Added in API level 11

Summary: Constants | Inherited Constants

MediaStore.Files.FileColumns

Kotlin |Java

public static interface MediaStore.Files.FileColumns
implements MediaStore.MediaColumns

android.provider.MediaStore.Files.FileColumns

File metadata columns.

Summary

Constants
`String`	`MEDIA_TYPE` The media type (audio, video, image, document, playlist or subtitle) of the file, or 0 for not a media file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is an audio file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_DOCUMENT` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is a document file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is an image file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_NONE` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is not an audio, image, video, document, playlist, or subtitles file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST` This constant was deprecated in API level 31. Android playlists are now deprecated. We will keep the current functionality for compatibility reasons, but we will no longer take feature request. We do not advise adding new usages of Android Playlists. M3U files can be used as an alternative.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is a subtitles or lyrics file.
`int`	`MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO` Constant for the `MEDIA_TYPE` column indicating that file is a video file.
`String`	`MIME_TYPE` The MIME type of the media item.
`String`	`PARENT` The index of the parent directory of the file.
`String`	`SPECIAL_FORMAT` Special format for a file.
`int`	`SPECIAL_FORMAT_ANIMATED_WEBP` Constant for the `SPECIAL_FORMAT` column indicating that the file is an Animated Webp.
`int`	`SPECIAL_FORMAT_GIF` Constant for the `SPECIAL_FORMAT` column indicating that the file is a GIF file.
`int`	`SPECIAL_FORMAT_MOTION_PHOTO` Constant for the `SPECIAL_FORMAT` column indicating that the file is a Motion Photo.
`int`	`SPECIAL_FORMAT_NONE` Constant for the `SPECIAL_FORMAT` column indicating that the file doesn't have any special format associated with it.

Inherited constants

From interface android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns

`String`	`ALBUM` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`ALBUM_ARTIST` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ALBUMARTIST` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`ARTIST` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST` or `ExifInterface.TAG_ARTIST` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`AUTHOR` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_AUTHOR` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`BITRATE` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_BITRATE` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`BUCKET_DISPLAY_NAME` The primary bucket display name of this media item.
`String`	`BUCKET_ID` The primary bucket ID of this media item.
`String`	`CAPTURE_FRAMERATE` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_CAPTURE_FRAMERATE` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`CD_TRACK_NUMBER` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_CD_TRACK_NUMBER` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`COMPILATION` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_COMPILATION` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`COMPOSER` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_COMPOSER` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`DATA` Absolute filesystem path to the media item on disk.
`String`	`DATE_ADDED` The time the media item was first added.
`String`	`DATE_EXPIRES` The time the media item should be considered expired.
`String`	`DATE_MODIFIED` Indexed value of `File.lastModified()` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`DATE_TAKEN` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DATE` or `ExifInterface.TAG_DATETIME_ORIGINAL` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`DISC_NUMBER` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DISC_NUMBER` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`DISPLAY_NAME` The display name of the media item.
`String`	`DOCUMENT_ID` The "document ID" GUID as defined by the XMP Media Management standard, extracted from any XMP metadata contained within this media item.
`String`	`DURATION` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`GENERATION_ADDED` Generation number at which metadata for this media item was first inserted.
`String`	`GENERATION_MODIFIED` Generation number at which metadata for this media item was last changed.
`String`	`GENRE` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_GENRE` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`HEIGHT` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_VIDEO_HEIGHT`, `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_IMAGE_HEIGHT` or `ExifInterface.TAG_IMAGE_LENGTH` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`INFERRED_DATE` File's approximate creation date.
`String`	`INSTANCE_ID` The "instance ID" GUID as defined by the XMP Media Management standard, extracted from any XMP metadata contained within this media item.
`String`	`IS_DOWNLOAD` Flag indicating if the media item has been marked as being part of the `Downloads` collection.
`String`	`IS_DRM` Flag indicating if a media item is DRM protected.
`String`	`IS_FAVORITE` Flag indicating if the media item has been marked as being a "favorite" by the user.
`String`	`IS_PENDING` Flag indicating if a media item is pending, and still being inserted by its owner.
`String`	`IS_TRASHED` Flag indicating if a media item is trashed.
`String`	`MIME_TYPE` The MIME type of the media item.
`String`	`NUM_TRACKS` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_NUM_TRACKS` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`OEM_METADATA` Column which allows OEMs to store custom metadata for a media file.
`String`	`ORIENTATION` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_VIDEO_ROTATION`, `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_IMAGE_ROTATION`, or `ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`ORIGINAL_DOCUMENT_ID` The "original document ID" GUID as defined by the XMP Media Management standard, extracted from any XMP metadata contained within this media item.
`String`	`OWNER_PACKAGE_NAME` Package name that contributed this media.
`String`	`RELATIVE_PATH` Relative path of this media item within the storage device where it is persisted.
`String`	`RESOLUTION` Calculated value that combines `WIDTH` and `HEIGHT` into a user-presentable string.
`String`	`SIZE` Indexed value of `File.length()` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`TITLE` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_TITLE` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`VOLUME_NAME` Volume name of the specific storage device where this media item is persisted.
`String`	`WIDTH` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_VIDEO_WIDTH`, `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_IMAGE_WIDTH` or `ExifInterface.TAG_IMAGE_WIDTH` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`WRITER` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_WRITER` extracted from this media item.
`String`	`XMP` Indexed XMP metadata extracted from this media item.
`String`	`YEAR` Indexed value of `MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_YEAR` extracted from this media item.

