/* * Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package android.database; import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; /** * This interface provides random read-write access to the result set returned * by a database query. * * Cursor implementations are not required to be synchronized so code using a Cursor from multiple * threads should perform its own synchronization when using the Cursor. */ public interface Cursor { /* * Values returned by {@link #getType(int)}. * These should be consistent with the corresponding types defined in CursorWindow.h */ /** Value returned by {@link #getType(int)} if the specified column is null */ static final int FIELD_TYPE_NULL = 0; /** Value returned by {@link #getType(int)} if the specified column type is integer */ static final int FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER = 1; /** Value returned by {@link #getType(int)} if the specified column type is float */ static final int FIELD_TYPE_FLOAT = 2; /** Value returned by {@link #getType(int)} if the specified column type is string */ static final int FIELD_TYPE_STRING = 3; /** Value returned by {@link #getType(int)} if the specified column type is blob */ static final int FIELD_TYPE_BLOB = 4; /** * Returns the numbers of rows in the cursor. * * @return the number of rows in the cursor. */ int getCount(); /** * Returns the current position of the cursor in the row set. * The value is zero-based. When the row set is first returned the cursor * will be at positon -1, which is before the first row. After the * last row is returned another call to next() will leave the cursor past * the last entry, at a position of count(). * * @return the current cursor position. */ int getPosition(); /** * Move the cursor by a relative amount, forward or backward, from the * current position. Positive offsets move forwards, negative offsets move * backwards. If the final position is outside of the bounds of the result * set then the resultant position will be pinned to -1 or count() depending * on whether the value is off the front or end of the set, respectively. * *
This method will return true if the requested destination was * reachable, otherwise, it returns false. For example, if the cursor is at * currently on the second entry in the result set and move(-5) is called, * the position will be pinned at -1, and false will be returned. * * @param offset the offset to be applied from the current position. * @return whether the requested move fully succeeded. */ boolean move(int offset); /** * Move the cursor to an absolute position. The valid * range of values is -1 <= position <= count. * *
This method will return true if the request destination was reachable, * otherwise, it returns false. * * @param position the zero-based position to move to. * @return whether the requested move fully succeeded. */ boolean moveToPosition(int position); /** * Move the cursor to the first row. * *
This method will return false if the cursor is empty. * * @return whether the move succeeded. */ boolean moveToFirst(); /** * Move the cursor to the last row. * *
This method will return false if the cursor is empty. * * @return whether the move succeeded. */ boolean moveToLast(); /** * Move the cursor to the next row. * *
This method will return false if the cursor is already past the * last entry in the result set. * * @return whether the move succeeded. */ boolean moveToNext(); /** * Move the cursor to the previous row. * *
This method will return false if the cursor is already before the * first entry in the result set. * * @return whether the move succeeded. */ boolean moveToPrevious(); /** * Returns whether the cursor is pointing to the first row. * * @return whether the cursor is pointing at the first entry. */ boolean isFirst(); /** * Returns whether the cursor is pointing to the last row. * * @return whether the cursor is pointing at the last entry. */ boolean isLast(); /** * Returns whether the cursor is pointing to the position before the first * row. * * @return whether the cursor is before the first result. */ boolean isBeforeFirst(); /** * Returns whether the cursor is pointing to the position after the last * row. * * @return whether the cursor is after the last result. */ boolean isAfterLast(); /** * Returns the zero-based index for the given column name, or -1 if the column doesn't exist. * If you expect the column to exist use {@link #getColumnIndexOrThrow(String)} instead, which * will make the error more clear. * * @param columnName the name of the target column. * @return the zero-based column index for the given column name, or -1 if * the column name does not exist. * @see #getColumnIndexOrThrow(String) */ int getColumnIndex(String columnName); /** * Returns the zero-based index for the given column name, or throws * {@link IllegalArgumentException} if the column doesn't exist. If you're not sure if * a column will exist or not use {@link #getColumnIndex(String)} and check for -1, which * is more efficient than catching the exceptions. * * @param columnName the name of the target column. * @return the zero-based column index for the given column name * @see #getColumnIndex(String) * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the column does not exist */ int getColumnIndexOrThrow(String columnName) throws IllegalArgumentException; /** * Returns the column name at the given zero-based column index. * * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column. * @return the column name for the given column index. */ String getColumnName(int columnIndex); /** * Returns a string array holding the names of all of the columns in the * result set in the order in which they were listed in the result. * * @return the names of the columns returned in this query. */ String[] getColumnNames(); /** * Return total number of columns * @return number of columns */ int getColumnCount(); /** * Returns the value of the requested column as a byte array. * *
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the * column value is null or the column type is not a blob type is * implementation-defined. * * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column. * @return the value of that column as a byte array. */ byte[] getBlob(int columnIndex); /** * Returns the value of the requested column as a String. * *
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the * column value is null or the column type is not a string type is * implementation-defined. * * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column. * @return the value of that column as a String. */ String getString(int columnIndex); /** * Retrieves the requested column text and stores it in the buffer provided. * If the buffer size is not sufficient, a new char buffer will be allocated * and assigned to CharArrayBuffer.data * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column. * if the target column is null, return buffer * @param buffer the buffer to copy the text into. */ void copyStringToBuffer(int columnIndex, CharArrayBuffer buffer); /** * Returns the value of the requested column as a short. * *
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the
* column value is null, the column type is not an integral type, or the
* integer value is outside the range [Short.MIN_VALUE
,
* Short.MAX_VALUE
] is implementation-defined.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return the value of that column as a short.
*/
short getShort(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns the value of the requested column as an int.
*
*
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the
* column value is null, the column type is not an integral type, or the
* integer value is outside the range [Integer.MIN_VALUE
,
* Integer.MAX_VALUE
] is implementation-defined.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return the value of that column as an int.
*/
int getInt(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns the value of the requested column as a long.
*
*
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the
* column value is null, the column type is not an integral type, or the
* integer value is outside the range [Long.MIN_VALUE
,
* Long.MAX_VALUE
] is implementation-defined.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return the value of that column as a long.
*/
long getLong(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns the value of the requested column as a float.
*
*
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the
* column value is null, the column type is not a floating-point type, or the
* floating-point value is not representable as a float
value is
* implementation-defined.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return the value of that column as a float.
*/
float getFloat(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns the value of the requested column as a double.
*
*
The result and whether this method throws an exception when the
* column value is null, the column type is not a floating-point type, or the
* floating-point value is not representable as a double
value is
* implementation-defined.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return the value of that column as a double.
*/
double getDouble(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns data type of the given column's value.
* The preferred type of the column is returned but the data may be converted to other types
* as documented in the get-type methods such as {@link #getInt(int)}, {@link #getFloat(int)}
* etc.
*
* Returned column types are *
true
if the value in the indicated column is null.
*
* @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the target column.
* @return whether the column value is null.
*/
boolean isNull(int columnIndex);
/**
* Deactivates the Cursor, making all calls on it fail until {@link #requery} is called.
* Inactive Cursors use fewer resources than active Cursors.
* Calling {@link #requery} will make the cursor active again.
*/
void deactivate();
/**
* Performs the query that created the cursor again, refreshing its
* contents. This may be done at any time, including after a call to {@link
* #deactivate}.
*
* Since this method could execute a query on the database and potentially take
* a while, it could cause ANR if it is called on Main (UI) thread.
* A warning is printed if this method is being executed on Main thread.
*
* @return true if the requery succeeded, false if not, in which case the
* cursor becomes invalid.
* @deprecated Don't use this. Just request a new cursor, so you can do this
* asynchronously and update your list view once the new cursor comes back.
*/
@Deprecated
boolean requery();
/**
* Closes the Cursor, releasing all of its resources and making it completely invalid.
* Unlike {@link #deactivate()} a call to {@link #requery()} will not make the Cursor valid
* again.
*/
void close();
/**
* return true if the cursor is closed
* @return true if the cursor is closed.
*/
boolean isClosed();
/**
* Register an observer that is called when changes happen to the content backing this cursor.
* Typically the data set won't change until {@link #requery()} is called.
*
* @param observer the object that gets notified when the content backing the cursor changes.
* @see #unregisterContentObserver(ContentObserver)
*/
void registerContentObserver(ContentObserver observer);
/**
* Unregister an observer that has previously been registered with this
* cursor via {@link #registerContentObserver}.
*
* @param observer the object to unregister.
* @see #registerContentObserver(ContentObserver)
*/
void unregisterContentObserver(ContentObserver observer);
/**
* Register an observer that is called when changes happen to the contents
* of the this cursors data set, for example, when the data set is changed via
* {@link #requery()}, {@link #deactivate()}, or {@link #close()}.
*
* @param observer the object that gets notified when the cursors data set changes.
* @see #unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver)
*/
void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer);
/**
* Unregister an observer that has previously been registered with this
* cursor via {@link #registerContentObserver}.
*
* @param observer the object to unregister.
* @see #registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver)
*/
void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer);
/**
* Register to watch a content URI for changes. This can be the URI of a specific data row (for
* example, "content://my_provider_type/23"), or a a generic URI for a content type.
*
* @param cr The content resolver from the caller's context. The listener attached to
* this resolver will be notified.
* @param uri The content URI to watch.
*/
void setNotificationUri(ContentResolver cr, Uri uri);
/**
* onMove() will only be called across processes if this method returns true.
* @return whether all cursor movement should result in a call to onMove().
*/
boolean getWantsAllOnMoveCalls();
/**
* Returns a bundle of extra values. This is an optional way for cursors to provide out-of-band
* metadata to their users. One use of this is for reporting on the progress of network requests
* that are required to fetch data for the cursor.
*
* These values may only change when requery is called.
* @return cursor-defined values, or {@link android.os.Bundle#EMPTY Bundle.EMPTY} if there
* are no values. Never null
.
*/
Bundle getExtras();
/**
* This is an out-of-band way for the the user of a cursor to communicate with the cursor. The
* structure of each bundle is entirely defined by the cursor.
*
*
One use of this is to tell a cursor that it should retry its network request after it
* reported an error.
* @param extras extra values, or {@link android.os.Bundle#EMPTY Bundle.EMPTY}.
* Never null
.
* @return extra values, or {@link android.os.Bundle#EMPTY Bundle.EMPTY}.
* Never null
.
*/
Bundle respond(Bundle extras);
}