B. Quick-Start Guide: SQLite

The Android system allows individual applications to have private SQLite databases in which to store their application data. This Quick-Start Guide is not a complete documentation of the SQLite commands. Instead, it is designed to get you up and running with common tasks. The first part of this appendix introduces the features of the sqlite3 command-line tool. We then provide an in-depth database example using many common SQLite commands. See the online SQLite documentation (http://www.sqlite.org) for a complete list of features, functionality, and limitations of SQLite.

Exploring Common Tasks with SQLite

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