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Android Android Data Persistence CRUD Operations with SQLite Opening the Database

Harley Privitera
Harley Privitera
13,316 Points
Posted by Harley Privitera
Harley Privitera
13,316 Points

Where are the method names in PetSQLiteHelper.java documented?

Which helper method do I use to open the database in this challenge? I've tried a few different guesses based on MemeSQLiteHelper but I'm not having any luck.

CodeChallenge.java 
PetSQLiteHelper petSQLiteHelper = new PetSQLiteHelper(context);
SQLiteDatabase database = petSQLiteHelper.getWriteableDatabase();

2 Answers

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

You're so close to finishing this Task. The spelling you want is getWritableDatabase. For further reference, the documentation for the parent class is located here. If you need any more help, please let me know and i will try to assist further.

Harley Privitera
Harley Privitera
13,316 Points
Harley Privitera
Harley Privitera
13,316 Points

Thank you James! I've been going crazy trying to figure this out; I knew that I had the right method, I was even looking right at it but I still got the spelling wrong :^/

Next time I'll cut/paste...

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

You're welcome. Have fun with Android development.