Step 1: Create a new project
Click on File, then New => New Project.
Select language as Java
Choose empty activity as a template
Select the minimum SDK as per your need.
Step 2: Modify the strings.xml file
All the strings used in the activity are stored here.
XML
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Content_Provider_In_Android</string>
<string name="hintText">Enter User Name</string>
<string name="heading">Content Provider In Android</string>
<string name="insertButtontext">Insert Data</string>
<string name="loadButtonText">Load Data</string>
</resources>
Step3
// creating a database class
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
import android.content.Context;
private static class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
// defining a constructor
DatabaseHelper(Context context) {
super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
}
// creating a table in the database
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
db.execSQL(CREATE_DB_TABLE);
}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int
newVersion) {
// sql query to drop a table
// having similar name
db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + TABLE_NAME);
onCreate(db);
}
}
}
Step 4: Creating the Content Provider class
Click on File, then New => Other => ContentProvider.
Name the ContentProvider
Define authority (it can be anything for example
“com.example.Userprovider”)
Create a new Java class named ContactsProvider and make it as subclass
of ContentProvider and add the below code.
Creating ContentUri
ContactsProvider is a subclass of ContentProvider and in order to identify
the data in the provider we use Content URIs.
A Content URI has the following format:
content://<authority>/<path>/<id>
content:// : Standard prefix indicating the data is controlled by content
provider.
Authority : Uniquely identify the particular content provider(package name).
path : Used to determine the type of data(table or file) being requested.
id : specifies which record(row) is being requested.(optional).
private static final String AUTHORITY = "com.example.mycontacts"; // package name
private static final String BASE_PATH = "contacts";// table or file name
public static final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://" +
AUTHORITY + "/" + BASE_PATH);
Creating UriMatcher
Remember the ContentResolver is not aware of the internal implementation
of our Content Provider class, so whenever we receive a call from the
ContentResolver we have to perform an internal check to see if the call was
for a the whole table or for a single row in the table.
The way we determine if the call is for a specific row on the table is if the
calls contains any qualifier after the table name such as
/authority/path/table/2 and if the calls is the format of say
/authority/path/table then we know it is a query for the table.
Select Exported and Enabled option
Choose the language as Java
This class extends the ContentProvider base class and override the six
abstract methods. Below is the complete code to define a content provider
in Java language
package com.example.MyContacts;
import android.content.ContentProvider;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.UriMatcher;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteQueryBuilder;
import android.net.Uri;
import java.util.HashMap;
public class MyContactsProvider extends ContentProvider {
public MyContactsProvider() {
}
// defining authority so that other application can access it
static final String PROVIDER_NAME = "com.example.userprovider";
// defining content URI
static final String URL = "content://" + PROVIDER_NAME + "/users";
// parsing the content URI
static final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse(URL);
static final String id = "id";
static final String name = "name";
static final int uriCode = 1;
static final UriMatcher uriMatcher;
private static HashMap<String, String> values;
static {
// to match the content URI
// every time user access table under content provider
uriMatcher = new UriMatcher(UriMatcher.NO_MATCH);
// to access whole table
uriMatcher.addURI(PROVIDER_NAME, "users", uriCode);
// to access a particular row
// of the table
uriMatcher.addURI(PROVIDER_NAME, "users/*", uriCode);
}
@Override
public String getType(Uri uri) {
switch (uriMatcher.match(uri)) {
case uriCode:
return "vnd.android.cursor.dir/users";
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported URI: " + uri);
}}
// creating the database
@Override
public boolean onCreate() {
Context context = getContext();
DatabaseHelper dbHelper = new DatabaseHelper(context);
db = dbHelper.getWritableDatabase();
if (db != null) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
@Override
public Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) {
SQLiteQueryBuilder qb = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();
qb.setTables(TABLE_NAME);
switch (uriMatcher.match(uri)) {
case uriCode:
qb.setProjectionMap(values);
break;
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown URI " + uri);
}
if (sortOrder == null || sortOrder == "") {
sortOrder = id;
}
Cursor c = qb.query(db, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null,
null, sortOrder);
c.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
return c;
}
// adding data to the database
@Override
public Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values) {
long rowID = db.insert(TABLE_NAME, "", values);
if (rowID > 0) {
Uri _uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(CONTENT_URI, rowID);
getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(_uri, null);
return _uri;
}
throw new SQLiteException("Failed to add a record into " + uri);
}
@Override
public int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs) {
int count = 0;
switch (uriMatcher.match(uri)) {
case uriCode:
count = db.update(TABLE_NAME, values, selection,
selectionArgs);
