contact. (optional) |
| note |
string
|
A note about the contact. (optional) |
| photos |
IContactField[]
|
An array of the contact's photos. (optional) |
| categories |
IContactField[]
|
An array of all the user-defined categories associated with the contact. (optional) |
| urls |
IContactField[]
|
An array of web pages associated with the contact. (optional) |
IContactError
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| code |
number
|
Error code |
| message |
string
|
Error message |
IContactName
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| formatted |
string
|
The complete name of the contact. (optional) |
| familyName |
string
|
The contact's family name. (optional) |
| givenName |
string
|
The contact's given name. (optional) |
| middleName |
string
|
The contact's middle name. (optional) |
| honorificPrefix |
string
|
The contact's prefix (example Mr. or Dr.) (optional) |
| honorificSuffix |
string
|
The contact's suffix (example Esq.). (optional) |
IContactField
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| type |
string
|
A string that indicates what type of field this is, home for example. (optional) |
| value |
string
|
The value of the field, such as a phone number or email address. (optional) |
| pref |
boolean
|
Set to true if this ContactField contains the user's preferred value. (optional) |
IContactAddress
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| pref |
boolean
|
Set to true if this ContactAddress contains the user's preferred value. (optional) |
| type |
string
|
A string indicating what type of field this is, home for example. (optional) |
| formatted |
string
|
The full address formatted for display. (optional) |
| streetAddress |
string
|
The full street address. (optional) |
| locality |
string
|
The city or locality. (optional) |
| region |
string
|
The state or region. (optional) |
| postalCode |
string
|
The zip code or postal code. (optional) |
| country |
string
|
The country name. (optional) |
IContactOrganization
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| pref |
boolean
|
Set to true if this ContactOrganization contains the user's preferred value. (optional) |
| type |
string
|
A string that indicates what type of field this is, home for example. (optional) |
| name |
string
|
The name of the organization. (optional) |
| department |
string
|
The department the contract works for. (optional) |
| title |
string
|
The contact's title at the organization. (optional) |
IContactFindOptions
| Param | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| filter |
string
|
The search string used to find navigator.contacts. (optional) |
| multiple |
boolean
|
Determines if the find operation returns multiple navigator.contacts. Defaults to false. (optional) |
| desiredFields |
string[]
|
Contact fields to be returned back. If specified, the resulting Contact object only features values for these fields. (optional) |
| hasPhoneNumber |
boolean
|
(Android only): Filters the search to only return contacts with a phone number informed. (optional) |