Android APIs
public static final class

ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname

extends Object
implements ContactsContract.DataColumnsWithJoins ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname

Class Overview

A data kind representing the contact's nickname. For example, for Bob Parr ("Mr. Incredible"):

 ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> ops =
          new ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>();

 ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
          .withValue(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId)
          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
          .withValue(StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME, "Bob Parr")
          .build());

 ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
          .withValue(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId)
          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
          .withValue(Nickname.NAME, "Mr. Incredible")
          .withValue(Nickname.TYPE, Nickname.TYPE_CUSTOM)
          .withValue(Nickname.LABEL, "Superhero")
          .build());

 getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
 

You can use all columns defined for ContactsContract.Data as well as the following aliases.

Column aliases

TypeAliasData column
String NAME DATA1
int TYPE DATA2 Allowed values are:

String LABEL DATA3

Summary

Constants
String CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE MIME type used when storing this in data table.
String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX Add this query parameter to a URI to get back row counts grouped by the address book index as cursor extras.
String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_COUNTS The array of group counts for the corresponding group.
String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES The array of address book index titles, which are returned in the same order as the data in the cursor.
String NAME The name itself
int TYPE_DEFAULT
int TYPE_INITIALS
int TYPE_MAIDEN_NAME
int TYPE_MAINDEN_NAME This constant was deprecated in API level 9. Use TYPE_MAIDEN_NAME instead.
int TYPE_OTHER_NAME
int TYPE_SHORT_NAME
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Inherited Constants
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns
From interface android.provider.BaseColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.DataColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.StatusColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContactsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactNameColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactOptionsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactStatusColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.DataUsageStatColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final String CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE

Added in API level 5

MIME type used when storing this in data table.

Constant Value: "vnd.android.cursor.item/nickname"

public static final String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX

Added in API level 21

Add this query parameter to a URI to get back row counts grouped by the address book index as cursor extras. For most languages it is the first letter of the sort key. This parameter does not affect the main content of the cursor.

 Example:

 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;

 Uri uri = Contacts.CONTENT_URI.buildUpon()
          .appendQueryParameter(Contacts.EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX, "true")
          .build();
 Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri,
          new String[] {Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME},
          null, null, null);
 Bundle bundle = cursor.getExtras();
 if (bundle.containsKey(Contacts.EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES) &&
         bundle.containsKey(Contacts.EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_COUNTS)) {
     String sections[] =
             bundle.getStringArray(Contacts.EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES);
     int counts[] = bundle.getIntArray(Contacts.EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_COUNTS);
 }
 

Constant Value: "android.provider.extra.ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX"

public static final String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_COUNTS

Added in API level 21

The array of group counts for the corresponding group. Contains the same number of elements as the EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES array.

TYPE: int[]

Constant Value: "android.provider.extra.ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_COUNTS"

public static final String EXTRA_ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES

Added in API level 21

The array of address book index titles, which are returned in the same order as the data in the cursor.

TYPE: String[]

Constant Value: "android.provider.extra.ADDRESS_BOOK_INDEX_TITLES"

public static final String NAME

Added in API level 5

The name itself

Constant Value: "data1"

public static final int TYPE_DEFAULT

Added in API level 5

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

public static final int TYPE_INITIALS

Added in API level 5

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

public static final int TYPE_MAIDEN_NAME

Added in API level 9

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

public static final int TYPE_MAINDEN_NAME

Added in API level 5

This constant was deprecated in API level 9.
Use TYPE_MAIDEN_NAME instead.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

public static final int TYPE_OTHER_NAME

Added in API level 5

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

public static final int TYPE_SHORT_NAME

Added in API level 5

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)