Introduction to Android™ Application Development: Android Essentials, Fifth Edition
by Joseph Annuzzi Jr., Lauren Darcey, Shane Conder
16. Saving with SQLite
There are many different ways for storing your Android applications’ data. As you learned in Chapter 14, “Using Android Preferences,” and in Chapter 15, “Accessing Files and Directories,” there is definitely more than one way for accessing and storing your data. But what if you need to store structured data for your application, such as data more suited for storing in a database? That’s where SQLite comes in. In this chapter, we are going to be modifying the SampleMaterial application found in Chapter 12, “Embracing Material Design,” so that Card data is stored persistently in a SQLite database on the device and will survive various lifecycle events. By the end of this chapter, you will be confident in adding a SQLite database ...
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