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+page.title=Displaying the Quick Contact Badge
+
+trainingnavtop=true
+@jd:body
+
+
+<div id="tb-wrapper">
+<div id="tb">
+
+<!-- table of contents -->
+<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
+<ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#AddView">Add a QuickContactBadge View</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#SetURIThumbnail">Set the Contact URI and Thumbnail</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#ListView">
+ Add a QuickContactBadge to a ListView
+ </a>
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+<!-- other docs (NOT javadocs) -->
+<h2>You should also read</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html">
+ Content Provider Basics
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">
+ Contacts Provider
+ </a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+
+<div class="download-box">
+ <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/ContactsList.zip" class="button">
+ Download the sample
+ </a>
+ <p class="filename">ContactsList.zip</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+<p>
+ This lesson shows you how to add a {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} to your UI
+ and how to bind data to it. A {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} is a widget that
+ initially appears as a thumbnail image. Although you can use any {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}
+ for the thumbnail image, you usually use a {@link android.graphics.Bitmap} decoded from the
+ contact's photo thumbnail image.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The small image acts as a control; when users click on the image, the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} expands into a dialog containing the following:
+</p>
+<dl>
+ <dt>A large image</dt>
+ <dd>
+ The large image associated with the contact, or no image is available, a placeholder
+ graphic.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ App icons
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ An app icon for each piece of detail data that can be handled by a built-in app. For
+ example, if the contact's details include one or more email addresses, an email icon
+ appears. When users click the icon, all of the contact's email addresses appear. When users
+ click one of the addresses, the email app displays a screen for composing a message to the
+ selected email address.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+<p>
+ The {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} view provides instant access to a contact's
+ details, as well as a fast way of communicating with the contact. Users don't have to look up
+ a contact, find and copy information, and then paste it into the appropriate app. Instead, they
+ can click on the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}, choose the communication method they
+ want to use, and send the information for that method directly to the appropriate app.
+</p>
+<h2 id="AddView">Add a QuickContactBadge View</h2>
+<p>
+ To add a {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}, insert a
+ <code>&lt;QuickContactBadge&gt;</code> element in your layout. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+&lt;RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ android:layout_width="match_parent"
+ android:layout_height="match_parent"&gt;
+...
+ &lt;QuickContactBadge
+ android:id=&#64;+id/quickbadge
+ android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+ android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+ android:scaleType="centerCrop"/&gt;
+ ...
+&lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
+</pre>
+<h2 id="">Retrieve provider data</h2>
+<p>
+ To display a contact in the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}, you need a content URI
+ for the contact and a {@link android.graphics.Bitmap} for the small image. You generate
+ both the content URI and the {@link android.graphics.Bitmap} from columns retrieved from the
+ Contacts Provider. Specify these columns as part of the projection you use to load data into
+ your {@link android.database.Cursor}.
+</p>
+<p>
+ For Android 3.0 (API level 11) and later, include the following columns in your projection:</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>{@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID}</li>
+ <li>{@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY}</li>
+ <li>
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI
+ Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI}
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+ For Android 2.3.3 (API level 10) and earlier, use the following columns:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>{@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID}</li>
+ <li>{@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY}</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+ The remainder of this lesson assumes that you've already loaded a
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} that contains these columns as well as others you may have
+ chosen. To learn how to retrieve this columns in a {@link android.database.Cursor}, read the
+ lesson <a href="retrieve-names.html">Retrieving a List of Contacts</a>.
+</p>
+<h2 id="SetURIThumbnail">Set the Contact URI and Thumbnail</h2>
+<p>
+ Once you have the necessary columns, you can bind data to the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}.
+</p>
+<h3>Set the Contact URI</h3>
+<p>
+ To set the content URI for the contact, call
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#getLookupUri getLookupUri(id,lookupKey)} to
+ get a {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI}, then
+ call {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge#assignContactUri assignContactUri()} to set the
+ contact. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // The Cursor that contains contact rows
+ Cursor mCursor;
+ // The index of the _ID column in the Cursor
+ int mIdColumn;
+ // The index of the LOOKUP_KEY column in the Cursor
+ int mLookupKeyColumn;
+ // A content URI for the desired contact
+ Uri mContactUri;
+ // A handle to the QuickContactBadge view
+ QuickContactBadge mBadge;
+ ...
+ mBadge = (QuickContactBadge) findViewById(R.id.quickbadge);
+ /*
+ * Insert code here to move to the desired cursor row
+ */
+ // Gets the _ID column index
+ mIdColumn = mCursor.getColumnIndex(Contacts._ID);
+ // Gets the LOOKUP_KEY index
+ mLookupKeyColumn = mCursor.getColumnIndex(Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY);
+ // Gets a content URI for the contact
+ mContactUri =
+ Contacts.getLookupUri(
+ Cursor.getLong(mIdColumn),
+ Cursor.getString(mLookupKeyColumn)
+ );
+ mBadge.assignContactUri(mContactUri);
+</pre>
+<p>
+ When users click the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} icon, the contact's
+ details automatically appear in the dialog.
+</p>
+<h3>Set the photo thumbnail</h3>
+<p>
+ Setting the contact URI for the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} does not automatically
+ load the contact's thumbnail photo. To load the photo, get a URI for the photo from the
+ contact's {@link android.database.Cursor} row, use it to open the file containing the compressed
+ thumbnail photo, and read the file into a {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> The
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI} column isn't available
+ in platform versions prior to 3.0. For those versions, you must retrieve the URI
+ from the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo Contacts.Photo} subtable.
+</p>
+<p>
+ First, set up variables for accessing the {@link android.database.Cursor} containing the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID} and
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY} columns, as
+ described previously:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // The column in which to find the thumbnail ID
+ int mThumbnailColumn;
+ /*
+ * The thumbnail URI, expressed as a String.
+ * Contacts Provider stores URIs as String values.
+ */
+ String mThumbnailUri;
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Gets the photo thumbnail column index if
+ * platform version &gt;= Honeycomb
+ */
+ if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+ mThumbnailColumn =
+ mCursor.getColumnIndex(Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI);
+ // Otherwise, sets the thumbnail column to the _ID column
+ } else {
+ mThumbnailColumn = mIdColumn;
+ }
+ /*
+ * Assuming the current Cursor position is the contact you want,
+ * gets the thumbnail ID
+ */
+ mThumbnailUri = Cursor.getString(mThumbnailColumn);
+ ...
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Define a method that takes photo-related data for the contact and dimensions for the
+ destination view, and returns the properly-sized thumbnail in a
+ {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}. Start by constructing a URI that points to the
+ thumbnail:
+<p>
+<pre>
+ /**
+ * Load a contact photo thumbnail and return it as a Bitmap,
+ * resizing the image to the provided image dimensions as needed.
+ * @param photoData photo ID Prior to Honeycomb, the contact's _ID value.
+ * For Honeycomb and later, the value of PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI.
+ * @return A thumbnail Bitmap, sized to the provided width and height.
+ * Returns null if the thumbnail is not found.
+ */
+ private Bitmap loadContactPhotoThumbnail(String photoData) {
+ // Creates an asset file descriptor for the thumbnail file.
+ AssetFileDescriptor afd = null;
+ // try-catch block for file not found
+ try {
+ // Creates a holder for the URI.
+ Uri thumbUri;
+ // If Android 3.0 or later
+ if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
+ &gt;=
+ Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+ // Sets the URI from the incoming PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI
+ thumbUri = Uri.parse(photoData);
+ } else {
+ // Prior to Android 3.0, constructs a photo Uri using _ID
+ /*
+ * Creates a contact URI from the Contacts content URI
+ * incoming photoData (_ID)
+ */
+ final Uri contactUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(
+ Contacts.CONTENT_URI, photoData);
+ /*
+ * Creates a photo URI by appending the content URI of
+ * Contacts.Photo.
+ */
+ thumbUri =
+ Uri.withAppendedPath(
+ contactUri, Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Retrieves an AssetFileDescriptor object for the thumbnail
+ * URI
+ * using ContentResolver.openAssetFileDescriptor
+ */
+ afd = getActivity().getContentResolver().
+ openAssetFileDescriptor(thumbUri, "r");
+ /*
+ * Gets a file descriptor from the asset file descriptor.
+ * This object can be used across processes.
