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How do i get company name or Organization name from iphone address book using Titanium?

Hi

I want to use "Company Name" or "Organization Name" of contacts those are stored in iphone address book.

Is it possible in Titanium using Titanium Contacts API?

If it possible, some one please illustrate it with code snippet how do i use Titanium Contacts API to grab Company Name or Organization Name?

Thanks in Advance

Chetan Detroja

— asked May 14th 2010 by Chetan Detroja
  • iphone
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2 Answers

  • Organization name should be one of the properties of a contact object - check out the following example from Kitchen Sink:

    var win = Titanium.UI.currentWindow;

// build contacts table view
var contacts = [];

function getContacts()
{
    var data = [{title:'Add Contact'},{title:'Find Contact'},{title:'Find Contact Detail'}];
    contacts = Titanium.Contacts.getAllContacts();
    for (var i=0;i<contacts.length;i++)
    {
        var c = contacts[i];
        data.push({title:c.firstName + ' ' + c.lastName,hasChild:true});
    }
    return data;
};

var data = getContacts();

var tableview = Titanium.UI.createTableView({
    data:data
});


tableview.addEventListener('click', function(e)
{
    try
    {
        var fn = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'First Name',
            top:10,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            height:35
        });
        var ln = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Last Name',
            top:55,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            height:35
        });
        var middleName = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Middle Name',
            top:100,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var email = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Email Address',
            top:145,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var prefix = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Prefix',
            top:190,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var suffix = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Suffix',
            top:235,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var nickname = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Nickname',
            top:280,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var phoneticFN = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Phonetic First Name',
            top:325,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var phoneticMN = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Phonetic Middle Name',
            top:370,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var phoneticLN = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Phonetic Last Name',
            top:415,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var organization = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Organization',
            top:460,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var jobTitle = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Job Title',
            top:505,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var department = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Department',
            top:550,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var birthday = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Birthday',
            top:595,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var note = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Note',
            top:640,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var city = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'City',
            top:685,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var region1 = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Region 1',
            top:730,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var region2 = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Region 2',
            top:775,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var postalCode = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Postal Code',
            top:820,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var country = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Country',
            top:865,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var countryCode = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Country Code',
            top:910,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var phone = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'Phone Number',
            top:955,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var instantMessenger = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'IM',
            top:1000,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });
        var url = Titanium.UI.createTextField({
            width:200,
            hintText:'URL',
            top:1045,
            borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
            autocapitalization:Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
            height:35
        });

        // EDIT MODE
        var deleteButton = null;
        if (e.index >  2)
        {
            fn.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].firstName;
            ln.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].lastName;
            email.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].email;
            middleName.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].middleName;
            prefix.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].prefix;
            suffix.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].suffix;
            nickname.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].nickname;
            phoneticFN.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].phoneticFirstName;
            phoneticMN.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].phoneticMiddleName;
            phoneticLN.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].phoneticLastName;
            organization.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].organization;
            jobTitle.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].jobTitle;
            department.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].department;
            birthday.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].birthday;
            note.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].note;

            if (contacts[(e.index-3)].address)
            {
                city.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.city;
                region1.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.region1;
                region2.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.region2;
                postalCode.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.postalCode;
                countryCode.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.countryCode;
                country.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].address.country;
            }
            phone.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].phone;
            instantMessenger.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].instantMessenger;
            url.value = contacts[(e.index-3)].url;

            //
            // DELETE A CONTACT
            //
            deleteButton = Titanium.UI.createButton({
                title:'Delete Contact',
                width:200,
                height:40,
                top:1130
            });
            deleteButton.addEventListener('click', function(e)
            {
                contact.remove();
                Titanium.UI.createAlertDialog({title:'Contact Test', message:'Contact Deleted'}).show();
                editWin.close();
                var data = getContacts();
                tableview.setData(data);
            });
        }
        var contact = contacts[(e.index-3)];

