ContentProvider

public abstract class ContentProvider
extends Object implements ComponentCallbacks2

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.content.ContentProvider

Content providers are one of the primary building blocks of Android applications, providing content to applications. They encapsulate data and provide it to applications through the single ContentResolver interface. A content provider is only required if you need to share data between multiple applications. For example, the contacts data is used by multiple applications and must be stored in a content provider. If you don't need to share data amongst multiple applications you can use a database directly via SQLiteDatabase.

When a request is made via a ContentResolver the system inspects the authority of the given URI and passes the request to the content provider registered with the authority. The content provider can interpret the rest of the URI however it wants. The UriMatcher class is helpful for parsing URIs.

The primary methods that need to be implemented are:

Data access methods (such as insert(Uri, ContentValues) and update(Uri, ContentValues, Bundle)) may be called from many threads at once, and must be thread-safe. Other methods (such as onCreate()) are only called from the application main thread, and must avoid performing lengthy operations. See the method descriptions for their expected thread behavior.

Requests to ContentResolver are automatically forwarded to the appropriate ContentProvider instance, so subclasses don't have to worry about the details of cross-process calls.

Developer Guides

For more information about using content providers, read the Content Providers developer guide.

Summary

Nested classes

class ContentProvider.CallingIdentity

Opaque token representing the identity of an incoming IPC. 

interface ContentProvider.PipeDataWriter<T>

Interface to write a stream of data to a pipe. 

Inherited constants

Public constructors

ContentProvider()

Construct a ContentProvider instance.

Public methods

ContentProviderResult[] applyBatch(String authority, ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> operations)

Override this to handle requests to perform a batch of operations, or the default implementation will iterate over the operations and call ContentProviderOperation.apply on each of them.

ContentProviderResult[] applyBatch(ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> operations)
void attachInfo(Context context, ProviderInfo info)

After being instantiated, this is called to tell the content provider about itself.

int bulkInsert(Uri uri, ContentValues[] values)

Override this to handle requests to insert a set of new rows, or the default implementation will iterate over the values and call insert(Uri, ContentValues) on each of them.

Bundle call(String authority, String method, String arg, Bundle extras)

Call a provider-defined method.

Bundle call(String method, String arg, Bundle extras)
Uri canonicalize(Uri url)

Implement this to support canonicalization of URIs that refer to your content provider.

final ContentProvider.CallingIdentity clearCallingIdentity()

Reset the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread.

abstract int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows.

int delete(Uri uri, Bundle extras)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows.

void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter writer, String[] args)

Print the Provider's state into the given stream.

final AttributionSource getCallingAttributionSource()

Gets the attribution source of the calling app.

final String getCallingAttributionTag()

Return the attribution tag of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

final String getCallingPackage()

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

final String getCallingPackageUnchecked()

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

final Context getContext()

Retrieves the Context this provider is running in.

final PathPermission[] getPathPermissions()

Return the path-based permissions required for read and/or write access to this content provider.

final String getReadPermission()

Return the name of the permission required for read-only access to this content provider.

String[] getStreamTypes(Uri uri, String mimeTypeFilter)

Called by a client to determine the types of data streams that this content provider supports for the given URI.

abstract String getType(Uri uri)

Implement this to handle requests for the MIME type of the data at the given URI.

String getTypeAnonymous(Uri uri)

Implement this to handle requests for MIME type of URIs, that does not need to reveal any internal information which should be protected by any permission.

final String getWritePermission()

Return the name of the permission required for read/write access to this content provider.

Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values, Bundle extras)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row.

abstract Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row.

void onCallingPackageChanged()

Called whenever the value of getCallingPackage() changes, giving the provider an opportunity to invalidate any security related caching it may be performing.

void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)

Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your component is running. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

abstract boolean onCreate()

Implement this to initialize your content provider on startup.

void onLowMemory()

This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and actively running processes should trim their memory usage. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

void onTrimMemory(int level)

Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process.

AssetFileDescriptor openAssetFile(Uri uri, String mode, CancellationSignal signal)

This is like openFile(Uri, String), but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk.

AssetFileDescriptor openAssetFile(Uri uri, String mode)

This is like openFile(Uri, String), but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk.

ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode, CancellationSignal signal)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob.

ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob.

<T> ParcelFileDescriptor openPipeHelper(Uri uri, String mimeType, Bundle opts, T args, PipeDataWriter<T> func)

A helper function for implementing openTypedAssetFile(Uri, String, Bundle), for creating a data pipe and background thread allowing you to stream generated data back to the client.

AssetFileDescriptor openTypedAssetFile(Uri uri, String mimeTypeFilter, Bundle opts, CancellationSignal signal)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type.

