Export and import contacts to iPhone contacts database

Export....

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();

ABRecordRef person = ABPersonCreate();

CFErrorRef anError = NULL;

ABRecordSetValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty, @"Don Juan", NULL);

ABAddressBookAddRecord (addressBook,person,nil);

ABAddressBookSave(addressBook, &anError);

Import....

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate();

int noOfPerson = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBook);

NSMutableArray *allPeople = (NSMutableArray *)ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBook);

for(int i=0; i < noOfPerson; i++ ){

ABRecordRef person = [allPeople objectAtIndex:i];

if(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonEmailProperty) != NULL){  // Checks if email for the contact exists

}

NSString *firstName;

if(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty) != NULL){

firstName = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty)] stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet]];

NSLog(@"%@",firstName);

}

NSString *lastName;

if(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty) != NULL){

lastName = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty)] stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet]];

NSLog(@"---%@ ",lastName);

}

}