+ */
+ FileDescriptor fileDescriptor = afd.getFileDescriptor();
+ // Decode the photo file and return the result as a Bitmap
+ // If the file descriptor is valid
+ if (fileDescriptor != null) {
+ // Decodes the bitmap
+ return BitmapFactory.decodeFileDescriptor(
+ fileDescriptor, null, null);
+ }
+ // If the file isn't found
+ } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+ /*
+ * Handle file not found errors
+ */
+ }
+ // In all cases, close the asset file descriptor
+ } finally {
+ if (afd != null) {
+ try {
+ afd.close();
+ } catch (IOException e) {}
+ }
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Call the <code>loadContactPhotoThumbnail()</code> method in your code to get the
+ thumbnail {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}, and use the result to set the photo thumbnail in
+ your {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Decodes the thumbnail file to a Bitmap.
+ */
+ Bitmap mThumbnail =
+ loadContactPhotoThumbnail(mThumbnailUri);
+ /*
+ * Sets the image in the QuickContactBadge
+ * QuickContactBadge inherits from ImageView, so
+ */
+ mBadge.setImageBitmap(mThumbnail);
+</pre>
+<h2 id="ListView">Add a QuickContactBadge to a ListView</h2>
+<p>
+ A {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} is a useful addition to a
+ {@link android.widget.ListView} that displays a list of contacts. Use the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} to display a thumbnail photo for each contact; when
+ users click the thumbnail, the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} dialog appears.
+</p>
+<h3>Add the QuickContactBadge element</h3>
+<p>
+ To start, add a {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} view element to your item layout
+ For example, if you want to display a {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} and a name for
+ each contact you retrieve, put the following XML into a layout file:
+</p>
+<pre>
+&lt;RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ android:layout_width="match_parent"
+ android:layout_height="wrap_content"&gt;
+ &lt;QuickContactBadge
+ android:id="&#64;+id/quickcontact"
+ android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+ android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+ android:scaleType="centerCrop"/&gt;
+ &lt;TextView android:id="&#64;+id/displayname"
+ android:layout_width="match_parent"
+ android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+ android:layout_toRightOf="&#64;+id/quickcontact"
+ android:gravity="center_vertical"
+ android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+ android:layout_alignParentTop="true"/&gt;
+&lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
+</pre>
+<p>
+ In the following sections, this file is referred to as <code>contact_item_layout.xml</code>.
+</p>
+<h3>Set up a custom CursorAdapter</h3>
+<p>
+ To bind a {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter} to a {@link android.widget.ListView}
+ containing a {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}, define a custom adapter that
+ extends {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter}. This approach allows you to process the
+ data in the {@link android.database.Cursor} before you bind it to the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}. This approach also allows you to bind multiple
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} columns to the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}. Neither
+ of these operations is possible in a regular {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter}.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The subclass of {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter} that you define must
+ override the following methods:
+</p>
+<dl>
+ <dt>{@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#newView CursorAdapter.newView()}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ Inflates a new {@link android.view.View} object to hold the item layout. In the override
+ of this method, store handles to the child {@link android.view.View} objects of the layout,
+ including the child {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}. By taking this approach, you
+ avoid having to get handles to the child {@link android.view.View} objects each time you
+ inflate a new layout.
+ <p>
+ You must override this method so you can get handles to the individual child
+ {@link android.view.View} objects. This technique allows you to control their binding in
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#bindView CursorAdapter.bindView()}.
+ </p>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>{@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#bindView CursorAdapter.bindView()}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ Moves data from the current {@link android.database.Cursor} row to the child
+ {@link android.view.View} objects of the item layout. You must override this method so
+ you can bind both the contact's URI and thumbnail to the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge}. The default implementation only allows a 1-to-1
+ mapping between a column and a {@link android.view.View}
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+<p>
+ The following code snippet contains an example of a custom subclass of
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter}:
+</p>
+<h3>Define the custom list adapter</h3>
+<p>
+ Define the subclass of {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter} including its
+ constructor, and override
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#newView newView()} and
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#bindView bindView()}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ /**
+ *
+ *
+ */
+ private class ContactsAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
+ private LayoutInflater mInflater;
+ ...
+ public ContactsAdapter(Context context) {
+ super(context, null, 0);
+
+ /*
+ * Gets an inflater that can instantiate
+ * the ListView layout from the file.
+ */
+ mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
+ ...
+ }
+ ...
+ /**
+ * Defines a class that hold resource IDs of each item layout
+ * row to prevent having to look them up each time data is
+ * bound to a row.
+ */
+ private class ViewHolder {
+ TextView displayname;
+ QuickContactBadge quickcontact;
+ }
+ ..
+ &#64;Override
+ public View newView(
+ Context context,
+ Cursor cursor,
+ ViewGroup viewGroup) {
+ /* Inflates the item layout. Stores resource IDs in a
+ * in a ViewHolder class to prevent having to look
+ * them up each time bindView() is called.
+ */
+ final View itemView =
+ mInflater.inflate(
+ R.layout.contact_list_layout,
+ viewGroup,
+ false
+ );
+ final ViewHolder holder = new ViewHolder();
+ holder.displayname =
+ (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.displayname);
+ holder.quickcontact =
+ (QuickContactBadge)
+ view.findViewById(R.id.quickcontact);
+ view.setTag(holder);
+ return view;
+ }
+ ...
+ &#64;Override
+ public void bindView(
+ View view,
+ Context context,
+ Cursor cursor) {
+ final ViewHolder holder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();
+ final String photoData =
+ cursor.getString(mPhotoDataIndex);
+ final String displayName =
+ cursor.getString(mDisplayNameIndex);
+ ...
+ // Sets the display name in the layout
+ holder.displayname = cursor.getString(mDisplayNameIndex);
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Generates a contact URI for the QuickContactBadge.
+ */
+ final Uri contactUri = Contacts.getLookupUri(
+ cursor.getLong(mIdIndex),
+ cursor.getString(mLookupKeyIndex));
+ holder.quickcontact.assignContactUri(contactUri);
+ String photoData = cursor.getString(mPhotoDataIndex);
+ /*
+ * Decodes the thumbnail file to a Bitmap.
+ * The method loadContactPhotoThumbnail() is defined
+ * in the section "Set the Contact URI and Thumbnail"
+ */
+ Bitmap thumbnailBitmap =
+ loadContactPhotoThumbnail(photoData);
+ /*
+ * Sets the image in the QuickContactBadge
+ * QuickContactBadge inherits from ImageView
+ */
+ holder.quickcontact.setImageBitmap(thumbnailBitmap);
+ }
+</pre>
+
+<h3>Set up variables</h3>
+<p>
+ In your code, set up variables, including a {@link android.database.Cursor} projection that
+ includes the necessary columns.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> The following code snippets use the method
+ <code>loadContactPhotoThumbnail()</code>, which is defined in the section
+ <a href="#SetURIThumbnail">Set the Contact URI and Thumbnail</a>
+</p>
+<p>
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+public class ContactsFragment extends Fragment implements
+ LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks&lt;Cursor&gt; {
+...
+ // Defines a ListView
+ private ListView mListView;
+ // Defines a ContactsAdapter
+ private ContactsAdapter mAdapter;
+ ...
+ // Defines a Cursor to contain the retrieved data
+ private Cursor mCursor;
+ /*
+ * Defines a projection based on platform version. This ensures
+ * that you retrieve the correct columns.
+ */
+ private static final String[] PROJECTION =
+ {
+ Contacts._ID,
+ Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY,
+ (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;=
+ Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) ?
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY :
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
+ (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;=
+ Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) ?
+ Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_ID :
+ /*
+ * Although it's not necessary to include the
+ * column twice, this keeps the number of
+ * columns the same regardless of version
+ */
+ Contacts_ID
+ ...
+ };
+ /*
+ * As a shortcut, defines constants for the
+ * column indexes in the Cursor. The index is
+ * 0-based and always matches the column order
+ * in the projection.
+ */
+ // Column index of the _ID column
+ private int mIdIndex = 0;
+ // Column index of the LOOKUP_KEY column
+ private int mLookupKeyIndex = 1;
+ // Column index of the display name column
+ private int mDisplayNameIndex = 3;
+ /*
+ * Column index of the photo data column.
+ * It's PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI for Honeycomb and later,
+ * and _ID for previous versions.
+ */
+ private int mPhotoDataIndex =
+ Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ?
+ 3 :
+ 0;
+ ...
+</pre>
+<h3>Set up the ListView</h3>
+<p>
+ In {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#onCreate Fragment.onCreate()}, instantiate the custom
+ cursor adapter and get a handle to the {@link android.widget.ListView}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Instantiates the subclass of
+ * CursorAdapter
+ */
+ ContactsAdapter mContactsAdapter =
+ new ContactsAdapter(getActivity());
+ /*
+ * Gets a handle to the ListView in the file
+ * contact_list_layout.xml
+ */
+ mListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.layout.contact_list_layout);
+ ...
