Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2012 Andrew Neal Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law * or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language * governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.provider.BaseColumns; import android.provider.MediaStore; import android.provider.MediaStore.Audio.ArtistColumns; public class Main { /** * Returns the Id for an artist. * * @param context The {@link Context} to use. * @param name The name of the artist. * @return The ID for an artist. */ public static final long getIdForArtist(final Context context, final String name) { Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Audio.Artists.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, new String[] { BaseColumns._ID }, ArtistColumns.ARTIST + "=?", new String[] { name }, ArtistColumns.ARTIST); int id = -1; if (cursor != null) { cursor.moveToFirst(); if (!cursor.isAfterLast()) { id = cursor.getInt(0); } cursor.close(); cursor = null; } return id; } }