Android App Development 05 : Saving Data
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Data Storage
Android provides several options for you to save persistent application data. ● Share Preference● Internal storage● External Storage● SQLite Database● Network Connection
Shared Preference
The SharedPreferences class provides a general framework that allows you to save and retrieve persistent key-value pairs of primitive data types.
Setting Activity
Applications often include settings that allow users to modify app features and behaviors. You should use Android's Preference APIs to build an interface that's consistent with the user experience in other Android apps (including the system settings).
Ref: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/settings.html
Workshop: Setting Activity
Create Setting Activity to store username and password in shared preference data
Internal Storage
Access to the file system is performed via the standard java.io classes. Android provides also helper classes for creating and accessing new files and directories.
Internal Storage
For example the getDir(String, int) method would create or access a directory. The openFileInput(String s) method would open a file for input and openFileOutput(String s, int) would create a file.
Permission Mode
int specifies the permissions which are:● MODE_PRIVATE
○ No access for other applications● MODE_WORLD_READABLE
○ Read access for other applications● MODE_WORLD_WRITABLE
○ Write access for other applications● MODE_WORLD_READABLE | MODE_WORLD_WRITABLE
○ Read / Write access
Environment Variable
● DIRECTORY_ALARMS● DIRECTORY_DCIM● DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS● DIRECTORY_MOVIES● DIRECTORY_MUSIC● DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS● DIRECTORY_PICTURES● DIRECTORY_PODCASTS● DIRECTORY_RINGTONES
Workshop: Get your path
Android provide methods to get path from external storage and internal storage
File internal_path,external_path;internal_path=getDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, 0);external_path= Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
SQLite
SQLite is an Open Source Database which is embedded into Android. SQLite supports standard relational database features like SQL syntax, transactions and prepared statements.
Useful Tools
● SQLite database browser● SQLite Manager
SQLite in Android
SQLite is available on every Android device,does not require any database setup or administration. You only have to define the SQL statements for creating and updating the database.
SQLite Open Helper
To create and upgrade a database in your Android application you usually subclass SQLiteOpenHelper. In the constructor of your subclass you call the super() method of SQLiteOpenHelper, specifying the database name and the current database version.
Workshop: SQLite Open Helper
Create blank app with database helper class extend from SQLiteOpenHelper class, identify database name, version number and create table at onCreate method. Call database helper from main activity. Your database will create at /data/data/packagename/files/databasename
Workshop: SQLite External Storage
Create blank app with database helper class extend from SQLiteOpenHelper class, identify database name which store in external storage files directory, version number and create table at onCreate method. Call database helper from main activity. Your database will create at /sdcard/Android/data/packagename/files/databasename.db
Workshop: CRUD
Create an app to store, select, update and delete. Using following scenarios:● Insert 2 rows
○ 1, Jim, 023645456○ 2, John, 023645876
● Select John● Select all records● Update Jim's number to 024953658● Delete John
Workshop: Insert Data
Use insert() method to insert data in SQLite table.
ContentValues val = new ContentValues();val.put("name", name);val.put("tel", tel);long row = db.insert("member", null, val);
Query
Queries can be created via the rawQuery() and query() methods or via the SQLiteQueryBuilder class .● rawQuery() directly accepts an SQL select
statement as input.● query() provides a structured interface for
specifying the SQL query.
Query Example
Method rawQuery() Example
Cursor cursor = getReadableDatabase(). rawQuery("select * from todo where _id = ?", new String[] {id});
Query Example
Method query() Example
database.query(DATABASE_TABLE, new String[] { KEY_ROWID, KEY_CATEGORY, KEY_SUMMARY, KEY_DESCRIPTION }, null, null, null, null, null);
Cursor
A query returns a Cursor object. A Cursor represents the result of a query and basically points to one row of the query result. This way Android can buffer the query results efficiently; as it does not have to load all data into memory.
Cursor
To move between individual data rows, you can use the moveToFirst() and moveToNext() methods. The isAfterLast() method allows to check if the end of the query result has been reached.
Workshop: Select
Use db.query to query your data and return into Array.
Workshop: Select All
Two ways to return select all records depend on return data; Array and ArrayList. Use db.rawQuery to query your data.
Workshop: Update
Use a db.update() method to update data in specific record and criteria.
Workshop: Delete
Use a db.delete() method to delete data in specific record and criteria.
Put it together in real life!
You may pre load data in the app or try to update data from internet, so the easy way put it in asset and copy to another storage.
Push data to a ListView
Query data and return to an ArrayList then push ArrayList to ListView.
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