Add contact with image using Qt Mobility API

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia N97 Mini

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 5th Edition

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Article

Keywords: QContactManager, QContact

Created: skumar_rao (27 Mar 2010)

Last edited: hamishwillee (11 Oct 2012)

Overview

This article shows you how to add contact to device PhoneBook with an image using Qt Mobility API

Project configuration file (.Pro file)

• Add the Qt Mobility project configuration option in the .pro file as shown below

CONFIG += mobility
MOBILITY += contacts

Header File

// Following line will include "qtcontacts.h" file into the application.
 
#include "qtcontacts.h"
 
private:
    QContactManager *contactManager;

Source File

// createing new instance of QContactManager
 
   contactManager = new QContactManager("symbian");

    bool AddContact::createContact(QString firstName, QString secondName, QString mobileNumber, QString image) {
    QContact contact;
 
    QContactName name;
    name.setFirstName(firstName);
    name.setLastName(secondName);
    contact.saveDetail(&name);
    contactManager->synthesizeContactDisplayLabel(&contact);
 
    QContactPhoneNumber phone;
    phone.setContexts(QContactDetail::ContextHome);
    phone.setSubTypes(QContactPhoneNumber::SubTypeMobile);
    phone.setNumber(mobileNumber);
    contact.saveDetail(&phone);
 
    QContactAvatar avatar;
    avatar.setImageUrl(image);
    contact.saveDetail(&avatar);
 
    return contactManager->saveContact(&contact);
    }

Classes

• QContactManager
• QContact*

Reference links

• Qt - cross-platform application and UI framework
• Qt Mobility API
• New Qt APIs Beta - Mobility Project
• SDK help