Read-Only ABRecord

  • Alexander Hartner Read-Only ABRecord May 01 2008, 01:47
    The ABRecord class provides the isReadOnly method.

    Use isReadOnly to determine whether or not a record is read-only.

    http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Reference/
    AddressBook/Classes/ABRecord_Class/Reference/Reference.html

    I would like to find out how to set a ABRecord as read-only, and if a
    record is configured to be read-only is it possible to edit it in the
    Address Book Application.

    Thanks

    Alex
  • Jens Alfke Re: Read-Only ABRecord May 01 2008, 04:28
    On 30 Apr '08, at 4:47 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

    > I would like to find out how to set a ABRecord as read-only, and if
    > a record is configured to be read-only is it possible to edit it in
    > the Address Book Application.

    I don't think read-only means what you think it does. It's not some
    kind of write protection in the database; it's just a characteristic
    of the in-memory object, kind of like the distinction between mutable
    and non-mutable collections in Foundation.

    —Jens
  • Alexander Hartner Re: Read-Only ABRecord May 01 2008, 09:27
    That's what I was afraid of :-(

    Thanks
    Alex
    On 1 May 2008, at 03:28, Jens Alfke wrote:

    >
    > On 30 Apr '08, at 4:47 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:
    >
    >> I would like to find out how to set a ABRecord as read-only, and if
    >> a record is configured to be read-only is it possible to edit it in
    >> the Address Book Application.
    >
    > I don't think read-only means what you think it does. It's not some
    > kind of write protection in the database; it's just a characteristic
    > of the in-memory object, kind of like the distinction between
    > mutable and non-mutable collections in Foundation.
    >
    > —Jens