AssetFileDescriptor openTypedAssetFile(Uri uri, String mimeTypeFilter, Bundle opts)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type.

Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, Bundle queryArgs, CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

Implement this to handle query requests where the arguments are packed into a Bundle.

Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder, CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

Implement this to handle query requests from clients with support for cancellation.

abstract Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder)

Implement this to handle query requests from clients.

boolean refresh(Uri uri, Bundle extras, CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

Implement this to support refresh of content identified by uri.

final Context requireContext()

Retrieves a Non-Nullable Context this provider is running in, this is intended to be called after onCreate().

final void restoreCallingIdentity(ContentProvider.CallingIdentity identity)

Restore the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread back to a previously identity that was returned by clearCallingIdentity().

void shutdown()

Implement this to shut down the ContentProvider instance.

Uri uncanonicalize(Uri url)

Remove canonicalization from canonical URIs previously returned by canonicalize(Uri).

int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, Bundle extras)

Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows.

abstract int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection, String[] selectionArgs)

Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows.

Protected methods

boolean isTemporary()

Returns true if this instance is a temporary content provider.

final ParcelFileDescriptor openFileHelper(Uri uri, String mode)

Convenience for subclasses that wish to implement openFile(Uri, String) by looking up a column named "_data" at the given URI.

final void setPathPermissions(PathPermission[] permissions)

Change the path-based permission required to read and/or write data in the content provider.

final void setReadPermission(String permission)

Change the permission required to read data from the content provider.

final void setWritePermission(String permission)

Change the permission required to read and write data in the content provider.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

ContentProvider

Added in API level 1 
public ContentProvider ()

Construct a ContentProvider instance. Content providers must be declared in the manifest, accessed with ContentResolver, and created automatically by the system, so applications usually do not create ContentProvider instances directly.

At construction time, the object is uninitialized, and most fields and methods are unavailable. Subclasses should initialize themselves in onCreate(), not the constructor.

Content providers are created on the application main thread at application launch time. The constructor must not perform lengthy operations, or application startup will be delayed.

Public methods

applyBatch

Added in API level 29 
public ContentProviderResult[] applyBatch (String authority, 
                ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> operations)

Override this to handle requests to perform a batch of operations, or the default implementation will iterate over the operations and call ContentProviderOperation.apply on each of them. If all calls to ContentProviderOperation.apply succeed then a ContentProviderResult array with as many elements as there were operations will be returned. If any of the calls fail, it is up to the implementation how many of the others take effect. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
authority String: This value cannot be null.
operations ArrayList: the operations to apply This value cannot be null.
Returns
ContentProviderResult[] the results of the applications This value cannot be null.
Throws
OperationApplicationException thrown if any operation fails.

applyBatch

Added in API level 5 
public ContentProviderResult[] applyBatch (ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> operations)

Parameters
operations ArrayList: This value cannot be null.
Returns
ContentProviderResult[] This value cannot be null.
Throws
OperationApplicationException

attachInfo

Added in API level 1 
public void attachInfo (Context context, 
                ProviderInfo info)

After being instantiated, this is called to tell the content provider about itself.

Parameters
context Context: The context this provider is running in
info ProviderInfo: Registered information about this content provider

bulkInsert

Added in API level 1 
public int bulkInsert (Uri uri, 
                ContentValues[] values)

Override this to handle requests to insert a set of new rows, or the default implementation will iterate over the values and call insert(Uri, ContentValues) on each of them. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values ContentValues: An array of sets of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This must not be null.
Returns
int The number of values that were inserted.

call

Added in API level 29 
public Bundle call (String authority, 
                String method, 
                String arg, 
                Bundle extras)

Call a provider-defined method. This can be used to implement interfaces that are cheaper and/or unnatural for a table-like model.

WARNING: The framework does no permission checking on this entry into the content provider besides the basic ability for the application to get access to the provider at all. For example, it has no idea whether the call being executed may read or write data in the provider, so can't enforce those individual permissions. Any implementation of this method must do its own permission checks on incoming calls to make sure they are allowed.

Parameters
authority String: This value cannot be null.
method String: method name to call. Opaque to framework, but should not be null.
arg String: provider-defined String argument. May be null.
extras Bundle: provider-defined Bundle argument. May be null.
Returns
Bundle provider-defined return value. May be null, which is also the default for providers which don't implement any call methods.

call

Added in API level 11 
public Bundle call (String method, 
                String arg, 
                Bundle extras)

Parameters
method String: This value cannot be null.
arg String: This value may be null.
extras Bundle: This value may be null.
Returns
Bundle This value may be null.

canonicalize

Added in API level 19 
public Uri canonicalize (Uri url)

Implement this to support canonicalization of URIs that refer to your content provider. A canonical URI is one that can be transported across devices, backup/restore, and other contexts, and still be able to refer to the same data item. Typically this is implemented by adding query params to the URI allowing the content provider to verify that an incoming canonical URI references the same data as it was originally intended for and, if it doesn't, to find that data (if it exists) in the current environment.

