mobileUpdateContact

Type

command

Summary

Allows the user to create a contact, based on some existing contact data.

Syntax

mobileUpdateContact <contactArray>, [<contactTitle>], [<message>], [<alternateName>]

Description

Allows the user to create a contact in the contact list, based on some existing contact information. The contact information is collected in a nested array structure that is defined as follows:

Use the mobileUpdateContact command to display a native iOS or Android contact update dialog that allows the user to create a contact list entry. Pre-existing contact information is provided as an array to this command.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
contactArray	array
contactTitle		The title that is to appear at the top of the user interface (iOS only)
message		Any message that is to be added to the user interface.
alternateName		An alternate name that is to be displayed in the contact user interface.

Examples

put "Just adding this" into tContact["note"]
put "Jobs Ave" into tContact["address"]["home"][1]["street"]
put "Job City" into tContact["address"]["home"][1]["city"]
put "test@livecode.com" into tContact["email"]["home"][1]
mobileUpdateContact tContact

Related

command: mobilePickDate, mobileRemoveContact, mobilePickMedia, mobilePickContact, mobileShowContact, mobilePick, mobileAddContact, mobileFindContact, mobileCreateContact

function: mobileGetContactData

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 5.5.1

OS

ios

android

Platforms

mobile