I am trying to add a contact with multiple phone numbers in android via xamarin c# . Here is a button on whose click I want to add contacts.
I tried everything from passing an array to trying to indivually adding the second number but the latter solution simply overwrites the first number before actually saving it (as suspected).
I read somewhere (probably on xamarin forums) that in Xamarin.ios we can add all the phone numbers as an array in one go.
private void test_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
List<ContentProviderOperation> ops = new List<ContentProviderOperation>();
ContentProviderOperation.Builder builder =
ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(RawContacts.ContentUri);
builder.WithValue(RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountType, null);
builder.WithValue(RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountName, null);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Name
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
StructuredName.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(StructuredName.FamilyName, "Added fname");
builder.WithValue(StructuredName.GivenName, "firstName");
ops.Add(builder.Build());
List<string> a = new List<string>();
a.Add("89892302398");
a.Add("93823239232");
//Number
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
cont.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(cont.Number,"83293982" ); //tried to pass array here a.ToArray()
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Type,
cont.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Label, "Work");
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Number, "808004038");
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Type,
cont.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Label, "Home");
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Add the new contact
ContentProviderResult[] res;
try
{
res = ContentResolver.ApplyBatch(Authority, ops);
Toast.MakeText(this, "contact saved !", ToastLength.Short).Show();
}
catch
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "contact not saved_message !", ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
}
In my project I am trying to restore contacts from a csv file which I previously created but the only problem is that I can't save a contact with multiple numbers. I should look like :
How I want the contact to look like after it's added
UPDATE : this is how my full function looks like :
//Restore Contacts
private void CreateCon_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "Create Contact Clicked", ToastLength.Short).Show();
// TextView txtv = FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.txt);
List<Contact> contacts = new List<Contact>();
List<Contact> ex_cons = new List<Contact>();
List<Contact> new_cons = new List<Contact>();
CursorLoader loader;
PUMservice.Service1 s = new PUMservice.Service1();
double loop;
Boolean boo;
s.GetLoopTimes("contacts", PhoneNumbers[0], out loop, out boo);
Toast.MakeText(this, "loops : " + loop, ToastLength.Short).Show();
for (int ij = 0; ij < loop; ij++)
{
ex_cons = ex_cons.Union(s.GetContacts(PhoneNumbers[0])).ToList();
}
Android.Net.Uri uri = contact.ContentUri;
Android.Net.Uri uri2 = cont.ContentUri;
string[] projection =
{
contact.InterfaceConsts.Id,
contact.InterfaceConsts.DisplayName,
contact.InterfaceConsts.ContactLastUpdatedTimestamp
};
string[] projection2 =
{
cont.InterfaceConsts.ContactId,
cont.Number,
cont.InterfaceConsts.Type,
};
loader = new CursorLoader(this, uri, projection, null, null, "contact_last_updated_timestamp Asc");
var cursor = (ICursor)loader.LoadInBackground();
if (cursor.MoveToFirst())
{
do
{
//Add call Logs
string id = cursor.GetLong(cursor.GetColumnIndex(projection[0])).ToString();
string name = cursor.GetString(cursor.GetColumnIndex(projection[1]));
string date = cursor.GetString(cursor.GetColumnIndex(projection[2]));
PUMservice.Contact c_temp = new PUMservice.Contact
{
Id = id,
Name = name,
};
var l2 = new CursorLoader(this, uri2, projection2, cont.InterfaceConsts.ContactId + " = ?", new string[] { id }, null);
var cursor2 = (ICursor)l2.LoadInBackground();
if (cursor2.MoveToFirst())
{
List<string> temp_no = new List<string>();
List<string> temp_type_list = new List<string>();
List<string> temp_numbers_list = new List<string>();
do
{
string number = cursor2.GetString(cursor2.GetColumnIndex(projection2[1]));
//string numb = number; // used so that original spaces and all for unique contacts can be maintained...just replace numb with number if you don't want it. for eg. 95-9223-5321 can be stored as it is
int typ = cursor2.GetInt(cursor2.GetColumnIndex(projection2[2]));
string temp_type = typ.ToString();
number = (number.Replace("-", "")).Replace(" ", "");
if (!(temp_no.Contains(number)))
{
temp_type_list.Add(temp_type);
temp_numbers_list.Add(number);
temp_no.Add(number);
}
} while (cursor2.MoveToNext());
c_temp.Type = temp_type_list.ToArray();
c_temp.Number = temp_numbers_list.ToArray();
}
contacts.Add(c_temp);
} while (cursor.MoveToNext());
}
int i = 1;
foreach(var single_con in ex_cons)
{
if(!(contacts.Exists(c=> c.Name == single_con.Name && c.Number.SequenceEqual(single_con.Number) && c.Type.SequenceEqual(single_con.Type))))
{
i++;
//add the contact
// new_cons.Add(single_con);
List<ContentProviderOperation> ops = new List<ContentProviderOperation>();
