Added in API level 21

Genres

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Kotlin |Java

class Genres

kotlin.Any
↳	android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres

Canonical genres for TV programs.

Summary

Constants
static String	ANIMAL_WILDLIFE The genre for Animal/Wildlife.
static String	ARTS The genre for Arts.
static String	COMEDY The genre for Comedy.
static String	DRAMA The genre for Drama.
static String	EDUCATION The genre for Education.
static String	ENTERTAINMENT The genre for Entertainment.
static String	FAMILY_KIDS The genre for Family/Kids.
static String	GAMING The genre for Gaming.
static String	LIFE_STYLE The genre for Life Style.
static String	MOVIES The genre for Movies.
static String	MUSIC The genre for Music.
static String	NEWS The genre for News.
static String	PREMIER The genre for Premier.
static String	SHOPPING The genre for Shopping.
static String	SPORTS The genre for Sports.
static String	TECH_SCIENCE The genre for Tech/Science.
static String	TRAVEL The genre for Travel.

Public methods
static Array<String!>!	decode(genres: String) Decodes the genre strings from the text stored in the database.
static String!	encode(vararg genres: String!) Encodes genre strings to a text that can be put into the database.
static Boolean	isCanonical(genre: String!) Returns whether a given text is a canonical genre defined in Genres.

Constants

ANIMAL_WILDLIFE

Added in API level 21

static val ANIMAL_WILDLIFE: String

The genre for Animal/Wildlife.

Value: "ANIMAL_WILDLIFE"

ARTS

Added in API level 22

static val ARTS: String

The genre for Arts.

Value: "ARTS"

COMEDY

Added in API level 21

static val COMEDY: String

The genre for Comedy.

Value: "COMEDY"

DRAMA

Added in API level 21

static val DRAMA: String

The genre for Drama.

Value: "DRAMA"

EDUCATION

Added in API level 21

static val EDUCATION: String

The genre for Education.

Value: "EDUCATION"

ENTERTAINMENT

Added in API level 22

static val ENTERTAINMENT: String

The genre for Entertainment.

Value: "ENTERTAINMENT"

FAMILY_KIDS

Added in API level 21

static val FAMILY_KIDS: String

The genre for Family/Kids.

Value: "FAMILY_KIDS"

GAMING

Added in API level 21

static val GAMING: String

The genre for Gaming.

Value: "GAMING"

LIFE_STYLE

Added in API level 22

static val LIFE_STYLE: String

The genre for Life Style.

Value: "LIFE_STYLE"

MOVIES

Added in API level 21

static val MOVIES: String

The genre for Movies.

Value: "MOVIES"

MUSIC

Added in API level 22

static val MUSIC: String

The genre for Music.

Value: "MUSIC"

NEWS

Added in API level 21

static val NEWS: String

The genre for News.

Value: "NEWS"

PREMIER

Added in API level 22

static val PREMIER: String

The genre for Premier.

Value: "PREMIER"

SHOPPING

Added in API level 21

static val SHOPPING: String

The genre for Shopping.

Value: "SHOPPING"

SPORTS

Added in API level 21

static val SPORTS: String

The genre for Sports.

Value: "SPORTS"

TECH_SCIENCE

Added in API level 22

static val TECH_SCIENCE: String

The genre for Tech/Science.

Value: "TECH_SCIENCE"

TRAVEL

Added in API level 21

static val TRAVEL: String

The genre for Travel.

Value: "TRAVEL"

Public methods

decode

Added in API level 21

static fun decode(genres: String): Array<String!>!

Decodes the genre strings from the text stored in the database.

Parameters
genres	String: The encoded genre string retrieved from the COLUMN_BROADCAST_GENRE or COLUMN_CANONICAL_GENRE column. This value cannot be null.

Return

Array<String!>!

genre strings. Value is android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#FAMILY_KIDS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#SPORTS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#SHOPPING, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#MOVIES, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#COMEDY, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#TRAVEL, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#DRAMA, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#EDUCATION, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ANIMAL_WILDLIFE, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#NEWS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#GAMING, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ARTS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ENTERTAINMENT, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#LIFE_STYLE, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#MUSIC, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#PREMIER, or android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#TECH_SCIENCE

encode

Added in API level 21

static fun encode(vararg genres: String!): String!

Encodes genre strings to a text that can be put into the database.

Parameters

genres

String!: Genre strings. This value cannot be null. Value is android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#FAMILY_KIDS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#SPORTS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#SHOPPING, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#MOVIES, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#COMEDY, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#TRAVEL, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#DRAMA, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#EDUCATION, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ANIMAL_WILDLIFE, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#NEWS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#GAMING, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ARTS, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#ENTERTAINMENT, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#LIFE_STYLE, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#MUSIC, android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#PREMIER, or android.media.tv.TvContract.Programs.Genres#TECH_SCIENCE

Return
String!	an encoded genre string that can be inserted into the COLUMN_BROADCAST_GENRE or COLUMN_CANONICAL_GENRE column.

isCanonical

Added in API level 24

static fun isCanonical(genre: String!): Boolean

Returns whether a given text is a canonical genre defined in Genres.

Parameters
genre	String!: The name of genre to be checked.

Return
Boolean	true if the genre is canonical, otherwise false.