Fetching a contacts mailing address using the address label swift 5 - ios

Question

How do I pull a contacts mailing address using the mailing address label?
The function buildContactsAddress_Array below builds an array containing the address label(name) and the address ID. The array is used to populate a tableView where the user can select the address by its name. I have included pretty much all of the related code to try and make things as clear as I can. Thanks in advance.
This is the part I want to change or replace to use address label. Right now it just uses the first/home address.
if let firstPostalAddress = (theName.postalAddresses.first),
let labelValuePair = firstPostalAddress.value(forKey: "labelValuePair") as? AnyObject,
let finalPostalAddress = labelValuePair.value(forKey: "value") as? CNPostalAddress
{
mailAddress = CNPostalAddressFormatter.string(from: finalPostalAddress, style: .mailingAddress)
}
struct contactAddresses
{
var theLabel: String
var theID: String
}
private var addressesArray = [contactAddresses]()
private var addressID: String = ""
private var theContactID: String = ""
This func pulls the contacts info using the contacts ID.
func getContactFromID_Ouote(contactID: String)
{
let store = CNContactStore()
var theName = CNContact()
let theKeys = [CNContactNamePrefixKey,
CNContactGivenNameKey,
CNContactFamilyNameKey,
CNContactOrganizationNameKey,
CNContactPostalAddressesKey,
CNContactFormatter.descriptorForRequiredKeys(for: .fullName)] as! [CNKeyDescriptor]
do {
theName = try store.unifiedContact(withIdentifier: contactID, keysToFetch: theKeys)
contactName = CNContactFormatter.string(from: theName, style: .fullName)!
contactPrefix = theName.namePrefix
contactFirst = theName.givenName
contactLast = theName.familyName
companyName = theName.organizationName == "" ? "" : theName.organizationName
} catch {
print("Fetching contact data failed: \(error)")
}
if let firstPostalAddress = (theName.postalAddresses.first),
let labelValuePair = firstPostalAddress.value(forKey: "labelValuePair") as? NSObject,
let finalPostalAddress = labelValuePair.value(forKey: "value") as? CNPostalAddress
{
mailAddress = CNPostalAddressFormatter.string(from: finalPostalAddress, style: .mailingAddress)
}
}
This func puts the contacts addresses into an array. The array is then used to populate a tableView.
func buildContactsAddress_Array(contactID: String)
{
let store = CNContactStore()
var theName = CNContact()
let theKeys = [CNContactPostalAddressesKey] as [CNKeyDescriptor]
do {
theName = try store.unifiedContact(withIdentifier: contactID, keysToFetch: theKeys)
let postalAddress = theName.postalAddresses
postalAddress.forEach { (mailAddress) in
// Strip forst 4 and last 4 from _$!<Home>!$_
let aaa = mailAddress.label
let bbb = aaa!.dropLast(4)
let ccc = bbb.dropFirst(4)
addressesArray.append(contactAddresses(theLabel: String(ccc), theID: mailAddress.identifier))
}
addressesArray.sort { $0.theLabel < $1.theLabel }
} catch {
print("Fetching contact addresses failed: \(error)")
}
}
This is the tableView extension. When a cell is tapped, addressID is populated with the ID of the appropriate mailing address.
extension QuotePreview_VC: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource
{
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int
{
return addressesArray.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell
{
let theCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath)
theCell.textLabel?.text = addressesArray[indexPath.row].theLabel
return theCell
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath)
{
addressID = addressesArray[indexPath.row].theID
populateThePrintFld()
closeThePicker()
}
}

Answer 1

Here is what I ended up doing.
if addressesArray.count > 1
{
// Grab the address picked by the user in the TV
if let addressID = addressID
{
if let finalPostalAddress = theName.postalAddresses.first(where: { labelValuePair in labelValuePair.identifier == addressID })?.value
{
mailAddress = CNPostalAddressFormatter.string(from: finalPostalAddress, style: .mailingAddress)
}
}
} else {
// Grab the first available address
if let firstPostalAddress = (theName.postalAddresses.first),
let labelValuePair = firstPostalAddress.value(forKey: "labelValuePair") as? NSObject,
let finalPostalAddress = labelValuePair.value(forKey: "value") as? CNPostalAddress
{
mailAddress = CNPostalAddressFormatter.string(from: finalPostalAddress, style: .mailingAddress)
}
}