In this part of my Android tutorial we will cover using SQLite. We’ll create the database, verify its creation, add data, delete data, display data and delete the database. We’ll also explore Cursors and more.
I structured the app so that it is both very easy to understand and so you’ll be able to cut and paste out the features you need for your apps. I also have an SQLite tutorial that you’ll find very useful.
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Code From the Video
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Create Database"
android:id="@+id/createDBButton"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:onClick="createDatabase"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Add Contact"
android:id="@+id/addContactButton"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/createDBButton"
android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/createDBButton"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:onClick="addContact"
android:clickable="false" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Delete Contact"
android:id="@+id/deleteContactButton"
android:layout_below="@+id/createDBButton"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:onClick="deleteContact"
android:clickable="false"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Get Contacts"
android:id="@+id/getContactsButton"
android:layout_below="@+id/createDBButton"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/deleteContactButton"
android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/deleteContactButton"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:onClick="getContacts"
android:clickable="false"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/nameEditText"
android:layout_below="@+id/deleteContactButton"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:hint="Name"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/emailEditText"
android:layout_below="@+id/nameEditText"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:hint="Email"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:ems="10"
android:id="@+id/idEditText"
android:layout_below="@+id/emailEditText"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:hint="ID to Delete"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Delete Database"
android:id="@+id/deleteDBButton"
android:onClick="deleteDatabase"
android:layout_below="@+id/idEditText"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:clickable="false" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:ems="10"
android:id="@+id/contactListEditText"
android:lines="8"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
MainActivity.java
package com.newthinktank.derekbanas.contacts;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.io.File;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
SQLiteDatabase contactsDB = null;
Button createDBButton, addContactButton, deleteContactButton, getContactsButton,
deleteDBButton;
EditText nameEditText, emailEditText, contactListEditText, idEditText;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
createDBButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.createDBButton);
addContactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.addContactButton);
deleteContactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.deleteContactButton);
getContactsButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.getContactsButton);
deleteDBButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.deleteDBButton);
nameEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.nameEditText);
emailEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.emailEditText);
contactListEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.contactListEditText);
idEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.idEditText);
}
public void createDatabase(View view) {
try{
// Opens a current database or creates it
// Pass the database name, designate that only this app can use it
// and a DatabaseErrorHandler in the case of database corruption
contactsDB = this.openOrCreateDatabase("MyContacts", MODE_PRIVATE, null);
// Execute an SQL statement that isn't select
contactsDB.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts " +
"(id integer primary key, name VARCHAR, email VARCHAR);");
// The database on the file system
File database = getApplicationContext().getDatabasePath("MyContacts.db");
// Check if the database exists
if (database.exists()) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Database Created", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Database Missing", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
catch(Exception e){
Log.e("CONTACTS ERROR", "Error Creating Database");
}
// Make buttons clickable since the database was created
addContactButton.setClickable(true);
deleteContactButton.setClickable(true);
getContactsButton.setClickable(true);
deleteDBButton.setClickable(true);
}
public void addContact(View view) {
// Get the contact name and email entered
String contactName = nameEditText.getText().toString();
String contactEmail = emailEditText.getText().toString();
// Execute SQL statement to insert new data
contactsDB.execSQL("INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES ('" +
contactName + "', '" + contactEmail + "');");
}
public void getContacts(View view) {
// A Cursor provides read and write access to database results
Cursor cursor = contactsDB.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM contacts", null);
// Get the index for the column name provided
int idColumn = cursor.getColumnIndex("id");
int nameColumn = cursor.getColumnIndex("name");
int emailColumn = cursor.getColumnIndex("email");
// Move to the first row of results
cursor.moveToFirst();
String contactList = "";
// Verify that we have results
if(cursor != null && (cursor.getCount() > 0)){
do{
// Get the results and store them in a String
String id = cursor.getString(idColumn);
String name = cursor.getString(nameColumn);
String email = cursor.getString(emailColumn);
contactList = contactList + id + " : " + name + " : " + email + "\n";
// Keep getting results as long as they exist
}while(cursor.moveToNext());
contactListEditText.setText(contactList);
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "No Results to Show", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
contactListEditText.setText("");
}
}
public void deleteContact(View view) {
// Get the id to delete
String id = idEditText.getText().toString();
// Delete matching id in database
contactsDB.execSQL("DELETE FROM contacts WHERE id = " + id + ";");
}
public void deleteDatabase(View view) {
// Delete database
this.deleteDatabase("MyContacts");
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
contactsDB.close();
super.onDestroy();
}
}