Android™ Programming Unleashed

Chapter 12. Creating and Using Content Providers

In This Chapter

• Understanding the Android Content URI

• Using Content Providers

• Creating a Custom Content Provider

• Defining a Content Provider

• Defining a Database

• Defining the Content URI

• Defining MIME Types

• Implementing the getType, query, insert, update, and delete Methods

• Using Loaders

• Registering Content Providers

Content providers allow users to share data between multiple applications. They also provide access to a structured set of data enabling us to query, modify, add, and delete data.

What Is a Content Provider

A content provider acts as a data store and provides an interface to access its contents. Unlike a database, where information can be accessed only by the package ...