For example, if the content provider holds people and a normal URI in it is created with a row index into that people database, the cananical representation may have an additional query param at the end which specifies the name of the person it is intended for. Later calls into the provider with that URI will look up the row of that URI's base index and, if it doesn't match or its entry's name doesn't match the name in the query param, perform a query on its database to find the correct row to operate on.

If you implement support for canonical URIs, all incoming calls with URIs (including this one) must perform this verification and recovery of any canonical URIs they receive. In addition, you must also implement uncanonicalize(Uri) to strip the canonicalization of any of these URIs.

The default implementation of this method returns null, indicating that canonical URIs are not supported.

Parameters
url Uri: The Uri to canonicalize. This value cannot be null.
Returns
Uri Return the canonical representation of url, or null if canonicalization of that Uri is not supported.

clearCallingIdentity

Added in API level 29 
public final ContentProvider.CallingIdentity clearCallingIdentity ()

Reset the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread.

Internally this calls Binder.clearCallingIdentity() and also clears any value stored in getCallingPackage().

Returns
ContentProvider.CallingIdentity Returns an opaque token that can be used to restore the original calling identity by passing it to restoreCallingIdentity(CallingIdentity). This value cannot be null.

delete

Added in API level 1 
public abstract int delete (Uri uri, 
                String selection, 
                String[] selectionArgs)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows. The implementation should apply the selection clause when performing deletion, allowing the operation to affect multiple rows in a directory. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after deleting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

The implementation is responsible for parsing out a row ID at the end of the URI, if a specific row is being deleted. That is, the client would pass in content://contacts/people/22 and the implementation is responsible for parsing the record number (22) when creating a SQL statement.

Parameters
uri Uri: The full URI to query, including a row ID (if a specific record is requested). This value cannot be null.
selection String: An optional restriction to apply to rows when deleting. This value may be null.
selectionArgs String: This value may be null.
Returns
int The number of rows affected.
Throws
android.database.SQLException

delete

Added in API level 30 
public int delete (Uri uri, 
                Bundle extras)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows. The implementation should apply the selection clause when performing deletion, allowing the operation to affect multiple rows in a directory. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after deleting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

The implementation is responsible for parsing out a row ID at the end of the URI, if a specific row is being deleted. That is, the client would pass in content://contacts/people/22 and the implementation is responsible for parsing the record number (22) when creating a SQL statement.

Parameters
uri Uri: The full URI to query, including a row ID (if a specific record is requested). This value cannot be null.
extras Bundle: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
Returns
int

Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.
android.database.SQLException

dump

Added in API level 18 
public void dump (FileDescriptor fd, 
                PrintWriter writer, 
                String[] args)

Print the Provider's state into the given stream. This gets invoked if you run "adb shell dumpsys activity provider <provider_component_name>".

Parameters
fd FileDescriptor: The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.
writer PrintWriter: The PrintWriter to which you should dump your state. This will be closed for you after you return.
args String: additional arguments to the dump request.

getCallingAttributionSource

Added in API level 31 
public final AttributionSource getCallingAttributionSource ()

Gets the attribution source of the calling app. If you want to attribute the data access to the calling app you can create an attribution context via Context.createContext(ContextParams) and passing this identity to ContextParams.Builder.setNextAttributionSource( AttributionSource).

Returns
AttributionSource The identity of the caller for permission purposes. This value may be null.

getCallingAttributionTag

Added in API level 30 
public final String getCallingAttributionTag ()

Return the attribution tag of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. Returns null if not currently processing a request of the request is for the default attribution.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

Returns
String

getCallingPackage

Added in API level 19 
public final String getCallingPackage ()

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. The returned package will have been verified to belong to the calling UID. Returns null if not currently processing a request.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

Returns
String

Throws
SecurityException if the calling package doesn't belong to the calling UID.

getCallingPackageUnchecked

Added in API level 30 
public final String getCallingPackageUnchecked ()

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. The returned package will have not been verified to belong to the calling UID. Returns null if not currently processing a request.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

Returns
String

getContext

Added in API level 1 
public final Context getContext ()

Retrieves the Context this provider is running in. Only available once onCreate() has been called -- this will return null in the constructor.