break;
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown URI " + uri);
}
getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
return count;
}
@Override
public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
int count = 0;
switch (uriMatcher.match(uri)) {
case uriCode:
count = db.delete(TABLE_NAME, selection, selectionArgs);
break;
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown URI " + uri);
}
getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
return count;
}
// creating object of database to perform query
private SQLiteDatabase db;
// declaring name of the database
static final String DATABASE_NAME = "UserDB";
// declaring table name of the database
static final String TABLE_NAME = "Users";
// declaring version of the database
static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;
// sql query to create the table
static final String CREATE_DB_TABLE = " CREATE TABLE " +
TABLE_NAME
+ " (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
+ " name TEXT NOT NULL);";
Step 5 Design the activity_main.xml layout
One Textview, EditText field, two Buttons, and a Textview to display the
stored data will be added in the activity using the below code.
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#168BC34A"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/imageView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.13"
tools:ignore="MissingConstraints">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="70dp"
android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
android:text="@string/heading"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Large"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_green_dark"
android:textSize="36sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/textName"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="20dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="20dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="40dp"
android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
android:hint="@string/hintText" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/insertButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginStart="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="20dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:background="#4CAF50"
android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
android:onClick="onClickAddDetails"
android:text="@string/insertButtontext"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Display1"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/loadButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginStart="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="20dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:background="#4CAF50"
android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
android:onClick="onClickShowDetails"
android:text="@string/loadButtonText"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Display1"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/res"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="20dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="20dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:ems="10"
android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_green_dark"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/banner" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Step 6: Modify the MainActivity file
Button functionalities will be defined in this file. Moreover, the query to be
performed while inserting and fetching the data is mentioned here. Below is
the complete code in java language.
package com.example.MyContacts;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
InputMethodManager imm =
(InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SER
VICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
return true;
}
public void onClickAddDetails(View view) {
// class to add values in the database
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
// fetching text from user
values.put(MyContactsProvider.name, ((EditText)
findViewById(R.id.textName)).getText().toString());
// inserting into database through content URI
getContentResolver().insert(MyContactsProvider.CONTENT_URI,
values);
// displaying a toast message
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "New Record Inserted",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
public void onClickShowDetails(View view) {
// inserting complete table details in this text field
TextView resultView= (TextView) findViewById(R.id.res);
// creating a cursor object of the
// content URI
Cursor cursor =
getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://com.demo.user.provider/u
sers"), null, null, null, null);
// iteration of the cursor
// to print whole table
if(cursor.moveToFirst()) {
StringBuilder strBuild=new StringBuilder();
while (!cursor.isAfterLast()) {
strBuild.append("\n"+cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("id"))+ "-"+
cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("name")));
cursor.moveToNext();
}
resultView.setText(strBuild);
}
else {
resultView.setText("No Records Found");
}
}
}
Step 7: Modify the AndroidManifest file
The AndroidManifest file must contain the content provider name,
authorities, and permissions which enables the content provider to be
accessed by other applications.
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.content_provider_in_android">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<provider
android:name="com.example.contentprovidersinandroid.MyContentProvide
r"
android:authorities="com.demo.user.provider"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true"></provider>
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category
android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="preloaded_fonts"
android:resource="@array/preloaded_fonts" />
</application>
</manifest>
