Add contact with image using Qt Mobility API

ID		Creation date	27th Mar 2010
Platform	S60 5th Edition	Tested on devices	Nokia N97 Mini
Category	Qt for Symbian	Subcategory	Qt Mobility API

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

Tip: Read this article before moving forward: Setting up environment for Qt Mobility API

Overview

Add contact to device PhoneBook with 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

#include "qtcontacts.h"
 
private:
    QContactManager *contactManager;

Source File

   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

--skumar_rao 15:03, 27 March 2010 (UTC)