+ }
+ ...
+</pre>
+<p>
+ In {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#onActivityCreated onActivityCreated()}, bind the
+ <code>ContactsAdapter</code> to the {@link android.widget.ListView}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ ...
+ // Sets up the adapter for the ListView
+ mListView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
+ ...
+ }
+ ...
+</pre>
+<p>
+ When you get back a {@link android.database.Cursor} containing the contacts data, usually in
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoadFinished onLoadFinished()},
+ call {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter#swapCursor swapCursor()} to move the
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} data to the {@link android.widget.ListView}. This displays the
+ {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} for each entry in the list of contacts:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ public void onLoadFinished(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader, Cursor cursor) {
+ // When the loader has completed, swap the cursor into the adapter.
+ mContactsAdapter.swapCursor(cursor);
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ When you bind a {@link android.database.Cursor} to a
+ {@link android.widget.ListView} with a {@link android.support.v4.widget.CursorAdapter}
+ (or subclass), and you use a {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} to load the
+ {@link android.database.Cursor}, always clear references to the {@link android.database.Cursor}
+ in your implementation of
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoaderReset onLoaderReset()}.
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onLoaderReset(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader) {
+ // Removes remaining reference to the previous Cursor
+ mContactsAdapter.swapCursor(null);
+ }
+</pre>
diff --git a/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/index.jd b/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/index.jd
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+page.title=Accessing Contacts Data
+
+trainingnavtop=true
+startpage=true
+
+@jd:body
+
+<div id="tb-wrapper">
+<div id="tb">
+
+<!-- Required platform, tools, add-ons, devices, knowledge, etc. -->
+<h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>Android 2.0 (API Level 5) or higher</li>
+ <li>Experience in using {@link android.content.Intent} objects</li>
+ <li>Experience in using content providers</li>
+</ul>
+
+<!-- related docs (NOT javadocs) -->
+<h2>You should also read</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html">
+ Content Provider Basics</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">
+ Contacts Provider</a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+
+<div class="download-box">
+ <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/ContactsList.zip" class="button">
+ Download the sample
+ </a>
+ <p class="filename">ContactsList.zip</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ The <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">Contacts Provider</a> is
+ the central repository of the user's contacts information, including data from contacts apps and
+ social networking apps. In your apps, you can access Contacts Provider information directly by
+ calling {@link android.content.ContentResolver} methods or by sending intents to a contacts app.
+</p>
+<p>
+ This class focuses on retrieving lists of contacts, displaying the details for a particular
+ contact, and modifying contacts using intents. The basic techniques described
+ here can be extended to perform more complex tasks. In addition, this class helps you
+ understand the overall structure and operation of the
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">Contacts Provider</a>.
+</p>
+<h2>Lessons</h2>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>
+ <b><a href="retrieve-names.html">Retrieving a List of Contacts</a></b>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Learn how to retrieve a list of contacts for which the data matches all or part of a search
+ string, using the following techniques:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Match by contact name</li>
+ <li>Match any type of contact data</li>
+ <li>Match a specific type of contact data, such as a phone number</li>
+ </ul>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ <b><a href="retrieve-details.html">Retrieving Details for a Contact</a></b>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Learn how to retrieve the details for a single contact. A contact's details are data
+ such as phone numbers and email addresses. You can retrieve all details, or you can
+ retrieve details of a specific type, such as all email addresses.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ <b><a href="modify-data.html">Modifying Contacts Using Intents</a></b>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Learn how to modify a contact by sending an intent to the People app.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ <b>
+ <a href="display-contact-badge.html">Displaying the Quick Contact Badge</a>
+ </b>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Learn how to display the {@link android.widget.QuickContactBadge} widget. When the user
+ clicks the contact badge widget, a dialog opens that displays the contact's details and
+ action buttons for apps that can handle the details. For example, if the contact has an
+ email address, the dialog displays an action button for the default email app.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
diff --git a/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/modify-data.jd b/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/modify-data.jd
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+page.title=Modifying Contacts Using Intents
+trainingnavtop=true
+@jd:body
+<div id="tb-wrapper">
+<div id="tb">
+
+<!-- table of contents -->
+<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
+<ol>
+ <li><a href="#InsertContact">Insert a New Contact Using an Intent</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#EditContact">Edit an Existing Contact Using an Intent</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#InsertEdit">Let Users Choose to Insert or Edit Using an Intent</a>
+</ol>
+<h2>You should also read</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html">
+ Content Provider Basics
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">
+ Contacts Provider
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/intents-filters.html">Intents and Intent Filters</a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+
+<div class="download-box">
+ <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/ContactsList.zip" class="button">
+ Download the sample
+ </a>
+ <p class="filename">ContactsList.zip</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+<p>
+ This lesson shows you how to use an {@link android.content.Intent} to insert a new contact or
+ modify a contact's data. Instead of accessing the Contacts Provider directly, an
+ {@link android.content.Intent} starts the contacts app, which runs the appropriate
+ {@link android.app.Activity}. For the modification actions described in this lesson,
+ if you send extended data in the {@link android.content.Intent} it's entered into the UI of the
+ {@link android.app.Activity} that is started.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Using an {@link android.content.Intent} to insert or update a single contact is the preferred
+ way of modifying the Contacts Provider, for the following reasons:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>It saves you the time and and effort of developing your own UI and code.</li>
+ <li>
+ It avoids introducing errors caused by modifications that don't follow the
+ Contacts Provider's rules.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ It reduces the number of permissions you need to request. Your app doesn't need permission
+ to write to the Contacts Provider, because it delegates modifications to the contacts app,
+ which already has that permission.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="InsertContact">Insert a New Contact Using an Intent</h2>
+<p>
+ You often want to allow the user to insert a new contact when your app receives new data. For
+ example, a restaurant review app can allow users to add the restaurant as a contact as they're
+ reviewing it. To do this using an intent, create the intent using as much data as you have
+ available, and then send the intent to the contacts app.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Inserting a contact using the contacts app inserts a new <em>raw</em> contact into the Contacts
+ Provider's {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContacts} table. If necessary,
+ the contacts app prompts users for the account type and account to use when creating the raw
+ contact. The contacts app also notifies users if the raw contact already exists. Users then have
+ option of canceling the insertion, in which case no contact is created. To learn
+ more about raw contacts, see the
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">Contacts Provider</a>
+ API guide.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Create an Intent</h3>
+<p>
+ To start, create a new {@link android.content.Intent} object with the action
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Intents.Insert#ACTION Intents.Insert.ACTION}.
+ Set the MIME type to {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContacts#CONTENT_TYPE
+ RawContacts.CONTENT_TYPE}. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+...
+// Creates a new Intent to insert a contact
+Intent intent = new Intent(Intents.Insert.ACTION);
+// Sets the MIME type to match the Contacts Provider
+intent.setType(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_TYPE);
+</pre>
+<p>
+ If you already have details for the contact, such as a phone number or email address, you can
+ insert them into the intent as extended data. For a key value, use the appropriate constant from
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Intents.Insert Intents.Insert}. The contacts app
+ displays the data in its insert screen, allowing users to make further edits and additions.
+</p>
+<pre>
+/* Assumes EditText fields in your UI contain an email address
+ * and a phone number.
+ *
+ */
+private EditText mEmailAddress = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.email);
+private EditText mPhoneNumber = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.phone);
+...
+/*
+ * Inserts new data into the Intent. This data is passed to the
+ * contacts app's Insert screen
+ */
+// Inserts an email address
+intent.putExtra(Intents.Insert.EMAIL, mEmailAddress.getText())
+/*
+ * In this example, sets the email type to be a work email.
+ * You can set other email types as necessary.
+ */
+ .putExtra(Intents.Insert.EMAIL_TYPE, CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE_WORK)
+// Inserts a phone number
+ .putExtra(Intents.Insert.PHONE, mPhoneNumber.getText())
+/*
+ * In this example, sets the phone type to be a work phone.
+ * You can set other phone types as necessary.
+ */
+ .putExtra(Intents.Insert.PHONE_TYPE, Phone.TYPE_WORK);
+
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Once you've created the {@link android.content.Intent}, send it by calling
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#startActivity startActivity()}.