ContentProviderOperation.Builder builder =
ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(RawContacts.ContentUri);
builder.WithValue(RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountType, null);
builder.WithValue(RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountName, null);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Name
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, Convert.ToInt32(single_con.Id));
builder.WithValue(Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
StructuredName.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(StructuredName.DisplayName, "Added "+single_con.Name);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Number
for( int ix=0;i<single_con.Type.Length;i++)
{
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, Convert.ToInt32(single_con.Id));
builder.WithValue(Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
cont.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(cont.Number, single_con.Number[ix]);
builder.WithValue(cont.InterfaceConsts.Type,single_con.Type[ix]);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
}
//Add the new contact
ContentProviderResult[] res;
try
{
res = ContentResolver.ApplyBatch(Authority, ops);
Toast.MakeText(this, "Hahaahahaha contact saved ! "+i, ToastLength.Short).Show();
}
catch
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "contact not saved_message ! " + i, ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Toast.MakeText(this, ex.Message, ToastLength.Short).Show();
}
}
How to add a contact with multiple phone numbers in android via xamarin c#?
Modify your NewContact code like this :
public void NewContact(ref List<ContentProviderOperation> ops, string displayName, string Number1, string Number2, string Number3, string Number4)
{
ContentProviderOperation.Builder builder =
ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ContentUri);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountType, null);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.InterfaceConsts.AccountName, null);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Name
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.DisplayName, displayName);
//builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.GivenName, firstName);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Number1
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.Number, Number1);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Type,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Data2, (int)PhoneDataKind.Mobile);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
//Number2
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Number2))
{
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.Number, Number2);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Type,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Data2, (int)PhoneDataKind.Mobile);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Number3))
{
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.Number, Number3);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Type,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Data2, (int)PhoneDataKind.Mobile);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Number4))
{
builder = ContentProviderOperation.NewInsert(ContactsContract.Data.ContentUri);
builder.WithValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.RawContactId, 0);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.Data.InterfaceConsts.Mimetype,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.ContentItemType);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.Number, Number4);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Type,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.TypeCustom);
builder.WithValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.InterfaceConsts.Data2, (int)PhoneDataKind.Mobile);
ops.Add(builder.Build());
}
}
Then when you use this method add contact :
new_Contact_Button.Click += (sender, args) =>
{
List<ContentProviderOperation> ops = new List<ContentProviderOperation>();
NewContact(ref ops, "lizi", "1234" , "2234", "3234", "4234");
//Add the new contact
ContentProviderResult[] res;
try
{
res = ContentResolver.ApplyBatch(Authority, ops);
ops.Clear();//Add this line
Toast.MakeText(this, "contact saved !", ToastLength.Short).Show();
}
catch
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "contact not saved_message !", ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
}
Effect in my Mi 5s, in my Huawei Nexus 6P.
Add ops.Clear() when you save a contact.
public void SaveContacts(string filename)
{
var documentsPath = Android.OS.Environment.GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Android.OS.Environment.DirectoryDownloads);
var filePath = Path.Combine(documentsPath.AbsolutePath, filename);
var fileContent = File.ReadAllLines(filePath);
List<ContentProviderOperation> ops = new List<ContentProviderOperation>();
foreach (var strLine in fileContent)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(strLine))
continue;
var array = strLine.Split(new string[] { "\t", ":" }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
NewContact(...);
//Add the new contact
ContentProviderResult[] res;
res = ContentResolver.ApplyBatch(ContactsContract.Authority, ops);
ops.Clear();
}
}