[IPhone] Send SMS sample with IPhone

Introduction

 

I will demo some sample to present how to send SMS in iphone programming.

 

Sample 1

 

The easiest way is this demo.

 [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: @"sms:12345678"];

 

HTML links: <a href="sms:" mce_href="sms:">Launch Text Application</a> <a href="sms:1-408-555-1212" mce_href="sms:1-408-555-1212">New SMS Message</a> Native application URL strings: sms: sms:1-408-555-1212

 

Sample 2

 

We can use MessageUI Framework and MFMessageComposeViewController to send SMS.

 

-(IBAction) sendInAppSMS:(id) sender { MFMessageComposeViewController *controller = [[[MFMessageComposeViewController alloc] init] autorelease]; if([MFMessageComposeViewController canSendText]) { controller.body = @"Hello from Mugunth"; controller.recipients = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"12345678", @"87654321", nil]; controller.messageComposeDelegate = self; [self presentModalViewController:controller animated:YES]; } }

 

You have to handle a callback method of MFMessageComposeViewControllerDelegate so as to dismiss the modal view controller.

 

- (void)messageComposeViewController:(MFMessageComposeViewController *)controller didFinishWithResult:(MessageComposeResult)result { switch (result) { case MessageComposeResultCancelled: NSLog(@"Cancelled"); break; case MessageComposeResultFailed: UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"MyApp" message:@"Unknown Error" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@”OK” otherButtonTitles: nil]; [alert show]; [alert release]; break; case MessageComposeResultSent: break; default: break; } [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]; }

 

Sample 3

 

This is a full sample code for MFMessageComposeViewController.

 

// SMS2ViewController.h // SMS2 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h> #import <MessageUI/MessageUI.h> #import <MessageUI/MFMessageComposeViewController.h> @interface SMS2ViewController : UIViewController <MFMessageComposeViewControllerDelegate> { UILabel *message; } @property (nonatomic, retain) UILabel *message; -(void)displayComposerSheet; @end

 

// SMS2ViewController.m // SMS2 #import "SMS2ViewController.h" @implementation SMS2ViewController @synthesize message; /* // The designated initializer. Override to perform setup that is required before the view is loaded. - (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil { if ((self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil])) { // Custom initialization } return self; } */ // Implement loadView to create a view hierarchy programmatically, without using a nib. /* - (void)loadView { } */ // Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib. - (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; UIButton *smsButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect]; smsButton.frame = CGRectMake(97.0, 301.0, 125.0, 37.0); smsButton.adjustsImageWhenDisabled = YES; [smsButton setTitle:@" Send SMS" forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [smsButton setTitleColor:[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.000 alpha:1.000] forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [smsButton setTitleShadowColor:[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.000 alpha:1.000] forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [smsButton addTarget:self action:@selector(displayComposerSheet) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]; message = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20.0, 360.0, 280.0, 29.0)]; message.frame = CGRectMake(20.0, 360.0, 280.0, 29.0); message.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = YES; message.hidden = YES; message.text = @""; message.userInteractionEnabled = NO; [self.view addSubview:smsButton]; [self.view addSubview:message]; } -(void)displayComposerSheet { MFMessageComposeViewController *picker = [[MFMessageComposeViewController alloc] init]; icker.messageComposeDelegate = self; picker.recipients = [NSArray arrayWithObject:@"123456789"]; // your recipient number or self for testing picker.body = @"test from OS4"; [self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES]; [picker release]; NSLog(@"SMS fired"); } - (void)messageComposeViewController:(MFMessageComposeViewController *)controller didFinishWithResult:(MessageComposeResult)result { message.hidden = NO;/ switch (result) { case MessageComposeResultCancelled: message.text = @"Result: canceled"; NSLog(@"Result: canceled"); break; case MessageComposeResultSent: message.text = @"Result: sent"; NSLog(@"Result: sent"); break; case MessageComposeResultFailed: message.text = @"Result: failed"; NSLog(@"Result: failed"); break; default: message.text = @"Result: not sent"; NSLog(@"Result: not sent"); break; } [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]; } // Override to allow orientations other than the default portrait orientation. - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation { return YES; } - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { // Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview. [super didReceiveMemoryWarning]; // Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use. } - (void)viewDidUnload { // Release any retained subviews of the main view. // e.g. self.myOutlet = nil; } - (void)dealloc { [super dealloc]; } @end