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Example of using EventKit on iOS 6+
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h> | |
@interface MyCalendar : NSObject | |
+ (void)requestAccess:(void (^)(BOOL granted, NSError *error))success; | |
+ (BOOL)addEventAt:(NSDate*)eventDate withTitle:(NSString*)title inLocation:(NSString*)location; | |
@end |
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#import "MyCalendar.h" | |
#import <EventKit/EventKit.h> | |
static EKEventStore *eventStore = nil; | |
@implementation MyCalendar | |
+ (void)requestAccess:(void (^)(BOOL granted, NSError *error))callback; | |
{ | |
if (eventStore == nil) { | |
eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init]; | |
} | |
// request permissions | |
[eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent completion:callback]; | |
} | |
+ (BOOL)addEventAt:(NSDate*)eventDate withTitle:(NSString*)title inLocation:(NSString*)location | |
{ | |
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore]; | |
EKCalendar *calendar = nil; | |
NSString *calendarIdentifier = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] valueForKey:@"my_calendar_identifier"]; | |
// when identifier exists, my calendar probably already exists | |
// note that user can delete my calendar. In that case I have to create it again. | |
if (calendarIdentifier) { | |
calendar = [eventStore calendarWithIdentifier:calendarIdentifier]; | |
} | |
// calendar doesn't exist, create it and save it's identifier | |
if (!calendar) { | |
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7945537/add-a-new-calendar-to-an-ekeventstore-with-eventkit | |
calendar = [EKCalendar calendarForEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent eventStore:eventStore]; | |
// set calendar name. This is what users will see in their Calendar app | |
[calendar setTitle:[KKCalendar calendarName]]; | |
// find appropriate source type. I'm interested only in local calendars but | |
// there are also calendars in iCloud, MS Exchange, ... | |
// look for EKSourceType in manual for more options | |
for (EKSource *s in eventStore.sources) { | |
if (s.sourceType == EKSourceTypeLocal) { | |
calendar.source = s; | |
break; | |
} | |
} | |
// save this in NSUserDefaults data for retrieval later | |
NSString *calendarIdentifier = [calendar calendarIdentifier]; | |
NSError *error = nil; | |
BOOL saved = [eventStore saveCalendar:calendar commit:YES error:&error]; | |
if (saved) { | |
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1731530/whats-the-easiest-way-to-persist-data-in-an-iphone-app | |
// saved successfuly, store it's identifier in NSUserDefaults | |
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:calendarIdentifier forKey:@"my_calendar_identifier"]; | |
} else { | |
// unable to save calendar | |
return NO; | |
} | |
} | |
// this shouldn't happen | |
if (!calendar) { | |
return NO; | |
} | |
// assign basic information to the event; location is optional | |
event.calendar = calendar; | |
event.location = location; | |
event.title = title; | |
// set the start date to the current date/time and the event duration to two hours | |
NSDate *startDate = eventDate; | |
event.startDate = startDate; | |
event.endDate = [startDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:3600 * 2]; | |
NSError *error = nil; | |
// save event to the callendar | |
BOOL result = [eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent commit:YES error:&error]; | |
if (result) { | |
return YES; | |
} else { | |
// NSLog(@"Error saving event: %@", error); | |
// unable to save event to the calendar | |
return NO; | |
} | |
} | |
@end |
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[MyCalendar requestAccess:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) { | |
if (granted) { | |
BOOL result = [MyCalendar addEventAt:[NSDate date] withTitle:@"Party" inLocation:@"My house"]; | |
if (result) { | |
// added to calendar | |
} else { | |
// unable to create event/calendar | |
} | |
} else { | |
// you don't have permissions to access calendars | |
} | |
}]; |
is their anyway to get the swift code pls
good wrapper:
https://github.com/jingsh/JSCalendarManager
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It will better to add [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize]; after [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:calendarIdentifier forKey:@"my_calendar_identifier"];