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How to search Contacts with address (FORMATTED_ADDRESS) with one query?

I try to implement a live search over the users contacts, and I want to get the name, thumbnail and address (if there is one) of each matching contact.
The live search is running while the user is typing.
So he types ma and will get 'martin', 'matthews'...
He'll continue with mat and will only see 'matthews'
I try to achieve this with a single query like the following, but I always get the contact number in the FORMATTED_ADRESS field. I guess I have a JOIN problem, because I'm using ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds and ContactsContract.Contacts in the same query?
public static List<ContactModel> getContactsForQuery(Context context, String query) {
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.FORMATTED_ADDRESS
};
Uri uri = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI;
String selection = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " LIKE '%" + query + "%'";
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, null,null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
do {
String name = cursor.getString(0);
String thumbail = cursor.getString(1);
String formattedADress = cursor.getString(2);
}
while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
I actually solved my issue, with
querying for Contacts._ID, Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
start a second query with the Contacts._ID like the following
Cursor detailCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI,
new String[]{
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.STREET,
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.CITY,
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.POSTCODE
},
ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID + "=? AND "
+ CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.MIMETYPE + "=?",
new String[]{
String.valueOf(contactID),
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE
},
null);
but this will start a second query for every contact, which might not be the best approach.
So my final question is: is it possible to get this work with the first query?

Mmmh, very sad, that no one was able to answer my question and grab the bounty points ;-(
For the record, here's my working example. It solves the issue but I still think it's producing a big overload. On every user entry (afterTextchange) I call the getContactsDetailsQuery which first gets all users with their ID containing the query in their name (cursor) and afterwards I start another query (detailCursor) for every user to get the adress. To prevent the overload, i added an limit..
public static List<SearchModel> getContactDetailsForQuery(Context context, String query, int limit) {
final int CONTACT_ID_INDEX = 0;
final int CONTACT_NAME_INDEX = 1;
final int CONTACT_THUMBNAIL_INDEX = 2;
//my custom model to hold my results
List<SearchModel> results = new ArrayList<SearchModel>();
final String[] selectUser = new String[]{
Contacts._ID,
Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI};
String selection = Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " LIKE ?";
String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"%" + query + "%"};
String sortOrder = Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " ASC";
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, selectUser, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder, null);
int contactCounter = 0;
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
do {
String contactID = cursor.getString(CONTACT_ID_INDEX);
String displayName = cursor.getString(CONTACT_NAME_INDEX);
String thumbnail = cursor.getString(CONTACT_THUMBNAIL_INDEX);
//get user details with user id (this is the query i wanted to change in my question!!)
Cursor detailCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI,
new String[]{
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.FORMATTED_ADDRESS},
ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID + "=? AND " +
CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.MIMETYPE + "=?",
new String[]{String.valueOf(contactID), CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE},
null);
if (detailCursor != null && detailCursor.moveToFirst()) {
//special case: user has several address, query all of them
do {
String formattedAddress = detailCursor.getString(detailCursor.getColumnIndex(CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.FORMATTED_ADDRESS));
//user has serveral adress -> init model for each adress
SearchModel contact = new SearchModel();
results.add(contact);
contactCounter++;
} while (detailCursor.moveToNext() && contactCounter < limit);
} else {
//user has no adress -> init model
SearchModel contact = new SearchModel();
results.add(contact);
contactCounter++;
}
detailCursor.close();
} while (cursor.moveToNext() && contactCounter < limit);
}
cursor.close();
return results;
}

Include only person-based contacts when querying ContactsContract.Contacts

I have a SearchView in which if I type a name, it shows a autocomplete list of names matching it. However contacts like Facebook ambulance and AL Cricket also come in these results. How to exclude such results and only get those contacts that are of actual people?
Code I am using to get display name is this :
private String getDisplayNameForContact(Intent intent) {
Cursor phoneCursor = getContentResolver().query(intent.getData(), null, null, null, null);
phoneCursor.moveToFirst();
int idDisplayName = phoneCursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME);
String name = phoneCursor.getString(idDisplayName);
phoneCursor.close();
return name;
}

You need to add a selection and selection arguments to your contentResolver.query.
The arguments you want are:
String selection = ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP + " = ?";
String[] selectionArgs = {"1"};
You add them like so:
ContentResolver contentResolver = getActivity().getContentResolver();
Cursor contactsCursor = contentResolver.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, selection, selectionArgs, ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY);
The constant ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP determines what subgroup of contacts you are querying.

As you can see, when you call - query(intent.getData(), null, null, null, null) - get all list data. Where is null, theare is your selections parameters. It remains only to choose the appropriate options. Try my example, and swith different values (ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SomethingElse).
I hope this helps.
private static Cursor allContactsQuery(Context context) {
final String[] CONTACTS = new String[]{
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone._ID,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID,
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.LABEL,
ContactsContract.Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI,
ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY,
};
String SELECTION = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY +
"<>''" + " AND " + ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP + "=1" +
" AND " + ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER + "=1";
final String[] SELECTION_ARGS = null;
final String SORT_ORDER = ContactsContract.Contacts.SORT_KEY_PRIMARY;
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
CONTACTS,
SELECTION,
SELECTION_ARGS,
SORT_ORDER);
return cursor;
}

Query Contact members from a specified group?

I need to fetch the members for a specific group in android contacts.
I have the contact group names and their ID's
Can anyone provide me how to query the contacts provider for members in a particular group ?

