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# MediaStore.Audio

`public static final class MediaStore.Audio`
`extends Object` ``

java.lang.Object
↳ | android.provider.MediaStore.Audio

Collection of all media with MIME type of `audio/*`.

## Summary

### Nested classes
`interface` | `MediaStore.Audio.AlbumColumns` Audio album metadata columns.
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Albums` Contains artists for audio files
`interface` | `MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns` Audio artist metadata columns.
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Artists` Contains artists for audio files
`interface` | `MediaStore.Audio.AudioColumns` Audio metadata columns.
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Genres` Contains all genres for audio files
`interface` | `MediaStore.Audio.GenresColumns` Audio genre metadata columns.
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Media`
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Playlists` This class is deprecated. Android playlists are now deprecated. We will keep the current functionality for compatibility resons, 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.
`interface` | `MediaStore.Audio.PlaylistsColumns` This interface is deprecated. 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.
`class` | `MediaStore.Audio.Radio`

### Public constructors
`Audio()`

### Public methods
`static String` | `keyFor(String name)` This method is deprecated. These keys are generated using `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` with `COLLATE LOCALIZED`, or `ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE`.

### Inherited methods
From class `java.lang.Object`
`Object` | `clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean` | `equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void` | `finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>` | `getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int` | `hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void` | `notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void` | `notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String` | `toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void` | `wait(long timeout, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void` | `wait(long timeout)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void` | `wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

## Public constructors

### Audio

    public Audio ()

## Public methods

### keyFor

    public static String keyFor (String name)

This method is deprecated.
These keys are generated using `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` with `COLLATE LOCALIZED`, or `ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SORT_LOCALE`.

Converts a user-visible string into a "key" that can be used for grouping, sorting, and searching.

Parameters
`name` | `String`: This value may be `null`.

Returns
`String` | Opaque token that should not be parsed or displayed to users. This value may be `null`.

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