Store array of ABRecordRef

Question

How can we store and access a list of ABRecordRef so that we can use this in another class and later on?

Answer 1

You can get recordId from the record of type ABRecordRef from addressBook Then convert it into NSString. Store it in NSUserDefaults

When you want to fetch the record...

fetch that recordId from NSUserDefaults,Convert it in integer

then use

    ABRecordRef myRecord =
 ABAddressBookGetPersonWithRecordID(addressBook, recordId);

So you will get the record which you saved earlier.

Answer 2

Try This:

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();
ABRecordRef person = ABRecordGetRecordID(1);  // Or whatever you're using to get the record.

// do this for each piece of information you need:
NSString *firstName = (NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty);
NSString *lastName = (NSString *)ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty);

// Get your receiving dict ready:
NSMutableDictionary *personDict = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];

// then test them for a value (don't want nil values in the dictionary)
// Add each value as you test it.
if (firstName) {
    [personDict setObject:firstName forKey:@"FistName"];
}
if (lastName) {
    [personDict setObject:lastName forKey:@"LastName"];
}

// Add the personDict to NSUserDefaults:
[[NSUserDefaults standardDefaults] setObject:personDict forKey:@"MyPersonsDictionary"];

// Clean up after yourself:
[firstName release];
[lastNmae release];

That should be it.