ContactField

Supports generic fields in a [Contact](../Contact/contact.html) object. Some properties that are stored as ContactField objects include email addresses, phone numbers, and urls.

Properties

  • type: A string that tells you what type of field this is (example: 'home'). (DOMString)
  • value: The value of the field (such as a phone number or email address). (DOMString)
  • pref: Set to true if this ContactField contains the user's preferred value. (boolean)

Details

The ContactField object is a reusable component that is used to support contact fields in a generic fashion. Each ContactField object contains a value property, a type property, and a pref property. A [Contact](../Contact/contact.html) object stores several properties in ContactField[] arrays, such as phone numbers and email addresses.

In most instances, there are no pre-determined values for the type attribute of a ContactField object. For example, a phone number can have type values of 'home', 'work', 'mobile', 'iPhone', or any other value that is supported by the contact database on a particular device platform. However, in the case of the [Contact](../Contact/contact.html) photos field, Cordova makes use of the type field to indicate the format of the returned image. Cordova will return type: 'url' when the value attribute contains a URL to the photo image, or type: 'base64' when the returned value attribute contains a Base64 encoded image string.

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
  • iOS
  • Bada 1.2 & 2.0

Quick Example

// create a new contact
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();

// store contact phone numbers in ContactField[]
var phoneNumbers = [];
phoneNumbers[0] = new ContactField('work', '212-555-1234', false);
phoneNumbers[1] = new ContactField('mobile', '917-555-5432', true); // preferred number
phoneNumbers[2] = new ContactField('home', '203-555-7890', false);
contact.phoneNumbers = phoneNumbers;

// save the contact
contact.save();

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Contact Example</title>

    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-1.9.0.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    // Wait for Cordova to load
    //
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // Cordova is ready
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
		// create a new contact
		var contact = navigator.contacts.create();

		// store contact phone numbers in ContactField[]
		var phoneNumbers = [];
		phoneNumbers[0] = new ContactField('work', '212-555-1234', false);
		phoneNumbers[1] = new ContactField('mobile', '917-555-5432', true); // preferred number
		phoneNumbers[2] = new ContactField('home', '203-555-7890', false);
		contact.phoneNumbers = phoneNumbers;

		// save the contact
		contact.save();

		// search contacts, returning display name and phone numbers
		var options = new [ContactFindOptions](../ContactFindOptions/contactfindoptions.html)();
		options.filter="";
		filter = ["displayName","phoneNumbers"];
		navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
    }

    // onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
    //
	function onSuccess(contacts) {
		for (var i=0; i<contacts.length; i++) {
			// display phone numbers
			for (var j=0; j<contacts[i].phoneNumbers.length; j++) {
				alert("Type: " + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].type + "\n" + 
						"Value: "  + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].value + "\n" + 
						"Preferred: "  + contacts[i].phoneNumbers[j].pref);
			}
		}
	};

    // onError: Failed to get the contacts
    //
    function onError(contactError) {
        alert('onError!');
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Example</h1>
    <p>Find Contacts</p>
  </body>
</html>

Android Quirks

  • pref: This property is not support by Android devices, and will always return false.

BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher) Quirks

  • type: Partially supported. Used for phone numbers.
  • value: Supported.
  • pref: This property is not supported, and will always return false.

iOS Quirks

  • pref: This property is not supported on iOS devices and will always return false.

Bada Quirks

  • type: Property has to be one of the following for Email or Address fields: "WORK", "HOME". Property has to be one of the following for Phone fields: "WORK", "HOME", "VOICE", "FAX", "MSG", "CELL", "PAGER","BBS", "MODEM", "CAR", "ISDN","VIDEO", "PCS"