SQL query in Android - search for whole or part of a string

Question

I\'m not experienced with SQL queries too much so I\'m having some trouble in finding the solution to my problem.

I have a list of Bookmarks, for example: Facebook, Deve

Answer 1

You can use the SQL-keyword LIKE for this. Encapsulate it with the wildward (%) and you're way to go.

sqlite> select * from testtable where name like '%face%';
facebook|42

Answer 2

You can try this:

String where = Browser.BookmarkColumns.TITLE + " LIKE '%" + x +"%' OR "
            + Browser.BookmarkColumns.URL + " LIKE '%" + x +"%'";
            where = "(" + where + ") AND " + Browser.BookmarkColumns.BOOKMARK + " == 1";

where x is the text that user has inserted, i.e. face.

Hope this helps!