+</p>
+<pre>
+ /* Sends the Intent
+ */
+ startActivity(intent);
+</pre>
+<p>
+ This call opens a screen in the contacts app that allows users to enter a new contact. The
+ account type and account name for the contact is listed at the top of the screen. Once users
+ enter the data and click <i>Done</i>, the contacts app's contact list appears. Users return to
+ your app by clicking <i>Back</i>.
+</p>
+<h2 id="EditContact">Edit an Existing Contact Using an Intent</h2>
+<p>
+ Editing an existing contact using an {@link android.content.Intent} is useful if the user
+ has already chosen a contact of interest. For example, an app that finds contacts that have
+ postal addresses but lack a postal code could give users the option of looking up the code and
+ then adding it to the contact.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To edit an existing contact using an intent, use a procedure similar to
+ inserting a contact. Create an intent as described in the section
+ <a href="#InsertContact">Insert a New Contact Using an Intent</a>, but add the contact's
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI
+ Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI} and the MIME type
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE
+ Contacts.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE} to the intent. If you want to edit the contact with details you
+ already have, you can put them in the intent's extended data. Notice that some
+ name columns can't be edited using an intent; these columns are listed in the summary
+ section of the API reference for the class {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts}
+ under the heading "Update".
+</p>
+<p>
+ Finally, send the intent. In response, the contacts app displays an edit screen. When the user
+ finishes editing and saves the edits, the contacts app displays a contact list. When the user
+ clicks <i>Back</i>, your app is displayed.
+</p>
+<div class="sidebox-wrapper">
+<div class="sidebox">
+ <h2>Contacts Lookup Key</h2>
+ <p>
+ A contact's {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactsColumns#LOOKUP_KEY} value is
+ the identifier that you should use to retrieve a contact. It remains constant,
+ even if the provider changes the contact's row ID to handle internal operations.
+ </p>
+</div>
+</div>
+<h3>Create the Intent</h3>
+<p>
+ To edit a contact, call {@link android.content.Intent#Intent Intent(action)} to
+ create an intent with the action {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_EDIT}. Call
+ {@link android.content.Intent#setDataAndType setDataAndType()} to set the data value for the
+ intent to the contact's {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI
+ Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI} and the MIME type to
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE
+ Contacts.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE} MIME type; because a call to
+ {@link android.content.Intent#setType setType()} overwrites the current data value for the
+ {@link android.content.Intent}, you must set the data and the MIME type at the same time.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To get a contact's {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI
+ Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI}, call
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#getLookupUri
+ Contacts.getLookupUri(id, lookupkey)} with the contact's
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID} and
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY} values as
+ arguments.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The following snippet shows you how to create an intent:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // The Cursor that contains the Contact row
+ public Cursor mCursor;
+ // The index of the lookup key column in the cursor
+ public int mLookupKeyIndex;
+ // The index of the contact's _ID value
+ public int mIdIndex;
+ // The lookup key from the Cursor
+ public String mCurrentLookupKey;
+ // The _ID value from the Cursor
+ public long mCurrentId;
+ // A content URI pointing to the contact
+ Uri mSelectedContactUri;
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Once the user has selected a contact to edit,
+ * this gets the contact's lookup key and _ID values from the
+ * cursor and creates the necessary URI.
+ */
+ // Gets the lookup key column index
+ mLookupKeyIndex = mCursor.getColumnIndex(Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY);
+ // Gets the lookup key value
+ mCurrentLookupKey = mCursor.getString(mLookupKeyIndex);
+ // Gets the _ID column index
+ mIdIndex = mCursor.getColumnIndex(Contacts._ID);
+ mCurrentId = mCursor.getLong(mIdIndex);
+ mSelectedContactUri =
+ Contacts.getLookupUri(mCurrentId, mCurrentLookupKey);
+ ...
+ // Creates a new Intent to edit a contact
+ Intent editIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_EDIT);
+ /*
+ * Sets the contact URI to edit, and the data type that the
+ * Intent must match
+ */
+ editIntent.setDataAndType(mSelectedContactUri,Contacts.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
+</pre>
+<h3>Add the navigation flag</h3>
+<p>
+ In Android 4.0 (API version 14) and later, a problem in the contacts app causes incorrect
+ navigation. When your app sends an edit intent to the contacts app, and users edit and save a
+ contact, when they click <i>Back</i> they see the contacts list screen. To navigate back to
+ your app, they have to click <i>Recents</i> and choose your app.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To work around this problem in Android 4.0.3 (API version 15) and later, add the extended
+ data key {@code finishActivityOnSaveCompleted} to the intent, with a value of {@code true}.
+ Android versions prior to Android 4.0 accept this key, but it has no effect. To set the
+ extended data, do the following:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Sets the special extended data for navigation
+ editIntent.putExtra("finishActivityOnSaveCompleted", true);
+</pre>
+<h3>Add other extended data</h3>
+<p>
+ To add additional extended data to the {@link android.content.Intent}, call
+ {@link android.content.Intent#putExtra putExtra()} as desired.
+ You can add extended data for common contact fields by using the key values specified in
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Intents.Insert Intents.Insert}. Remember that some
+ columns in the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts} table can't be modified.
+ These columns are listed in the summary section of the API reference for the class
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts} under the heading "Update".
+</p>
+
+<h3>Send the Intent</h3>
+<p>
+ Finally, send the intent you've constructed. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Sends the Intent
+ startActivity(editIntent);
+</pre>
+<h2 id="InsertEdit">Let Users Choose to Insert or Edit Using an Intent</h2>
+<p>
+ You can allow users to choose whether to insert a contact or edit an existing one by sending
+ an {@link android.content.Intent} with the action
+ {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_INSERT_OR_EDIT}. For example, an email client app could
+ allow users to add an incoming email address to a new contact, or add it as an additional
+ address for an existing contact. Set the MIME type for this intent to
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE Contacts.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE},
+ but don't set the data URI.
+</p>
+<p>
+ When you send this intent, the contacts app displays a list of contacts.
+ Users can either insert a new contact or pick an existing contact and edit it.
+ Any extended data fields you add to the intent populates the screen that appears. You can use
+ any of the key values specified in {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Intents.Insert
+ Intents.Insert}. The following code snippet shows how to construct and send the intent:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Creates a new Intent to insert or edit a contact
+ Intent intentInsertEdit = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_INSERT_OR_EDIT);
+ // Sets the MIME type
+ intentInsertEdit.setType(Contacts.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
+ // Add code here to insert extended data, if desired
+ ...
+ // Sends the Intent with an request ID
+ startActivity(intentInsertEdit);
+</pre>
diff --git a/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/retrieve-details.jd b/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/retrieve-details.jd
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+page.title=Retrieving Details for a Contact
+
+trainingnavtop=true
+@jd:body
+
+<div id="tb-wrapper">
+<div id="tb">
+
+<!-- table of contents -->
+<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
+<ol>
+ <li><a href="#RetrieveAll">Retrieve All Details for a Contact</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#RetrieveSpecific">Retrieve Specific Details for a Contact</a></li>
+</ol>
+
+<!-- other docs (NOT javadocs) -->
+<h2>You should also read</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html">
+ Content Provider Basics</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">
+ Contacts Provider</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/loaders.html">Loaders</a>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+
+<div class="download-box">
+ <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/ContactsList.zip" class="button">
+ Download the sample
+ </a>
+ <p class="filename">ContactsList.zip</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+<p>
+ This lesson shows how to retrieve detail data for a contact, such as email addresses, phone
+ numbers, and so forth. It's the details that users are looking for when they retrieve a contact.
+ You can give them all the details for a contact, or only display details of a particular type,
+ such as email addresses.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The steps in this lesson assume that you already have a
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts} row for a contact the user has picked.
+ The <a href="retrieve-names.html">Retrieving Contact Names</a> lesson shows how to
+ retrieve a list of contacts.
+</p>
+<h2 id="RetrieveAll">Retrieve All Details for a Contact</h2>
+<p>
+ To retrieve all the details for a contact, search the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table for any rows that contain the contact's
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#LOOKUP_KEY}. This column is available in
+ the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table, because the Contacts
+ Provider makes an implicit join between the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts}
+ table and the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table. The
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY} column is described
+ in more detail in the <a href="retrieve-names.html">Retrieving Contact Names</a> lesson.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> Retrieving all the details for a contact reduces the performance of a
+ device, because it needs to retrieve all of the columns in the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table. Consider the performance impact before
+ you use this technique.
+</p>
+<h3>Request permissions</h3>
+<p>
+ To read from the Contacts Provider, your app must have
+ {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CONTACTS READ_CONTACTS} permission.
