CNContactMBS.available as Boolean

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

CNContactMBS.CNContactBirthdayKey as String

Birthday.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactDatesKey as String

Contact dates.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactDepartmentNameKey as String

Department name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactEmailAddressesKey as String

Email address.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactFamilyNameKey as String

Family name.

Some examples using this method:

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

CNContactMBS.CNContactGivenNameKey as String

Given name.

Some examples using this method:

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

CNContactMBS.CNContactIdentifierKey as String

The identifier.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactImageDataAvailableKey as String

Image data availability.
Available in OS X 10.12 or newer.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactImageDataKey as String

Image data.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactInstantMessageAddressesKey as String

Instant messages.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactJobTitleKey as String

Job title.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactMiddleNameKey as String

Middle name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactNamePrefixKey as String

Name prefix.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactNameSuffixKey as String

Name suffix.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactNicknameKey as String

Nickname.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactNonGregorianBirthdayKey as String

Non-Gregorian birthday.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactNoteKey as String

Note.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactOrganizationNameKey as String

Organization name.

Some examples using this method:

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

CNContactMBS.CNContactPhoneNumbersKey as String

Phone number.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPhoneticFamilyNameKey as String

Phonetic family name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPhoneticGivenNameKey as String

Phonetic given name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPhoneticMiddleNameKey as String

Phonetic middle name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPhoneticOrganizationNameKey as String

Requires macOS 10.12 or newer.

CNContactMBS.CNContactPostalAddressesKey as String

Postal address.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPreviousFamilyNameKey as String

Previous family name.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactPropertyNotFetchedExceptionName as String

The plugin throws a NSExceptionMBS where the name is this value in case a property is not available.

CNContactMBS.CNContactRelationsKey as String

Contact relations.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

CNContactMBS.CNContactSocialProfilesKey as String

Social profile.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Contacts/Contacts Display Person

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.