        //
        // CREATE OR SAVE A CONTACT
        //
        var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
            title:'Save Contact',
            height:40,
            width:200,
            top:1080    
        });
        button.addEventListener('click', function()
        {
            // create contact if first row was clicked
            if (e.index == 0)
            {
                var contact = contacts.createContact();
            }

            // retrieve field values
            contact.firstName = fn.value;
            contact.lastName = ln.value;
            contact.email = email.value;
            contact.middleName = middleName.value;
            contact.prefix = prefix.value;
            contact.suffix = suffix.value;
            contact.nickname = nickname.value;
            contact.phoneticFirstName = phoneticFN.value;
            contact.phoneticMiddleName = phoneticMN.value;
            contact.phoneticLastName = phoneticLN.value;
            contact.organization = organization.value;
            contact.jobTitle = jobTitle.value;
            contact.department = department.value;
            contact.birthday = birthday.value;
            contact.note = note.value;
            contact.address.city = city.value;
            contact.address.region1 = region1.value;
            contact.address.region2 = region2.value;
            contact.address.postalCode = postalCode.value;
            contact.address.countryCode = countryCode.value;
            contact.address.country = country.value;
            contact.phone = phone.value;
            contact.instantMessenger = instantMessenger.value;
            contact.url = instantMessanger.url;

            contact.save();

            // close window and reload contacts
            editWin.close();
            var data = getContacts();
            tableview.setData(data);

        });

        // other supported properties
        //-----------------------------
        // creationDate
        // modificationDate
        // relatives
        // date
         // [NSNumber numberWithInt:kABPersonPhoneProperty],@"phone",
         // [NSNumber numberWithInt:kABPersonInstantMessageProperty],@"instantMessenger",
         // [NSNumber numberWithInt:kABPersonURLProperty],@"url",

        var editWin = Titanium.UI.createWindow({title:((e.index==0)?'New Contact':'Edit Contact')});
        var editView = Titanium.UI.createScrollView({
            contentWidth:320,
            contentHeight:'auto',
            top:0
        });

        editWin.backgroundColor = '#13386c';
        editView.add(fn);
        editView.add(ln);
        editView.add(middleName);
        editView.add(email);
        editView.add(prefix);
        editView.add(suffix);
        editView.add(nickname);
        editView.add(phoneticFN);
        editView.add(phoneticMN);
        editView.add(phoneticLN);
        editView.add(organization);
        editView.add(jobTitle);
        editView.add(department);
        editView.add(birthday);
        editView.add(note);
        editView.add(city);
        editView.add(region1);
        editView.add(region2);
        editView.add(postalCode);
        editView.add(country);
        editView.add(countryCode);
        editView.add(phone);
        editView.add(instantMessenger);
        editView.add(url);
        editView.add(button);

        if (deleteButton != null) 
        {
            editView.add(deleteButton);
        }

        editWin.add(editView);

        Titanium.UI.currentTab.open(editWin,{animated:true});        
    }
    catch(ex)
    {
        Ti.API.error('contacts error = ' + ex);
    }


});
win.add(tableview);
    — answered May 14th 2010 by Kevin Whinnery
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  • Thanks for reply Kevin.

    I had tried to get "Company Name" or "Organization Name" using "organization" property of contact object, but did not get success yet.

    Following is the function code that i use in my app to get first Name, Last Name and Company Name.

    function getContacts()
{
    var condata = [];
    contacts = Titanium.Contacts.getAllContacts();
    for (var i=0;i<contacts.length;i++)
    {
        var c = contacts[i];
        condata.push({title:c.firstName + ' ' + c.lastName, company:c.organization, hasChild:true});
    }
    return condata;
};

    Using mentioned code i am able to get "First Name" and "Last Name" successfully using c.firstName and c.lastName, but when i am trying to use c.organization to get Company Name my app contact screen appears blank with no data.

    If i am going into wrong way kindly guide me towards right.

    Thanks

    — answered May 15th 2010 by Chetan Detroja
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