Try this method:
private Cursor getContacts(String groupID) {
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID,
ContactsContract.Data.DISPLAY_NAME
};
String selection = null;
String[] selectionArgs = null;
if(groupID != null && !"".equals(groupID)) {
selection = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership.GROUP_ROW_ID
+ " = ?";
selectionArgs = new String[] { groupID };
}
else
selection = "1) GROUP BY (" + ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID;
String sortOrder = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
+ " COLLATE LOCALIZED ASC ";
return getContentResolver().query(uri, projection,
selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
}
This works on Android 2.3.3 and lower, but doesn't work on Android 4+ and I don't currently know why.
UPD.
Adding custom string parameter "GROUP BY" to SQL query is denied in Android 4+, so I've founded this workaround:
private Cursor getContacts(String groupID) {
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID,
ContactsContract.Data.DISPLAY_NAME
};
String selection = null;
String[] selectionArgs = null;
if(groupID != null && !"".equals(groupID)) {
selection = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership.GROUP_ROW_ID
+ " = ?";
selectionArgs = new String[] { groupID };
}
String sortOrder = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
+ " COLLATE LOCALIZED ASC ";
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri, projection,
selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
MatrixCursor result = new MatrixCursor(projection);
Set<Long> seen = new HashSet<Long>();
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
long raw = cursor.getLong(1);
if (!seen.contains(raw)) {
seen.add(raw);
result.addRow(new Object[] { cursor.getLong(0),
cursor.getLong(1), cursor.getString(2) });
}
}
return result;

Retrieving phone number from contact id : android

I'm trying to get contact data once a contact name has been clicked from my list view. As per the code below, I can log successfully the ID of my contact, but haven't managed to use the ContactsContract to retrieve the data. What's the best way to do this? (have tried Retrieve Contact Phone Number From URI in Android to not much avail)
EDIT 2 : Fixed code, now works
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
Log.v(TAG, "Activity State: onCreate()");
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.contact_manager);
mContactList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.contactList);
populateContactList();
mContactList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
String strid = Long.toString(id);
Cursor result = managedQuery(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, ContactsContract.Contacts._ID +" = ?", new String[]{strid}, null);
if (result.moveToFirst()) {
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(Data.CONTENT_URI,
new String[] {Data._ID, Phone.NUMBER, Phone.TYPE, Phone.LABEL},
Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID + "=?" + " AND "
+ Data.MIMETYPE + "='" + Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'",
new String[] {String.valueOf(strid)}, null);
if(c.moveToFirst()){
int phoneColumn = c.getColumnIndex("data1");
String phoneNumber = c.getString(phoneColumn);
Log.d("DATA",phoneNumber);
}
}
});
}
EDIT 1 : forgot some important stuff. The code is adapted from the ContactManager example from the Android dev site.
/**
* Populate the contact list based on account currently selected in the account spinner.
*/
private void populateContactList() {
// Build adapter with contact entries
Cursor cursor = getContacts();
String[] fields = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Data.DISPLAY_NAME
};
SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.contact_entry, cursor,
fields, new int[] {R.id.contactEntryText});
mContactList.setAdapter(adapter);
}
/**
* Obtains the contact list for the currently selected account.
*
* #return A cursor for for accessing the contact list.
*/
private Cursor getContacts()
{
// Run query
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
};
String selection = null;
String[] selectionArgs = null;
String sortOrder = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " COLLATE LOCALIZED ASC";
return managedQuery(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
}

Assuming you have a valid contactID, you can do this:
Cursor result = managedQuery(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null,
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID +" = ?",
new String[]{contactID}, null);
if (result.moveToFirst()) {
for(int i=0; i< result.getColumnCount(); i++){
Log.i("CONTACTSTAG", result.getColumnName(i) + ": "
+ result.getString(i));
}
}
You will have to change the ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI and the where clause to the table that you are querying. The above code will print out a bunch of general info about a contact.

Android get a cursor only with contacts that have an email listed

Friends I want Contacts which have email and also sort in ascending order..
any one know how to get this list and sort..
Please help me and thanks in advance.
I am using this code.
MatrixCursor matCur = new MatrixCursor(new String[] { Contacts._ID,
Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME, "photo_id", "starred" });
Cursor cEmail = WP7Main.this.managedQuery(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
cEmail.moveToFirst();
if (cEmail.moveToFirst())
{
// String name =
// cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(People.NAME));
String contactId = cEmail.getString(cEmail.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
Cursor emails = WP7Main.this.getContentResolver().query(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.CONTENT_URI,
null,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.CONTACT_ID+ " = " + contactId, null, null);
String emailAddress = "";
while (emails.moveToNext())
{
// This would allow you get several email addresses
if (emails.getString(emails.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.DATA)) != null)
{
String[] columnValues = {
cEmail.getString(cEmail
.getColumnIndex("_id")),
cEmail.getString(cEmail
.getColumnIndex("display_name")),
cEmail.getString(cEmail
.getColumnIndex("photo_id")),
cEmail.getString(cEmail
.getColumnIndex("starred")) };
matCur.addRow(columnValues);
}
}
emails.close();
}

Try this:
/**
* #return A managed cursor of email contacts for the given activity.
*/
public static Cursor buildFilteredEmailCursor(Activity activity) {
final String my_sort_order = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " COLLATE LOCALIZED ASC";
String my_selection = ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP + " = '1'";
String[] eproj = new String[]{
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.DATA};
Uri uri = android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.CONTENT_URI;
return activity.managedQuery(uri, eproj, my_selection, null, my_sort_order);
}

Use this query :
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(Data.CONTENT_URI,
new String[]{Data.CONTACT_ID, Data.DISPLAY_NAME, Email.ADDRESS},
Data.MIMETYPE + "=?", new String[] {Email.CONTENT_TYPE}, Data.DISPLAY_NAME /* use Email.ADDRESS if you want to sort it using that*/);