If you need the features content provider adds (primarily interaction across separate application and associated discovery and cross-process calls, as well as MIME typing to integrate with intent resolution) then consider using it. Otherwise there probably isn't a reason to.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:11 AM, jayant <jayant.jais...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Dianne, > > i get ur point that Content provider is built on top of SQlite but i > wanna know is what additional features does a provider support. Say if > a make my own Database Store class and provide methods in it to > insert/update/delete into a database. > > And if i create a Provider for the same purpose, ...in what way will > a Provider prove to be more beneficial over the DatabaseStore class > other than the fact that provider will allow me to share data ovet > different applications > > > > On Sep 10, 11:01 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > Content provider is (generally) built on top of SQLite. You don't pick > one > > or the other. > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Chris <narendrasingh.bi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I would like to know the exact difference between Content provider and > > > SQLiteDatabase. If we have to share our data among applications then > > > we use Content provider, otherwise SQLiteDatabase. Is this is the ONLY > > > difference, OR using Content Provider has something to do with > > > performence??? > > > Any input will be highly appreciated. > > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
