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ArtistColumns
interface ArtistColumns
Audio artist metadata columns.
Summary
Constants
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING](../database/Cursor.html#FIELD_TYPE_STRING:kotlin.Int) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated. \n\n Value: \"artist\"\n\n### ARTIST_KEY\n\nAdded in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \nDeprecated in [API level 30](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nstatic val ARTIST_KEY: String\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *These keys are generated using [java.util.Locale#ROOT](../../java/util/Locale.html#ROOT:java.util.Locale), which means they don't reflect locale-specific sorting preferences. To apply locale-specific sorting preferences, use [ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER](../content/ContentResolver.html#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER:kotlin.String) with `COLLATE LOCALIZED`, or [ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE](../content/ContentResolver.html#QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE:kotlin.String).*\n\nA non human readable key calculated from the ARTIST, used for searching, sorting and grouping \nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [android.content.ContentProvider](../content/ContentProvider.html#) through a [android.content.ContentValues](../content/ContentValues.html#) or [android.database.Cursor](../database/Cursor.html#) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_STRING](../database/Cursor.html#FIELD_TYPE_STRING:kotlin.Int) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated. \n\n Value: \"artist_key\"\n\n**See Also**\n\n- [android.provider.MediaStore.Audio#keyFor(String)](/reference/kotlin/android/provider/MediaStore.Audio#keyFor(kotlin.String)) \n\n### NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS\n\nAdded in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nstatic val NUMBER_OF_ALBUMS: String\n```\n\nThe number of albums in the database for this artist \nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [android.content.ContentProvider](../content/ContentProvider.html#) through a [android.content.ContentValues](../content/ContentValues.html#) or [android.database.Cursor](../database/Cursor.html#) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER](../database/Cursor.html#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER:kotlin.Int) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated. \n\n Value: \"number_of_albums\"\n\n### NUMBER_OF_TRACKS\n\nAdded in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nstatic val NUMBER_OF_TRACKS: String\n```\n\nThe number of albums in the database for this artist \nThis constant represents a column name that can be used with a [android.content.ContentProvider](../content/ContentProvider.html#) through a [android.content.ContentValues](../content/ContentValues.html#) or [android.database.Cursor](../database/Cursor.html#) object. The values stored in this column are [Cursor#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER](../database/Cursor.html#FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER:kotlin.Int) , and are read-only and cannot be mutated. \n\n Value: \"number_of_tracks\""]]
