How to access sqlite database inside the widget class?

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How to access the sqlite databases inside the widget class. The widget class which extends the appwidgetprovider does not have an activity hence i am not able to access the databases inside it.

Snicolas · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-02 15:01:07Z

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There are 2 approaches for such a problem :

1) you say you don't have an activity inside a widget provider but actually the appwidget will execute inside the application context of your app declaring the widget. When you override

onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds)

you receive a context that could be used to get access to a database.

2) however, it would be more androidy to declare a service that would perform the query to the database, manage exceptions, retries, and so on and would provide its data either through a call back to an intent to update your widget, or, better, through a content provider that your widget could address.

Regards, Stéphane

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 15:01

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