Added in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

# ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle

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` public static interface ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle `   
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| android.provider.ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle |

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Constants for various styles of capturing the pronunciation of a person's name.

## Summary

| ### Constants ||
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| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle#JAPANESE` Hiragana and Katakana are two common styles of writing out the pronunciation of a Japanese names. |
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle#KOREAN` Hangul is the Korean phonetic alphabet. |
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle#PINYIN` Pinyin is a phonetic method of entering Chinese characters. |
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.PhoneticNameStyle#UNDEFINED` <br /> |

## Constants

### JAPANESE

Added in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final int JAPANESE
```

Hiragana and Katakana are two common styles of writing out the pronunciation of a Japanese names.

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Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

### KOREAN

Added in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final int KOREAN
```

Hangul is the Korean phonetic alphabet.

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Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

### PINYIN

Added in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final int PINYIN
```

Pinyin is a phonetic method of entering Chinese characters. Typically not explicitly shown in UIs, but used for searches and sorting.

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Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

### UNDEFINED

Added in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final int UNDEFINED
```

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Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)