Earlier today we released the Android 2.0 SDK, which has a much-improved contacts API:
http://d.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.html You can now insert custom "Data" rows under a RawContact to store custom fields. You should try leveraging the existing CommonDataKinds first, since most UI will understand how to render them. If you end up needing a custom row, pick a unique Data.MIMETYPE for your data, for example something like "vnd.edu.example.cursor.item/contact_class" would work. j On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 6:55 PM, stanlick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can a seasoned droid help me with the steps necessary to add a couple > simple attributes to the stock Android Contacts application. Also, in > the event the vendor has shipped their own Contacts application, will > the same solution apply equally well to those handsets shipped with > custom apps? I'm not looking for anyone to supply code; just a design > pattern and any caveats I need to be aware of. I am writing an > application that requires a couple new properties on the contact. > > Peace, > Scott > > > -- Jeff Sharkey [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