+ To request this permission, add the following child element of
+ <code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html">
+ &lt;manifest&gt;</a></code> to your manifest file:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" /&gt;
+</pre>
+<h3>Set up a projection</h3>
+<p>
+ Depending on the data type a row contains, it may use only a few columns or many. In addition,
+ the data is in different columns depending on the data type.
+ To ensure you get all the possible columns for all possible data types, you need to add all the
+ column names to your projection. Always retrieve
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#_ID Data._ID} if you're binding the result
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} to a {@link android.widget.ListView}; otherwise, the binding
+ won't work. Also retrieve {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE Data.MIMETYPE}
+ so you can identify the data type of each row you retrieve. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ private static final String PROJECTION =
+ {
+ Data._ID,
+ Data.MIMETYPE,
+ Data.DATA1,
+ Data.DATA2,
+ Data.DATA3,
+ Data.DATA4,
+ Data.DATA5,
+ Data.DATA6,
+ Data.DATA7,
+ Data.DATA8,
+ Data.DATA9,
+ Data.DATA10,
+ Data.DATA11,
+ Data.DATA12,
+ Data.DATA13,
+ Data.DATA14,
+ Data.DATA15
+ };
+</pre>
+<p>
+ This projection retrieves all the columns for a row in the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table, using the column names defined in
+ the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} class.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Optionally, you can also use any other column constants defined in or inherited by the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} class. Notice, however, that the columns
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.DataColumns#SYNC1} through
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.DataColumns#SYNC4} are meant to be used by sync
+ adapters, so their data is not useful.
+</p>
+<h3>Define the selection criteria</h3>
+<p>
+ Define a constant for your selection clause, an array to hold selection arguments, and a
+ variable to hold the selection value. Use
+ the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY} column to
+ find the contact. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Defines the selection clause
+ private static final String SELECTION = Data.LOOKUP_KEY + " = ?";
+ // Defines the array to hold the search criteria
+ private String[] mSelectionArgs = { "" };
+ /*
+ * Defines a variable to contain the selection value. Once you
+ * have the Cursor from the Contacts table, and you've selected
+ * the desired row, move the row's LOOKUP_KEY value into this
+ * variable.
+ */
+ private String mLookupKey;
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Using "?" as a placeholder in your selection text expression ensures that the resulting search
+ is generated by binding rather than SQL compilation. This approach eliminates the
+ possibility of malicious SQL injection.
+</p>
+<h3>Define the sort order</h3>
+<p>
+ Define the sort order you want in the resulting {@link android.database.Cursor}. To
+ keep all rows for a particular data type together, sort by
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE Data.MIMETYPE}. This query argument
+ groups all email rows together, all phone rows together, and so forth. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ /*
+ * Defines a string that specifies a sort order of MIME type
+ */
+ private static final String SORT_ORDER = Data.MIMETYPE;
+</pre>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> Some data types don't use a subtype, so you can't sort on subtype.
+ Instead, you have to iterate through the returned {@link android.database.Cursor},
+ determine the data type of the current row, and store data for rows that use a subtype. When
+ you finish reading the cursor, you can then sort each data type by subtype and display the
+ results.
+</p>
+<h3>Initialize the Loader</h3>
+<p>
+ Always do retrievals from the Contacts Provider (and all other content providers) in a
+ background thread. Use the Loader framework defined by the
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager} class and the
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks} interface to do background
+ retrievals.
+</p>
+<p>
+ When you're ready to retrieve the rows, initialize the loader framework by
+ calling {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager#initLoader initLoader()}. Pass an
+ integer identifier to the method; this identifier is passed to
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks} methods. The identifier helps you
+ use multiple loaders in an app by allowing you to differentiate between them.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The following snippet shows how to initialize the loader framework:
+</p>
+<pre>
+public class DetailsFragment extends Fragment implements
+ LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks&lt;Cursor&gt; {
+ ...
+ // Defines a constant that identifies the loader
+ DETAILS_QUERY_ID = 0;
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Invoked when the parent Activity is instantiated
+ * and the Fragment's UI is ready. Put final initialization
+ * steps here.
+ */
+ &#64;Override
+ onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ ...
+ // Initializes the loader framework
+ getLoaderManager().initLoader(DETAILS_QUERY_ID, null, this);
+</pre>
+<h3>Implement onCreateLoader()</h3>
+<p>
+ Implement the {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onCreateLoader
+ onCreateLoader()} method, which is called by the loader framework immediately after you call
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager#initLoader initLoader()}. Return a
+ {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} from this method. Since you're searching
+ the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table, use the constant
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#CONTENT_URI Data.CONTENT_URI} as the content URI.
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; onCreateLoader(int loaderId, Bundle args) {
+ // Choose the proper action
+ switch (loaderId) {
+ case DETAILS_QUERY_ID:
+ // Assigns the selection parameter
+ mSelectionArgs[0] = mLookupKey;
+ // Starts the query
+ CursorLoader mLoader =
+ new CursorLoader(
+ getActivity(),
+ Data.CONTENT_URI,
+ PROJECTION,
+ SELECTION,
+ mSelectionArgs,
+ SORT_ORDER
+ );
+ ...
+ }
+</pre>
+<h3>Implement onLoadFinished() and onLoaderReset()</h3>
+<p>
+ Implement the
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoadFinished onLoadFinished()}
+ method. The loader framework calls
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoadFinished onLoadFinished()}
+ when the Contacts Provider returns the results of the query. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ public void onLoadFinished(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader, Cursor cursor) {
+ switch (loader.getId()) {
+ case DETAILS_QUERY_ID:
+ /*
+ * Process the resulting Cursor here.
+ */
+ }
+ break;
+ ...
+ }
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+<p>
+ The method {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoaderReset
+ onLoaderReset()} is invoked when the loader framework detects that the data backing the result
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} has changed. At this point, remove any existing references
+ to the {@link android.database.Cursor} by setting them to null. If you don't, the loader
+ framework won't destroy the old {@link android.database.Cursor}, and you'll get a memory
+ leak. For example:
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onLoaderReset(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader) {
+ switch (loader.getId()) {
+ case DETAILS_QUERY_ID:
+ /*
+ * If you have current references to the Cursor,
+ * remove them here.
+ */
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+</pre>
+<h2 id="RetrieveSpecific">Retrieve Specific Details for a Contact</h2>
+<p>
+ Retrieving a specific data type for a contact, such as all the emails, follows the same pattern
+ as retrieving all details. These are the only changes you need to make to the code
+ listed in <a href="#RetrieveAll">Retrieve All Details for a Contact</a>:
+</p>
+<dl>
+ <dt>
+ Projection
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Modify your projection to retrieve the columns that are specific to the
+ data type. Also modify the projection to use the column name constants defined in the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} subclass corresponding to the
+ data type.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ Selection
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Modify the selection text to search for the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE MIMETYPE} value that's specific to
+ your data type.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>
+ Sort order
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Since you're only selecting a single detail type, don't group the returned
+ {@link android.database.Cursor} by {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE
+ Data.MIMETYPE}.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+<p>
+ These modifications are described in the following sections.
+</p>
+<h3>Define a projection</h3>
+<p>
+ Define the columns you want to retrieve, using the column name constants in the subclass
+ of {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} for the data type.
+ If you plan to bind your {@link android.database.Cursor} to a {@link android.widget.ListView},
+ be sure to retrieve the <code>_ID</code> column. For example, to retrieve email data, define the
+ following projection:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ private static final String[] PROJECTION =
+ {
+ Email._ID,
+ Email.ADDRESS,
+ Email.TYPE,
+ Email.LABEL
+ };
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Notice that this projection uses the column names defined in the class
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email}, instead of the column names
+ defined in the class {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data}. Using the email-specific
+ column names makes the code more readable.
+</p>
+<p>
+ In the projection, you can also use any of the other columns defined in the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} subclass.
+</p>
+<h3>Define selection criteria</h3>
+<p>
+ Define a search text expression that retrieves rows for a specific contact's
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#LOOKUP_KEY} and the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE Data.MIMETYPE} of the details you
+ want. Enclose the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE MIMETYPE} value in
+ single quotes by concatenating a "<code>'</code>" (single-quote) character to the start and end
+ of the constant; otherwise, the provider interprets the constant as a variable name rather
+ than as a string value. You don't need to use a placeholder for this value, because you're
+ using a constant rather than a user-supplied value. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ /*
+ * Defines the selection clause. Search for a lookup key
+ * and the Email MIME type
+ */
+ private static final String SELECTION =
+ Data.LOOKUP_KEY + " = ?" +
+ " AND " +
+ Data.MIMETYPE + " = " +
+ "'" + Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'";
+ // Defines the array to hold the search criteria
+ private String[] mSelectionArgs = { "" };
+</pre>
+<h3>Define a sort order</h3>
+<p>
+ Define a sort order for the returned {@link android.database.Cursor}. Since you're retrieving a
+ specific data type, omit the sort on {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE}.
+ Instead, if the type of detail data you're searching includes a subtype, sort on it.
+ For example, for email data you can sort on
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email#TYPE Email.TYPE}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ private static final String SORT_ORDER = Email.TYPE + " ASC ";
+</pre>
diff --git a/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/retrieve-names.jd b/docs/html/training/contacts-provider/retrieve-names.jd
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+page.title=Retrieving a List of Contacts
+
+trainingnavtop=true
+@jd:body
+
+<div id="tb-wrapper">
+<div id="tb">
+
+<!-- table of contents -->
+<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
+<ol>
+ <li><a href="#Permissions">Request Permission to Read the Provider</a>
+ <li><a href="#NameMatch">Match a Contact by Name and List the Results</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#TypeMatch">Match a Contact By a Specific Type of Data</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#GeneralMatch">Match a Contact By Any Type of Data</a></li>
+</ol>
+
+<!-- other docs (NOT javadocs) -->
+<h2>You should also read</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html">
+ Content Provider Basics</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">
+ Contacts Provider</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/loaders.html">Loaders</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html">Creating a Search Interface</a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+
+<div class="download-box">
+ <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/ContactsList.zip" class="button">
+ Download the sample
+ </a>
+ <p class="filename">ContactsList.zip</p>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+<p>
+ This lesson shows you how to retrieve a list of contacts whose data matches all or part of a
+ search string, using the following techniques:
+</p>
+<dl>
+ <dt>Match contact names</dt>
+ <dd>
+ Retrieve a list of contacts by matching the search string to all or part of the contact
+ name data. The Contacts Provider allows multiple instances of the same name, so this
+ technique can return a list of matches.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Match a specific type of data, such as a phone number</dt>
+ <dd>
+ Retrieve a list of contacts by matching the search string to a particular type of detail
+ data such as an email address. For example, this technique allows you to list all of the
+ contacts whose email address matches the search string.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Match any type of data</dt>
+ <dd>
+ Retrieve a list of contacts by matching the search string to any type of detail data,
+ including name, phone number, street address, email address, and so forth. For example,
+ this technique allows you to accept any type of data for a search string and then list the
+ contacts for which the data matches the string.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> All the examples in this lesson use a
+ {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} to retrieve data from the Contacts
+ Provider. A {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} runs its query on a
+ thread that's separate from the UI thread. This ensures that the query doesn't slow down UI
+ response times and cause a poor user experience. For more information, see the Android
+ training class <a href="{@docRoot}training/load-data-background/index.html">
+ Loading Data in the Background</a>.
+</p>
+<h2 id="Permissions">Request Permission to Read the Provider</h2>
+<p>
+ To do any type of search of the Contacts Provider, your app must have
+ {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CONTACTS READ_CONTACTS} permission.
+ To request this, add this
+<code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-permission-element.html">&lt;uses-permission&gt;</a></code>
+ element to your manifest file as a child element of
+<code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html">&lt;manifest&gt;</a></code>:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" /&gt;
+</pre>
+<h2 id="NameMatch">Match a Contact by Name and List the Results</h2>
+<p>
+ This technique tries to match a search string to the name of a contact or contacts in the
+ Contact Provider's {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts} table. You usually want
+ to display the results in a {@link android.widget.ListView}, to allow the user to choose among
+ the matched contacts.
+</p>
+<h3 id="DefineListView">Define ListView and item layouts</h3>
+<p>
+ To display the search results in a {@link android.widget.ListView}, you need a main layout file
+ that defines the entire UI including the {@link android.widget.ListView}, and an item layout
+ file that defines one line of the {@link android.widget.ListView}. For example, you can define
+ the main layout file <code>res/layout/contacts_list_view.xml</code> that contains the
+ following XML:
+</p>
+<pre>
+&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
+&lt;ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ android:id="&#64;android:id/list"
+ android:layout_width="match_parent"
+ android:layout_height="match_parent"/&gt;
+</pre>
+<p>
+ This XML uses the built-in Android {@link android.widget.ListView} widget
+ {@link android.R.id#list android:id/list}.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Define the item layout file <code>contacts_list_item.xml</code> with the following XML:
+</p>
+<pre>
+&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
+&lt;TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ android:id="&#64;android:id/text1"
+ android:layout_width="match_parent"
+ android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+ android:clickable="true"/&gt;
+</pre>
+<p>
+ This XML uses the built-in Android {@link android.widget.TextView} widget
+ {@link android.R.id#text1 android:text1}.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> This lesson doesn't describe the UI for getting a search string from the
+ user, because you may want to get the string indirectly. For example, you can give the user
+ an option to search for contacts whose name matches a string in an incoming text message.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The two layout files you've written define a user interface that shows a
+ {@link android.widget.ListView}. The next step is to write code that uses this UI to display a
+ list of contacts.
+</p>
+<h3 id="Fragment">Define a Fragment that displays the list of contacts</h3>
+<p>
+ To display the list of contacts, start by defining a {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment}
+ that's loaded by an {@link android.app.Activity}. Using a
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} is a more flexible technique, because you can use
+ one {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} to display the list and a second
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} to display the details for a contact that the user
+ chooses from the list. Using this approach, you can combine one of the techniques presented in
+ this lesson with one from the lesson <a href="retrieve-details.html">
+ Retrieving Details for a Contact</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To learn how to use one or more {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} objects from an
+ an {@link android.app.Activity}, read the training class
+ <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/fragments/index.html">
+ Building a Dynamic UI with Fragments</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To help you write queries against the Contacts Provider, the Android framework provides a
+ contracts class called {@link android.provider.ContactsContract}, which defines useful
+ constants and methods for accessing the provider. When you use this class, you don't have to
+ define your own constants for content URIs, table names, or columns. To use this class,
+ include the following statement:
+</p>
+<pre>
+import android.provider.ContactsContract;
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Since the code uses a {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} to retrieve data
+ from the provider, you must specify that it implements the loader interface
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks}. Also, to help detect which contact
+ the user selects from the list of search results, implement the adapter interface
+ {@link android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener}. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+...
+import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
+import android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
+...
+public class ContactsFragment extends Fragment implements
+ LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks&lt;Cursor&gt;,
+ AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
+</pre>
+<h3 id="DefineVariables">Define global variables</h3>
+<p>
+ Define global variables that are used in other parts of the code:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ ...
+ /*
+ * Defines an array that contains column names to move from
+ * the Cursor to the ListView.
+ */
+ &#64;SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
+ private final static String[] FROM_COLUMNS = {
+ Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
+ &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ?
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY :
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
+ };
+ /*
+ * Defines an array that contains resource ids for the layout views
+ * that get the Cursor column contents. The id is pre-defined in
+ * the Android framework, so it is prefaced with "android.R.id"
+ */
+ private final static int[] TO_IDS = {
+ android.R.id.text1
+ };
+ // Define global mutable variables
+ // Define a ListView object
+ ListView mContactsList;
+ // Define variables for the contact the user selects
+ // The contact's _ID value
+ long mContactId;
+ // The contact's LOOKUP_KEY
+ String mContactKey;
+ // A content URI for the selected contact
+ Uri mContactUri;
+ // An adapter that binds the result Cursor to the ListView
+ private SimpleCursorAdapter mCursorAdapter;
+ ...
+</pre>
+<p class="note">
+ <strong>Note:</strong> Since
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY} requires Android 3.0 (API version 11) or later, setting your
+ app's <code>minSdkVersion</code> to 10 or below generates an Android Lint warning in
+ Eclipse with ADK. To turn off this warning, add the annotation
+ <code>@SuppressLint("InlinedApi")</code> before the definition of <code>FROM_COLUMNS</code>.
+</p>
+<h3 id="InitializeFragment">Initialize the Fragment</h3>
+<p>
+
+ Initialize the {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment}. Add the empty, public constructor
+ required by the Android system, and inflate the {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} object's
+ UI in the callback method {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#onCreateView onCreateView()}.
