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Android APIs
public static final class

ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname

extends Object
implements ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns ContactsContract.DataColumnsWithJoins
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

Type Alias Data 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 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.BaseColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.BaseTypes
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactNameColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactOptionsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactStatusColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.ContactsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.DataColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.DataUsageStatColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContactsColumns
From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.StatusColumns
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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 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)