Read all contacts from device phonebook using Qt Mobility API

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Created: skumar_rao (16 Mar 2010)

Last edited: hamishwillee (11 Oct 2012)

ID		Creation date	15th Mar 2010
Platform	S60 5th Edition	Tested on devices	Nokia N97 Mini
Category	Qt	Subcategory	Qt Mobility API

Keywords (APIs, classes, methods, functions): QContactManager, QContactDetail

This article shows how to read all contacts from device PhoneBook 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

#include <QContactManager>
/* All QtMobility api's are part of QtMobility namespace. */
using namespace QtMobility;

Source File

void phonebook_manager::readall()
{
    QStringList availableManagers = QContactManager::availableManagers();
 
    for(int managerIdx = 0; managerIdx < availableManagers.count(); managerIdx++) {
        QContactManager *manager = new QContactManager(availableManagers.at(managerIdx));
 
        if(manager) {
            QList<QContactLocalId> contacts = manager->contacts();
 
            for(int contactIdx =0; contactIdx < contacts.count(); contactIdx++) {
                QContact contact = manager->contact(contacts.at(contactIdx));
                QString label =contact.displayLabel(); // display label of contact
                QList<QContactDetail> contactDetails = contact.details();
 
                foreach (const QContactDetail& details, contactDetails) {
                    QList<QString> fieldKeys = details.values().keys();
                    foreach (const QString& key, fieldKeys) {
                        // key : give you the Field name
                        // details.value(key) :  give you Field value
                    }
                }
            }
            delete manager;
        }
    }
}

Classes

• QContactManager
• QContactDetail

Reference links

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

--skumar_rao 14:42, 16 March 2010 (UTC)