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ContactAddress

Contains address properties for a Contact object.

Properties

pref: Set to true if this ContactAddress contains the user's preferred value. (boolean)
type: A string indicating what type of field this is, home for example. (DOMString)
formatted: The full address formatted for display. (DOMString)
streetAddress: The full street address. (DOMString)
locality: The city or locality. (DOMString)
region: The state or region. (DOMString)
postalCode: The zip code or postal code. (DOMString)
country: The country name. (DOMString)

Details

The ContactAddress object stores the properties of a single address of a contact. A Contact object may include more than one address in a ContactAddress[] array.

Supported Platforms

Amazon Fire OS
Android
BlackBerry WebWorks 5.0+
iOS
Windows Phone 7 and 8
Windows 8

Quick Example

// display the address information for all contacts

function onSuccess(contacts) {
    for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
        for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].addresses.length; j++) {
            alert("Pref: "         + contacts[i].addresses[j].pref          + "\n" +
                "Type: "           + contacts[i].addresses[j].type          + "\n" +
                "Formatted: "      + contacts[i].addresses[j].formatted     + "\n" +
                "Street Address: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].streetAddress + "\n" +
                "Locality: "       + contacts[i].addresses[j].locality      + "\n" +
                "Region: "         + contacts[i].addresses[j].region        + "\n" +
                "Postal Code: "    + contacts[i].addresses[j].postalCode    + "\n" +
                "Country: "        + contacts[i].addresses[j].country);
        }
    }
};

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

// find all contacts
var options = new ContactFindOptions();
options.filter = "";
var filter = ["displayName", "addresses"];
navigator.contacts.find(filter, 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
        var options = new ContactFindOptions();
        options.filter = "";
        var filter = ["displayName", "addresses"];
        navigator.contacts.find(filter, onSuccess, onError, options);
    }

    // onSuccess: Get a snapshot of the current contacts
    //
    function onSuccess(contacts) {
        // display the address information for all contacts
        for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
            for (var j = 0; j < contacts[i].addresses.length; j++) {
                alert("Pref: "           + contacts[i].addresses[j].pref          + "\n" +
                      "Type: "           + contacts[i].addresses[j].type          + "\n" +
                      "Formatted: "      + contacts[i].addresses[j].formatted     + "\n" +
                      "Street Address: " + contacts[i].addresses[j].streetAddress + "\n" +
                      "Locality: "       + contacts[i].addresses[j].locality      + "\n" +
                      "Region: "         + contacts[i].addresses[j].region        + "\n" +
                      "Postal Code: "    + contacts[i].addresses[j].postalCode    + "\n" +
                      "Country: "        + contacts[i].addresses[j].country);
            }
        }
    };

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

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

Android 2.X Quirks

pref: Not supported, returning false on Android 2.X devices.

BlackBerry WebWorks 5.0+ Quirks

pref: Not supported on BlackBerry devices, returning false.
type: Partially supported. Only one each of Work and Home type addresses can be stored per contact.
formatted: Partially supported. Returns a concatenation of all BlackBerry address fields.
streetAddress: Supported. Returns a concatenation of BlackBerry address1 and address2 address fields.
locality: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry city address field.
region: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry stateProvince address field.
postalCode: Supported. Stored in BlackBerry zipPostal address field.
country: Supported.

iOS Quirks

pref: Not supported on iOS devices, returning false.
formatted: Currently not supported.