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Empty public constructor, required by the system
+ public ContactsFragment() {}
+
+ // A UI Fragment must inflate its View
+ &#64;Override
+ public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
+ Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ // Inflate the fragment layout
+ return inflater.inflate(R.layout.contacts_list_layout, container, false);
+ }
+</pre>
+<h3 id="DefineAdapter">Set up the CursorAdapter for the ListView</h3>
+<p>
+ Set up the {@link android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter} that binds the results of the
+ search to the {@link android.widget.ListView}. To get the {@link android.widget.ListView} object
+ that displays the contacts, you need to call {@link android.app.Activity#findViewById
+ Activity.findViewById()} using the parent activity of the
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment}. Use the {@link android.content.Context} of the
+ parent activity when you call {@link android.widget.ListView#setAdapter setAdapter()}.
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
+ ...
+ // Gets the ListView from the View list of the parent activity
+ mContactsList = (ListView) getActivity().findViewById(R.layout.contact_list_view);
+ // Gets a CursorAdapter
+ mCursorAdapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(
+ getActivity(),
+ R.layout.contact_list_item,
+ null,
+ FROM_COLUMNS, TO_IDS,
+ 0);
+ // Sets the adapter for the ListView
+ mContactsList.setAdapter(mCursorAdapter);
+ }
+</pre>
+<h3 id="SetListener">Set the selected contact listener</h3>
+<p>
+ When you display the results of a search, you usually want to allow the user to select a
+ single contact for further processing. For example, when the user clicks a contact you can
+ display the contact's address on a map. To provide this feature, you first defined the current
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} as the click listener by specifying that the class
+ implements {@link android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener}, as shown in the section
+ <a href="#Fragment">Define a Fragment that displays the list of contacts</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To continue setting up the listener, bind it to the {@link android.widget.ListView} by
+ calling the method {@link android.widget.ListView#setOnItemClickListener
+ setOnItemClickListener()} in {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#onActivityCreated
+ onActivityCreated()}. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ ...
+ // Set the item click listener to be the current fragment.
+ mContactsList.setOnItemClickListener(this);
+ ...
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Since you specified that the current {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} is the
+ {@link android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener OnItemClickListener} for the
+ {@link android.widget.ListView}, you now need to implement its required method
+ {@link android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener#onItemClick onItemClick()}, which
+ handles the click event. This is described in a succeeding section.
+</p>
+<h3 id="DefineProjection">Define a projection</h3>
+<p>
+ Define a constant that contains the columns you want to return from your query. Each item in
+ the {@link android.widget.ListView} displays the contact's display name,
+ which contains the main form of the contact's name. In Android 3.0 (API version 11) and later,
+ the name of this column is
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY}; in versions previous to that, its name is
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#DISPLAY_NAME Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME}.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The column {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID} is used by the
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter} binding process.
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID Contacts._ID} and
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#LOOKUP_KEY} are used together to
+ construct a content URI for the contact the user selects.
+</p>
+<pre>
+...
+&#64;SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
+private static final String[] PROJECTION =
+ {
+ Contacts._ID,
+ Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY,
+ Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
+ &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ?
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY :
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME
+
+ };
+</pre>
+<h3 id="DefineConstants">Define constants for the Cursor column indexes</h3>
+<p>
+ To get data from an individual column in a {@link android.database.Cursor}, you need
+ the column's index within the {@link android.database.Cursor}. You can define constants
+ for the indexes of the {@link android.database.Cursor} columns, because the indexes are
+ the same as the order of the column names in your projection. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+// The column index for the _ID column
+private static final int CONTACT_ID_INDEX = 0;
+// The column index for the LOOKUP_KEY column
+private static final int LOOKUP_KEY_INDEX = 1;
+</pre>
+<h3 id="SelectionCriteria">Specify the selection criteria</h3>
+<p>
+ To specify the data you want, create a combination of text expressions and variables
+ that tell the provider the data columns to search and the values to find.
+</p>
+<p>
+ For the text expression, define a constant that lists the search columns. Although this
+ expression can contain values as well, the preferred practice is to represent the values with
+ a "?" placeholder. During retrieval, the placeholder is replaced with values from an
+ array. Using "?" as a placeholder ensures that the search specification is generated by binding
+ rather than by SQL compilation. This practice eliminates the possibility of malicious SQL
+ injection. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ // Defines the text expression
+ &#64;SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
+ private static final String SELECTION =
+ Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ?
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY + " LIKE ?" :
+ Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " LIKE ?";
+ // Defines a variable for the search string
+ private String mSearchString;
+ // Defines the array to hold values that replace the ?
+ private String[] mSelectionArgs = { mSearchString };
+</pre>
+<h3 id="OnItemClick">Define the onItemClick() method</h3>
+<p>
+ In a previous section, you set the item click listener for the {@link android.widget.ListView}.
+ Now implement the action for the listener by defining the method
+ {@link android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener#onItemClick
+ AdapterView.OnItemClickListener.onItemClick()}:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onItemClick(
+ AdapterView&lt;?&gt; parent, View item, int position, long rowID) {
+ // Get the Cursor
+ Cursor cursor = parent.getAdapter().getCursor();
+ // Move to the selected contact
+ cursor.moveToPosition(position);
+ // Get the _ID value
+ mContactId = getLong(CONTACT_ID_INDEX);
+ // Get the selected LOOKUP KEY
+ mContactKey = getString(CONTACT_KEY_INDEX);
+ // Create the contact's content Uri
+ mContactUri = Contacts.getLookupUri(mContactId, mContactKey);
+ /*
+ * You can use mContactUri as the content URI for retrieving
+ * the details for a contact.
+ */
+ }
+</pre>
+<h3 id="InitializeLoader">Initialize the loader</h3>
+<p>
+ Since you're using a {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} to retrieve data,
+ you must initialize the background thread and other variables that control asynchronous
+ retrieval. Do the initialization in
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment#onActivityCreated onActivityCreated()}, which
+ is invoked immediately before the {@link android.support.v4.app.Fragment} UI appears, as
+ shown in the following example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+public class ContactsFragment extends Fragment implements
+ LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks&lt;Cursor&gt; {
+ ...
+ // Called just before the Fragment displays its UI
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+ // Always call the super method first
+ super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
+ ...
+ // Initializes the loader
+ getLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, this);
+</pre>
+<h3 id="OnCreateLoader">Implement onCreateLoader()</h3>
+<p>
+ Implement the method
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onCreateLoader onCreateLoader()},
+ which is called by the loader framework immediately after you call
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager#initLoader initLoader()}.
+<p>
+ In {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onCreateLoader onCreateLoader()},
+ set up the search string pattern. To make a string into a pattern, insert "%"
+ (percent) characters to represent a sequence of zero or more characters, or "_" (underscore)
+ characters to represent a single character, or both. For example, the pattern "%Jefferson%"
+ would match both "Thomas Jefferson" and "Jefferson Davis".
+</p>
+<p>
+ Return a new {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} from the method. For the content
+ URI, use {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_URI Contacts.CONTENT_URI}.
+ This URI refers to the entire table, as shown in the following example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ ...
+ &#64;Override
+ public Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; onCreateLoader(int loaderId, Bundle args) {
+ /*
+ * Makes search string into pattern and
+ * stores it in the selection array
+ */
+ mSelectionArgs[0] = "%" + mSearchString + "%";
+ // Starts the query
+ return new CursorLoader(
+ getActivity(),
+ Contacts.CONTENT_URI,
+ PROJECTION,
+ SELECTION,
+ mSelectionArgs,
+ null
+ );
+ }
+</pre>
+<h3 id="FinishedReset">Implement onLoadFinished() and onLoaderReset()</h3>
+<p>
+ Implement the
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoadFinished onLoadFinished()}
+ method. The loader framework calls
+ {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoadFinished onLoadFinished()}
+ when the Contacts Provider returns the results of the query. In this method, put the
+ result {@link android.database.Cursor} in the
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter}. This automatically updates the
+ {@link android.widget.ListView} with the search results:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ public void onLoadFinished(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader, Cursor cursor) {
+ // Put the result Cursor in the adapter for the ListView
+ mCursorAdapter.swapCursor(cursor);
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ The method {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onLoaderReset
+ onLoaderReset()} is invoked when the loader framework detects that the
+ result {@link android.database.Cursor} contains stale data. Delete the
+ {@link android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter} reference to the existing
+ {@link android.database.Cursor}. If you don't, the loader framework will not
+ recycle the {@link android.database.Cursor}, which causes a memory leak. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onLoaderReset(Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; loader) {
+ // Delete the reference to the existing Cursor
+ mCursorAdapter.swapCursor(null);
+
+ }
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+ You now have the key pieces of an app that matches a search string to contact names and returns
+ the result in a {@link android.widget.ListView}. The user can click a contact name to select it.
