iOS MFMailComposeViewController and getting users Name from contact card

Question

I want to get the "Me" card's Name so when i create the mail window with MFMailComposeViewController

I can

MFMailComposeViewController *mailer = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];
mailer.mailComposeDelegate = self;
[mailer setSubject:@"Suggestion: from (Name of Person)"];

Basically substitute the (Name of Person) with the name on their contact card.

Leasehold

Check this answer – Marinamarinade

I know how 2 get all contacts. how do I determine if the contact card is "Me" (owner of the device). – Leasehold

Maybe a better approach would be getting it from device name, it's not a perfect method but it's the best i found. – Marinamarinade

the device name usually has the person's name but it's not always the case. It will look dumb saying "Suggestion from iPhone 5" instead of "Suggestion from John Doe" – Leasehold

I know, but it is the closest solution I found, that's why I've posted it just as a comment ;) – Marinamarinade

I like your suggestion @ender , do you have working code that can demonstrate this? – Leasehold

check this question – Marinamarinade

Answer 1

You can't get the "Me" card from the iOS SDK. There's a me method for the mac, but not for iOS. If the name of the person will be in the From: field, what value is there in adding it to the subject line?

Luxuriate

Some people have weird names (which aren't their real names). Some poeple just have no names and just an email address [email protected]. There is many variations for the from field. I was hoping to make it easy for the receptionist when she gets the emails, she can sort by Subject and see the name quicker. – Leasehold