On iOS you would be looking for ABPersonCopyLocalizedPropertyName() on the Mac you would be looking for ABCopyLocalizedPropertyOrLabel().
-Richard On 13/09/2012, at 9:33:06 PM, Erik Stainsby <erik.stain...@roaringsky.ca> wrote: > I understand that ABAddressBook methods are concerned with ABPerson and > ABGroup entities, subclasses of ABRecord. > However, the ABMultiValue collections are less intuitive. Among these are > stored the (potentially) multiple instances of addresses, phone numbers and > email addresses. For each instance of user supplied data, a multiValue > object can store - in properties keyed with kABXxxx keys - arbitrary labels: > home, work, iPhone, mobile, etc. The documentation leaves much to be > desired, but in particular, I cannot glean how to retrieve a user-supplied > string from a given multiValue object. > > Some code: > > Given some address, stored in an ABMultiValue object, such that: > > - (void) unwrapMV:(ABMultiValue*)mv atIndex:(int)index { > > NSString * _uuid = [mv identifierAtIndex:index]; > NSString * _label = [mv labelForIdentifier:[mv > identifierAtIndex:index]]; > NSDictionary * _dict = [mv valueAtIndex:index]; > // am I the identified primary entry? > BOOL _primary = ([mv primaryIdentifier] == self.uuid)? > YES: NO; > > NSLog( @"%@", _label) ; > } > > produces _$!<Home>!$_, > or one of the other variants of the actual value of the key, not the value it > refers to. > > Clearly I am failing to understand where these strings are being stored. > > Erik Stainsby > erik.stain...@roaringsky.ca > > > On 2012-09-13, at 9:04 PM, Jerry Krinock <je...@ieee.org> wrote: > >> >> On 2012 Sep 13, at 19:45, Erik Stainsby <erik.stain...@roaringsky.ca> wrote: >> >>> So the AddressBook framework's xxxLabel keys render out as strings encoded >>> like so: _$!<Home>!$_, _$!<Work>!$_, _$!<Mobile>!$_ Is there framework >>> method I am meant to use with the property keys kABHomeLabel, kABWorkLabel, >>> etc, to render a legible text outcome >> >> Maybe you're looking for -[ABRecord valueForProperty:]. Note that >> ABAddressBook methods typically return ABPerson objects, and ABPerson >> inherits from ABRecord. >> >> If that doesn't explain it, post some code. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/erik.stainsby%40roaringsky.ca >> >> This email sent to erik.stain...@roaringsky.ca > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/heardrwt%40gmail.com > > This email sent to heard...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com