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MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns
| android.provider.MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns
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Known indirect subclasses
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Audio artist metadata columns.
Summary
Constants
ARTIST
public static final String ARTIST
The artist who created the audio file, if any
This constant represents a column name that can be used with a ContentProvider through a ContentValues or Cursor object. The values stored in this column are Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.
Constant Value:
"artist"
NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS
public static final String NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS
The number of albums in the database for this artist
This constant represents a column name that can be used with a ContentProvider through a ContentValues or Cursor object. The values stored in this column are Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.
Constant Value:
"number_of_albums"
NUMBER_OF_TRACKS
public static final String NUMBER_OF_TRACKS
The number of albums in the database for this artist
This constant represents a column name that can be used with a ContentProvider through a ContentValues or Cursor object. The values stored in this column are Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.
Constant Value:
"number_of_tracks"
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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These keys are generated using [Locale.ROOT](/reference/java/util/Locale#ROOT), which means they don't reflect locale-specific sorting preferences. To apply locale-specific sorting preferences, use [ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER](/reference/android/content/ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER) with `COLLATE LOCALIZED`, or [ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE](/reference/android/content/ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE).* |\n| [String](/reference/java/lang/String) | [NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS](/reference/android/provider/MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns#NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS) The number of albums in the database for this artist \u003cbr /\u003e This constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. |\n| [String](/reference/java/lang/String) | [NUMBER_OF_TRACKS](/reference/android/provider/MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns#NUMBER_OF_TRACKS) The number of albums in the database for this artist \u003cbr /\u003e This constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. |\n\nConstants\n---------\n\n### ARTIST\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic static final String ARTIST\n```\n\nThe artist who created the audio file, if any\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING](/reference/android/database/Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nConstant Value:\n\n\"artist\"\n\n\n### ARTIST_KEY\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \nDeprecated in [API level\n30](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic static final String ARTIST_KEY\n```\n\n\n**This constant was deprecated\nin API level 30.** \n\nThese keys are generated using\n[Locale.ROOT](/reference/java/util/Locale#ROOT), which means they don't\nreflect locale-specific sorting preferences. To apply\nlocale-specific sorting preferences, use\n[ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER](/reference/android/content/ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER) with\n`COLLATE LOCALIZED`, or\n[ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE](/reference/android/content/ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE).\n\nA non human readable key calculated from the ARTIST, used for\nsearching, sorting and grouping\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING](/reference/android/database/Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n**See also:**\n\n- [MediaStore.Audio.keyFor(String)](/reference/android/provider/MediaStore.Audio#keyFor(java.lang.String))\n\nConstant Value:\n\n\"artist_key\"\n\n\n### NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic static final String NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS\n```\n\nThe number of albums in the database for this artist\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER](/reference/android/database/Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nConstant Value:\n\n\"number_of_albums\"\n\n\n### NUMBER_OF_TRACKS\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic static final String NUMBER_OF_TRACKS\n```\n\nThe number of albums in the database for this artist\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [ContentProvider](/reference/android/content/ContentProvider) through a [ContentValues](/reference/android/content/ContentValues) or [Cursor](/reference/android/database/Cursor) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER](/reference/android/database/Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nConstant Value:\n\n\"number_of_tracks\""]]
