Android allows to read contacts using Contacts Provider. It manages access to a central repository that stores the contact details of the people. The Contacts Provider is a content provider component.
Application should have access to read contacts. So we need to request the READ_CONTACTS
permission in the manifest file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.app">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<application>
...
</application>
</manifest>
Using the method ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission()
we check if required permission was granted. If not, then we request permission by calling the method ActivityCompat.requestPermissions()
.
A ContentResolver
object resolves a URI to the Contacts Provider. The method ContentResolver.query()
returns a Cursor
. We iterate through the Cursor
using the method moveToNext()
to retrieve a list of contact ID, name and phone number.
package com.example.app
import android.Manifest
import android.content.pm.PackageManager
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.provider.ContactsContract
import android.util.Log
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity()
{
private val permission: String = Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS
private val requestCode: Int = 1
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, permission)
!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
) {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(permission), requestCode)
} else {
readContacts()
}
}
private fun readContacts()
{
val contactIdCol = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID
val nameCol = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
val numberCol = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER
val projection = arrayOf(contactIdCol, nameCol, numberCol)
val cursor = contentResolver.query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
projection, null, null, null
)
val contactIdIdx = cursor!!.getColumnIndex(contactIdCol)
val nameIdx = cursor.getColumnIndex(nameCol)
val numberIdx = cursor.getColumnIndex(numberCol)
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
val contactId = cursor.getString(contactIdIdx)
val name = cursor.getString(nameIdx)
val number = cursor.getString(numberIdx)
Log.d("MY_APP", "$contactId $name $number")
}
cursor.close()
}
}
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