Get a random name and number (same contact) from an iPhone users address book

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Published on 2010-06-06T05:08:49Z Indexed on 2010/06/06 5:12 UTC
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Hi there,

I have had only very little experience using the address book in the iPhone SDK.

Does anyone have a code snippet or knows the code to get a persons name and number Eg 'Fred Smith - 027 292 2112". I haven't had much luck with the stuff I've tried.

I want to achieve this programmatically, and not let the user decide (random pick of the person). I also don't want to display the contact picker either

any tutorial links, or anything would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Sam

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