How to Pick A Contact From Contact List In Android

Introduction

 

In this article, I will tell you how to import a contact from the contact list in Android.

 

When we want to send a  message, we must import contact from the contact list.

 

So using this article you can import contact from your contact list.

 

You must use the following procedure.

 

Step 1

 

Create a new project  "New" --> "Android Application project" then set the name to "Contact_picker".

 

Step 2

 

Open the Contact_picker/Manifest.xml file and update it using the following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.novoda"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
       <application android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".ContactSelector"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

Step 3

 

Open the Contact_picker/res/layout/activity_main.xml file and update it using the following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btn_contacts"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="8px"
        android:text="@string/Set_cnct" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/txt_contacts_name"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8px"
        android:textSize="24sp" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/txt_contacts_number"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="0.00"
        android:textSize="24sp"/>
</LinearLayout>

Step 4

 

Open the Contact_picker/res/values/string.xml file and update it using the following  code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">Contact_picker</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="menu_settings">Settings</string>
    <string name="Set_cnct">Import Contact</string>
</resources>

Step 5

 

Open Contact_picker/src/com.contact.picker/MainActivity.java and update it file using you picking contact logic as in the following:

package com.contact.picker;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.Contacts.People;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
        public static final int PICK_CONTACT    = 1;
        private Button                  btnContacts;
        private TextView                txtContacts1;
        private TextView                txtContacts2;
        @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
                setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
                btnContacts = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_contacts);
                txtContacts1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txt_contacts_name);
                txtContacts2 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txt_contacts_number);
                btnContacts.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onClick(View arg0) {
                                Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, People.CONTENT_URI);
                                startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_CONTACT);
                        }
                });
        }
        @Override
        public void onActivityResult(int reqCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
                super.onActivityResult(reqCode, resultCode, data);
                switch (reqCode) {
                        case (PICK_CONTACT):
                                if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
                                        Uri contactData = data.getData();
                                        Cursor c = managedQuery(contactData, null, null, null, null);
                                        if (c.moveToFirst()) {
                                                String name = c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(People.NAME))+" : c.getInt(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(People.NUMBER));
                                                //
                                                txtContacts1.setText(name);
                                        }
                                }
                                break;
                }
        }
}

Step 6

 

Run the application in an Android virtual device and see the output.

 

Import a Contact:

 

 

Choose a Contact from the list:

 

 

 

Imported Contact Name with Number: