Android database approach for future updates

Question

What is the best way to work with the sqlite database in android?

The sqlite database file (copy it for the first time into the application environment)

Answer 1

You should create (in code) it the first time it is used. Android offers the SQLiteOpenHelper class that should be used for it. SQLiteOpenHelper defines the following methods:

onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db): invoked when the database is created, this is where you can create tables and columns to them, create views or triggers.

onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabse db, int oldVersion, int newVersion): Invoked if the used database is older than the current version. Handle here the upgrade stuff (data migration, table creation/deletion)

See here for a good tutorial: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/android/AndroidSQLite.aspx