+ This triggers a listener, in which you can work further with the contact's data. For example,
+ you can retrieve the contact's details. To learn how to do this, continue with the next
+ lesson, <a href="#retrieve-details.html">Retrieving Details for a Contact</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To learn more about search user interfaces, read the API guide
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html">Creating a Search Interface</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The remaining sections in this lesson demonstrate other ways of finding contacts in the
+ Contacts Provider.
+</p>
+<h2 id="TypeMatch">Match a Contact By a Specific Type of Data</h2>
+<p>
+ This technique allows you to specify the type of data you want to match. Retrieving
+ by name is a specific example of this type of query, but you can also do it for any of the types
+ of detail data associated with a contact. For example, you can retrieve contacts that have a
+ specific postal code; in this case, the search string has to match data stored in a postal code
+ row.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To implement this type of retrieval, first implement the following code, as listed in
+ previous sections:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Request Permission to Read the Provider.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define ListView and item layouts.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define a Fragment that displays the list of contacts.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define global variables.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Initialize the Fragment.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set up the CursorAdapter for the ListView.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set the selected contact listener.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define constants for the Cursor column indexes.
+ <p>
+ Although you're retrieving data from a different table, the order of the columns in
+ the projection is the same, so you can use the same indexes for the Cursor.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define the onItemClick() method.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Initialize the loader.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+
+ Implement onLoadFinished() and onLoaderReset().
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+ The following steps show you the additional code you need to match a search string to
+ a particular type of detail data and display the results.
+</p>
+<h3>Choose the data type and table</h3>
+<p>
+ To search for a particular type of detail data, you have to know the custom MIME type value
+ for the data type. Each data type has a unique MIME type
+ value defined by a constant <code>CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE</code> in the subclass of
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} associated with the data type.
+ The subclasses have names that indicate their data type; for example, the subclass for email
+ data is {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email}, and the custom MIME
+ type for email data is defined by the constant
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE
+ Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Use the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} table for your search. All of the
+ constants you need for your projection, selection clause, and sort order are defined in or
+ inherited by this table.
+</p>
+<h3 id="SpecificProjection">Define a projection</h3>
+<p>
+ To define a projection, choose one or more of the columns defined in
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data} or the classes from which it inherits. The
+ Contacts Provider does an implicit join between {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data}
+ and other tables before it returns rows. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
+ private static final String[] PROJECTION =
+ {
+ /*
+ * The detail data row ID. To make a ListView work,
+ * this column is required.
+ */
+ Data._ID,
+ // The primary display name
+ Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB ?
+ Data.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY :
+ Data.DISPLAY_NAME,
+ // The contact's _ID, to construct a content URI
+ Data.CONTACT_ID
+ // The contact's LOOKUP_KEY, to construct a content URI
+ Data.LOOKUP_KEY (a permanent link to the contact
+ };
+</pre>
+<h3 id="SpecificCriteria">Define search criteria</h3>
+<p>
+ To search for a string within a particular type of data, construct a selection clause from
+ the following:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ The name of the column that contains your search string. This name varies by data type,
+ so you need to find the subclass of
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} that corresponds to the data type
+ and then choose the column name from that subclass. For example, to search for
+ email addresses, use the column
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email#ADDRESS Email.ADDRESS}.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The search string itself, represented as the "?" character in the selection clause.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The name of the column that contains the custom MIME type value. This name is always
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#MIMETYPE Data.MIMETYPE}.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The custom MIME type value for the data type. As described previously, this is the constant
+ <code>CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE</code> in the
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds} subclass. For example, the MIME
+ type value for email data is
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE
+ Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}. Enclose the value in single quotes by concatenating a
+ "<code>'</code>" (single quote) character to the start and end of the constant; otherwise,
+ the provider interprets the value as a variable name rather than as a string value.
+ You don't need to use a placeholder for this value, because you're using a constant
+ rather than a user-supplied value.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+ For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ /*
+ * Constructs search criteria from the search string
+ * and email MIME type
+ */
+ private static final String SELECTION =
+ /*
+ * Searches for an email address
+ * that matches the search string
+ */
+ Email.ADDRESS + " LIKE ? " + "AND " +
+ /*
+ * Searches for a MIME type that matches
+ * the value of the constant
+ * Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE. Note the
+ * single quotes surrounding Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE.
+ */
+ Data.MIMETYPE + " = '" + Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'";
+</pre>
+<p>
+ Next, define variables to contain the selection argument:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ String mSearchString;
+ String[] mSelectionArgs = { "" };
+</pre>
+<h3 id="SpecificLoader">Implement onCreateLoader()</h3>
+<p>
+ Now that you've specified the data you want and how to find it, define a query in your
+ implementation of {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onCreateLoader
+ onCreateLoader()}. Return a new {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader} from this
+ method, using your projection, selection text expression, and selection array as
+ arguments. For a content URI, use
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#CONTENT_URI Data.CONTENT_URI}. For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; onCreateLoader(int loaderId, Bundle args) {
+ // OPTIONAL: Makes search string into pattern
+ mSearchString = "%" + mSearchString + "%";
+ // Puts the search string into the selection criteria
+ mSelectionArgs[0] = mSearchString;
+ // Starts the query
+ return new CursorLoader(
+ getActivity(),
+ Data.CONTENT_URI,
+ PROJECTION,
+ SELECTION,
+ mSelectionArgs,
+ null
+ );
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ These code snippets are the basis of a simple reverse lookup based on a specific type of detail
+ data. This is the best technique to use if your app focuses on a particular type of data, such
+ as emails, and you want allow users to get the names associated with a piece of data.
+</p>
+<h2 id="GeneralMatch">Match a Contact By Any Type of Data</h2>
+<p>
+ Retrieving a contact based on any type of data returns contacts if any of their data matches a
+ the search string, including name, email address, postal address, phone number, and so forth.
+ This results in a broad set of search results. For example, if the search string
+ is "Doe", then searching for any data type returns the contact "John Doe"; it also returns
+ contacts who live on "Doe Street".
+</p>
+<p>
+ To implement this type of retrieval, first implement the following code, as listed in
+ previous sections:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Request Permission to Read the Provider.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define ListView and item layouts.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <li>
+ Define a Fragment that displays the list of contacts.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define global variables.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Initialize the Fragment.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set up the CursorAdapter for the ListView.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Set the selected contact listener.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define a projection.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define constants for the Cursor column indexes.
+ <p>
+ For this type of retrieval, you're using the same table you used in the section
+ <a href="#NameMatch">Match a Contact by Name and List the Results</a>. Use the
+ same column indexes as well.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Define the onItemClick() method.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Initialize the loader.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+
+ Implement onLoadFinished() and onLoaderReset().
+ </li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+ The following steps show you the additional code you need to match a search string to
+ any type of data and display the results.
+</p>
+<h3 id="NoSelection">Remove selection criteria</h3>
+<p>
+ Don't define the <code>SELECTION</code> constants or the <code>mSelectionArgs</code> variable.
+ These aren't used in this type of retrieval.
+</p>
+<h3 id="CreateLoaderAny">Implement onCreateLoader()</h3>
+<p>
+ Implement the {@link android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks#onCreateLoader
+ onCreateLoader()} method, returning a new {@link android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader}.
+ You don't need to convert the search string into a pattern, because the Contacts Provider does
+ that automatically. Use
+ {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_FILTER_URI
+ Contacts.CONTENT_FILTER_URI} as the base URI, and append your search string to it by calling
+ {@link android.net.Uri#withAppendedPath Uri.withAppendedPath()}. Using this URI
+ automatically triggers searching for any data type, as shown in the following example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ &#64;Override
+ public Loader&lt;Cursor&gt; onCreateLoader(int loaderId, Bundle args) {
+ /*
+ * Appends the search string to the base URI. Always
+ * encode search strings to ensure they're in proper
+ * format.
+ */
+ Uri contentUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(
+ Contacts.CONTENT_FILTER_URI,
+ Uri.encode(mSearchString));
+ // Starts the query
+ return new CursorLoader(
+ getActivity(),
+ contentUri,
+ PROJECTION,
+ null,
+ null,
+ null
+ );
+ }
+</pre>
+<p>
+ These code snippets are the basis of an app that does a broad search of the Contacts Provider.
+ The technique is useful for apps that want to implement functionality similar to the
+ People app's contact list screen.
+</p>