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CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName
Queries matching contacts for a name.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Contacts | 8.4 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName"; Name ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Name | The name to match against. | "Joe Miller" |
Result
Returns list or error.
Description
Queries matching contacts for a name.Returns list of contact identifiers.
This will use unified contacts, so data is merged from several sources.
Examples
Query name of first contact found with given name:
MBS("CNContact.Name"; GetValue ( MBS( "CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName"; "Joe Miller" ); 1))
See also
- CNContact.JSON
- CNContact.Name
- CNContactStore.Contacts
- CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingEmailAddress
- CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingPhoneNumber
- CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingURL
- CNContactStore.ContactsWithData
- CNContactStore.DataWithContacts
Release notes
- Version 10.1
- Fixed CNContactStore.Contacts, CNContactStore.UnifiedMeContact, CNContactStore.ContactsInGroup, CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName and others to work if your iOS application has not the entitlement to access notes in contacts.
Example Databases
Blog Entries
This function checks for a license.
Created 1st August 2018, last changed 21st September 2018
CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingEmailAddress - CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingPhoneNumber
