Is there any framework/library available in iOS SDK to read/parse data in vCard format?
I am receiving data in a vcard format in a NSString and I have to parse it.
Googled a lot, but couldn't find solution yet.
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:LastName;FirstName;MiddleName;Prefix;Sufix
ADR;TYPE=HOME: postbox;street2;street1;city;state;zip;country
BDAY:2010-08-19
END:VCARD
I did found some solutions for you...
Have a look at the following links...
1) Want ready made sample code==>Click here
2) Writing to Vcard==>Click here
Code Relevent to you:
ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBookCreate(); // create address book record
ABRecordRef person = ABPersonCreate(); // create a person
NSString *phone = @"0123456789"; // the phone number to add
//Phone number is a list of phone number, so create a multivalue
ABMutableMultiValueRef phoneNumberMultiValue = ABMultiValueCreateMutable(kABPersonPhoneProperty);
ABMultiValueAddValueAndLabel(phoneNumberMultiValue ,phone,kABPersonPhoneMobileLabel, NULL);
ABRecordSetValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty, @"FirstName" , nil); // first name of the new person
ABRecordSetValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty, @"LastName", nil); // his last name
ABRecordSetValue(person, kABPersonPhoneProperty, phoneNumberMultiValue, &anError); // set the phone number property
ABAddressBookAddRecord(addressBook, person, nil); //add the new person to the record
ABRecordRef group = ABGroupCreate(); //create a group
ABRecordSetValue(group, kABGroupNameProperty,@"My Group", &error); // set group's name
ABGroupAddMember(group, person, &error); // add the person to the group
ABAddressBookAddRecord(addressBook, group, &error); // add the group
ABAddressBookSave(addressBook, nil); //save the record
CFRelease(person); // relase the ABRecordRef variable
3) Importing vCard sample code==>Click here
4) For creating custom parser ==> Click here
OS X v10.11 and iOS 9 introduces CNContactVCardSerialization which makes parsing a VCard a breeze.