For my app, the ConentProvider is not open to 3rd party apps. But, I do access other folks ContentProvider at times. When both a lite & pro version are available, I simply ask the user which one he wants to use (or in some cases, you could simply try both and use whichever is available).
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Steve. > > How would 3rd party apps access those content providers without worrying > about whether the lite, pro or both versions are installed? > > On 15 December 2010 10:15, Flying Coder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Having lite & pro ContentProviders is very easy if you use a library >> project. Simply put all of the shared functionality between lite & >> pro versions, including the ContenteProvider, in the base library >> project. Then, have 2 separate lite & pro projects that use the same >> base library project. Define any lite/pro specific variables & >> manifest values in the lite & pro versions, and that's it. >> >> For instance, in one of my apps, I have both lite & pro versions with >> ContentProviders. The ContentProvider is defined in the library >> project and references an AUTHORITY variable defined in an Application >> object. Then, in each of the LITE & PRO versions, I created a >> subclass of the Application object that overrides the AUTHORITY >> variable with the correct version-specific value. Similarly, the LITE >> & PRO Manifest files have corresponding version-specific authority >> strings for the ContentProvider. >> >> Works like a charm. >> >> Cheers, >> Steve >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- www.appventive.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
