By "the database" I assume you mean your app. You're afraid that your app will cache the contacts and then some of the contacts will be stale? I mean, watch the database, and update it with an observer: that's exactly what that's designed for.
Kris On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:26 PM, shiva pendem <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Initiallly thanks for your answer, > > can we make a app to automatically update the database of contacts so that > recently added contacts will also be added, > > if yes, > lease reply me how, > Thanks > > > Thanks, > Pendem Shiva Shankar, > Gtalk:pendem.shiva89, > msn:[email protected], > Mob:+91-9533024675. > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Kristopher Micinski > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Why don't you read them into memory when the app starts and cache them >> somewhere? >> >> Kris >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:27 PM, shiva pendem <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > HI everyone, >> > >> > >> > i am making an application to get the name of the contact no saved on >> > the >> > mobile. >> > >> > i am using the following code >> > >> > private class CallStateListener extends PhoneStateListener { >> > private String displayContacts(String incomingNumber) { >> > ContentResolver cr = ctx.getContentResolver(); >> > Cursor cur = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, >> > null, null, null, null); >> > if (cur.getCount() > 0) { >> > while (cur.moveToNext()) { >> > String id = >> > cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID)); >> > String name = >> > >> > cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME)); >> > if (Integer.parseInt(cur.getString( >> > >> > cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER))) > 0) { >> > Cursor pCur = cr.query( >> > ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, >> > null, >> > ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID +" >> > = >> > ?", >> > new String[]{id}, null); >> > while (pCur.moveToNext()) { >> > String phoneNo = >> > >> > pCur.getString(pCur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER)); >> > if(phoneNo.length()>9&&incomingNumber.length()>9) >> > { >> > // >> > Log.v("Test",phoneNo.substring(phoneNo.length()-10,phoneNo.length())+" >> > >> > "+incomingNumber.substring(incomingNumber.length()-10,incomingNumber.length())); >> > >> > >> > if(phoneNo.substring(phoneNo.length()-10,phoneNo.length()).equals(incomingNumber.substring(incomingNumber.length()-10,incomingNumber.length()))) >> > { >> > Toast.makeText(ctx, "Name: " + name + ", Phone No: " >> > + >> > phoneNo, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); >> > Log.v("Test","qualified "+phoneNo+" "+name); >> > pCur.close(); >> > return ""+name; >> > } >> > } >> > } >> > pCur.close(); >> > } >> > } >> > } >> > return ""; >> > } >> > i am calling the displayContacts() method with the incoming call no as >> > argument >> > but its taking about 18 to 29 seconds to get the contact name, some >> > times it >> > is taking more than 35 seconds, >> > >> > can any one suggest me the best way to get the contact names saved in >> > the >> > mobile, >> > i need to get the contact name in the following manner, >> > i have a contact with name as service call and no as 9848012345 >> > and if i get a call i should get the name in not more than 5 seconds . >> > >> > if there are any new mechanisms that are used to implement this >> > mechanism >> > plese send me the links, >> > >> > Thanks >> > Shiva Shankar, >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > 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 >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Android Developers" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-developers/XiQX9YLoMZc/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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