Need help in getting access with phone Addressbook

Question

Hi,
I am developing a application that desires to get access with the existing phone address book.
Q1) I found that JSR 75 will help.I think i am in right way.
plz help me by giving an example??
Q2) Does All MIDP2.0 enabled phones supports JSR 75??
How to find the JSR supported mobiles??
Q3) Is it Possible with JSR 75 to get access with existing Address book??
Plz help me.
Satish Babu Maragani

Answer 1

Hello,
1) JSR 75 can provide access to the native address book. Additionally, some device manufacturers provide proprietary APIs that also allow access to the address book. For example, Motorola Iden devices and the v600 series both have phonebook access APIs. But JSR 75 is the standard.
Here is an example of listing the native address books and contacts for a device that supports JSR 75:
String[] names = PIM.getInstance().listPIMLists(PIM.CONTACT_LIST);
for ( int i = 0; i < names.length; i++)
System.out.println("Address book name: " + names);
ContactList list = (ContactList) PIM.getInstance().openPIMList(PIM.CONTACT_LIST, PIM.READ_ONLY, names[i]);
Contact contact;
for (Enumeration e = list.items(); e.hasMoreElements();)
contact = (Contact) e.nextElement();
db.put(contactName(contact), contact);
System.out.println("Contact name = " + contactName(contact));
count++;
list.close();
2) Sorry. Not all 2.0 devices support JSR 75 or phonebook access for that matter. Go to the developer site of the device manufacturer and read the device specifications. They will tell you which J2ME APIs are supported.
3) Yes. On some devices you can access all the address book information including contacts stored on the SIM card. You will need authorization or a signed midlet in most cases.
Thanks,
Rashid Mayes
www.astrientlabs.com