contacts.find

Queries the device contacts database and returns one or more [Contact](Contact/contact.html) objects, each containing the fields specified.

navigator.contacts.find(contactFields, contactSuccess, contactError, contactFindOptions);

Description

The contacts.find method executes asynchronously, querying the device contacts database and returning an array of [Contact](Contact/contact.html) objects. The resulting objects are passed to the [contactSuccess](parameters/contactSuccess.html) callback function specified by the contactSuccess parameter.

The contactFields parameter specifies the fields to be used as a search qualifier, and only those results are passed to the contactSuccess callback function. A zero-length contactFields parameter is invalid and results in [ContactError](ContactError/contactError.html).INVALID_ARGUMENT_ERROR. A contactFields value of "*" returns all contact fields.

The contactFindOptions.filter string can be used as a search filter when querying the contacts database. If provided, a case-insensitive, partial value match is applied to each field specified in the contactFields parameter. If there's a match for any of the specified fields, the contact is returned.

Parameters

  • contactFields: Contact fields to use as a search qualifier. The resulting [Contact](Contact/contact.html) object only features values for these fields. (DOMString[]) [Required]

  • contactSuccess: Success callback function invoked with the contacts returned from the database. [Required]

  • contactError: Error callback function, invoked when an error occurs. [Optional]

  • contactFindOptions: Search options to filter contacts. [Optional]

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
  • iOS
  • Windows Phone 7 and 8
  • Windows 8

Quick Example

function onSuccess(contacts) {
    alert('Found ' + contacts.length + ' contacts.');
};

function onError(contactError) {
    alert('onError!');
};

// find all contacts with 'Bob' in any name field
var options      = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter   = "Bob";
options.multiple = true;
var fields       = ["displayName", "name"];
navigator.contacts.find(fields, onSuccess, onError, options);

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Contact Example</title>
        <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

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

            // device APIs are available

            function onDeviceReady() {
                // find all contacts with 'Bob' in any name field
                var options = new ContactFindOptions();
                options.filter = "Bob";
                var fields = ["displayName", "name"];
                navigator.contacts.find(fields, onSuccess, onError, options);
            }

            // onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts

            function onSuccess(contacts) {
                for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
                    console.log("Display Name = " + contacts[i].displayName);
                }
            }

            // onError: Failed to get the contacts

            function onError(contactError) {
                alert('onError!');
            }
        </script>
    </head>

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