Archived:Listing contacts in Flash Lite

The following code snippet demonstrates how to list contacts in the default phonebook useing the Contact Service API in a Flash Lite 3.0 (supported from S60 5th Edition onwards).

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Code Example

Source file: Media:FlashLite List Contacts.zip

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 5th Edition

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Article

Keywords: Service.Contact, contact.GetList()

Created: User:Nokia Developer KB (15 Dec 2008)

Last edited: hamishwillee (04 Oct 2012)

Source

// Import Platform Service Interface
import com.nokia.lib.Service;

// Heading of the application
heading_txt.text = "List Contacts (firstname)";
 
// Create a new Service object which has Contact data
var contact = new Service("Service.Contact", "IDataSource");
 
// Define input parameters
var inParams = {Type:"Contact"};
 
// Define the result value
var outParams = contact.GetList(inParams);
if (outParams.ErrorCode == 0) {
    var outList = outParams.ReturnValue;
    var outputEntry = null;
    do {
        outputEntry = outList.next();
        if (null != outputEntry) {
        // Get firstname of the contact and trace it to the textfield
        var firstname = outputEntry.FirstName["Value"];
        text_txt.text += "-"+firstname+"\r";
        } else {
            break;
        }
    } while (true);
} else {
    // if errors, copy them to the textfield
    var errorId = outParams.ErrorCode;
    text_txt.text += "Error: "+errorId;
}

Postconditions

All contacts of the default phonebook are displayed.

Example application

The following sample application has been tested in Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (S60 5th edition, Flash Lite 3.0).

File:FlashLite List Contacts.zip

See also

• Flash Lite Developer's Library