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Android Android Data Persistence Migrating a SQLite Database Adding a New Field

I don't understand what I should make in this exercise!

I don't understand what I should make in this exercise!

AlienSQLiteHelper.java
public class AlienSQLiteHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

  public static final String DB_NAME = "aliens.db";
  public static final int DB_VERSION = 2;

  public static final String ALIENS_TABLE = "ALIENS";
  public static final String COLUMN_NAME = "NAME";
  public static final String COLUMN_TYPE = "TYPE";
  public static final String COLUMN_HOME_PLANET = "HOME_PLANET";

  public static final String CREATE_ALIENS = "CREATE TABLE " + ALIENS_TABLE + " (" +
          "_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT," +
          COLUMN_NAME + " TEXT, " +
          COLUMN_TYPE + " TEXT, " +
          COLUMN_HOME_PLANET + " TEXT)";

  public static final String DB_ALTER = "ALTER TABLE " + ALIENS_TABLE + " ADD COLUMN ";

  public AlienSQLiteHelper(Context context) {
    super(context, DB_NAME, null, DB_VERSION);
  }

  @Override
  public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase sqLiteDatabase) {
    sqLiteDatabase.execSQL(CREATE_ALIENS);
  }

  @Override
  public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase database, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
    switch (oldVersion) {
      case 1:
        database.execSQL(DB_ALTER);          

    }
  }
}
Mazen Halawi
Mazen Halawi
7,806 Points

Hi, not sure of your question. but thats suppose to create a new database for you. if you are to find a mistake in it, i would presume that the onUpgrade method could be wrong, as you need to first drop the table you already have and then recall onCreate method. otherwise kindly elaborate more about the topic.

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

It looks like you're on step 4 of 5 which is asking you to change the DB_ALTER statement with the new column name and type. This is pretty much the same thing you did in step 3 to the DB_CREATE statement. Let me know if you still have trouble with that step.