From interface android.provider.BaseColumns

`String`	`_COUNT` The count of rows in a directory.
`String`	`_ID` The unique ID for a row.

Constants

MEDIA_TYPE

Added in API level 11

public static final String MEDIA_TYPE

The media type (audio, video, image, document, playlist or subtitle) of the file, or 0 for not a media file.
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 .

Constant Value: "media_type"

MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO

Added in API level 11

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is an audio file.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

MEDIA_TYPE_DOCUMENT

Added in API level 30

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_DOCUMENT

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is a document file.

Constant Value: 6 (0x00000006)

MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE

Added in API level 11

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is an image file.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

MEDIA_TYPE_NONE

Added in API level 11

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_NONE

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is not an audio, image, video, document, playlist, or subtitles file.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST

Added in API level 11
Deprecated in API level 31

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST

This constant was deprecated in API level 31.
Android playlists are now deprecated. We will keep the current functionality for compatibility reasons, but we will no longer take feature request. We do not advise adding new usages of Android Playlists. M3U files can be used as an alternative.

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is a playlist file.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

MEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE

Added in API level 30

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is a subtitles or lyrics file.

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO

Added in API level 11

public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO

Constant for the MEDIA_TYPE column indicating that file is a video file.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

MIME_TYPE

Added in API level 11

public static final String MIME_TYPE

The MIME type of the media item.

This is typically defined based on the file extension of the media item. However, it may be the value of the format attribute defined by the Dublin Core Media Initiative standard, extracted from any XMP metadata contained within this media item.

Note: the format attribute may be ignored if the top-level MIME type disagrees with the file extension. For example, it's reasonable for an image/jpeg file to declare a format of image/vnd.google.panorama360+jpg, but declaring a format of audio/ogg would be ignored.

This is a read-only column that is automatically computed.
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 .

Constant Value: "mime_type"

PARENT

Added in API level 11

public static final String PARENT

The index of the parent directory of the file.
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: "parent"

SPECIAL_FORMAT

Added in S Extensions 21

public static final String SPECIAL_FORMAT

Special format for a file. Applications require special format tagging for media files. This is essential as Images collection can include images of various formats like Motion Photos, GIFs etc, which is not identifiable by MIME_TYPE.
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 .

Constant Value: "_special_format"

SPECIAL_FORMAT_ANIMATED_WEBP

Added in S Extensions 21

public static final int SPECIAL_FORMAT_ANIMATED_WEBP

Constant for the SPECIAL_FORMAT column indicating that the file is an Animated Webp.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

SPECIAL_FORMAT_GIF

Added in S Extensions 21

public static final int SPECIAL_FORMAT_GIF

Constant for the SPECIAL_FORMAT column indicating that the file is a GIF file.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

SPECIAL_FORMAT_MOTION_PHOTO

Added in S Extensions 21

public static final int SPECIAL_FORMAT_MOTION_PHOTO

Constant for the SPECIAL_FORMAT column indicating that the file is a Motion Photo.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

SPECIAL_FORMAT_NONE

Added in S Extensions 21

public static final int SPECIAL_FORMAT_NONE

Constant for the SPECIAL_FORMAT column indicating that the file doesn't have any special format associated with it.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)