Returns
Context

getPathPermissions

Added in API level 4 
public final PathPermission[] getPathPermissions ()

Return the path-based permissions required for read and/or write access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Returns
PathPermission[] This value may be null.

getReadPermission

Added in API level 1 
public final String getReadPermission ()

Return the name of the permission required for read-only access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Returns
String This value may be null.

getStreamTypes

Added in API level 11 
public String[] getStreamTypes (Uri uri, 
                String mimeTypeFilter)

Called by a client to determine the types of data streams that this content provider supports for the given URI. The default implementation returns null, meaning no types. If your content provider stores data of a particular type, return that MIME type if it matches the given mimeTypeFilter. If it can perform type conversions, return an array of all supported MIME types that match mimeTypeFilter.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */* to retrieve all possible data types. This value cannot be null.
Returns
String[] Returns null if there are no possible data streams for the given mimeTypeFilter. Otherwise returns an array of all available concrete MIME types.

getType

Added in API level 1 
public abstract String getType (Uri uri)

Implement this to handle requests for the MIME type of the data at the given URI. The returned MIME type should start with vnd.android.cursor.item for a single record, or vnd.android.cursor.dir/ for multiple items. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Note that by default there are no permissions needed for an application to access this information; if your content provider requires read and/or write permissions, or is not exported, all applications can still call this method regardless of their access permissions.

If your mime type reveals details that should be protected, then you should protect this method by implementing getTypeAnonymous(Uri). Implementing getTypeAnonymous(Uri) ensures your getType(Uri) can be only accessed by caller's having associated readPermission for the URI.

Parameters
uri Uri: the URI to query. This value cannot be null.
Returns
String a MIME type string, or null if there is no type.

getTypeAnonymous

Added in API level 34 
public String getTypeAnonymous (Uri uri)

Implement this to handle requests for MIME type of URIs, that does not need to reveal any internal information which should be protected by any permission.

If your mime type reveals details that should be protected, then you should protect those by implementing those in getType(Uri), and in this function, only return types of URIs which can be obtained by anyone without any access. Implementing ths function will make sure getType(Uri) is protected by readPermission. This function by default works as the getType(Uri)

Parameters
uri Uri: the URI to query. This value cannot be null.
Returns
String a MIME type string, or null if type needs to be protected.

getWritePermission

Added in API level 1 
public final String getWritePermission ()

Return the name of the permission required for read/write access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Returns
String This value may be null.

insert

Added in API level 30 
public Uri insert (Uri uri, 
                ContentValues values, 
                Bundle extras)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values ContentValues: A set of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This value may be null.
extras Bundle: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
Returns
Uri The URI for the newly inserted item. This value may be null.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.

insert

Added in API level 1 
public abstract Uri insert (Uri uri, 
                ContentValues values)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values ContentValues: A set of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This value may be null.
Returns
Uri The URI for the newly inserted item. This value may be null.

onCallingPackageChanged

Added in API level 30 
public void onCallingPackageChanged ()

Called whenever the value of getCallingPackage() changes, giving the provider an opportunity to invalidate any security related caching it may be performing.

This typically happens when a ContentProvider makes a nested call back into itself when already processing a call from a remote process.

onConfigurationChanged

Added in API level 1 
public void onConfigurationChanged (Configuration newConfig)

Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your component is running. Note that, unlike activities, other components are never restarted when a configuration changes: they must always deal with the results of the change, such as by re-retrieving resources.

At the time that this function has been called, your Resources object will have been updated to return resource values matching the new configuration.

For more information, read Handling Runtime Changes. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

The default content provider implementation does nothing. Override this method to take appropriate action. (Content providers do not usually care about things like screen orientation, but may want to know about locale changes.)

Parameters
newConfig Configuration: The new device configuration. This value cannot be null.

onCreate

Added in API level 1 
public abstract boolean onCreate ()

Implement this to initialize your content provider on startup. This method is called for all registered content providers on the application main thread at application launch time. It must not perform lengthy operations, or application startup will be delayed.

You should defer nontrivial initialization (such as opening, upgrading, and scanning databases) until the content provider is used (via query(Uri, String, Bundle, CancellationSignal), insert(Uri, ContentValues), etc). Deferred initialization keeps application startup fast, avoids unnecessary work if the provider turns out not to be needed, and stops database errors (such as a full disk) from halting application launch.

If you use SQLite, SQLiteOpenHelper is a helpful utility class that makes it easy to manage databases, and will automatically defer opening until first use. If you do use SQLiteOpenHelper, make sure to avoid calling SQLiteOpenHelper.getReadableDatabase() or SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase() from this method. (Instead, override SQLiteOpenHelper.onOpen(SQLiteDatabase) to initialize the database when it is first opened.)

Returns
boolean true if the provider was successfully loaded, false otherwise

onLowMemory

Added in API level 1 
public void onLowMemory ()

This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and actively running processes should trim their memory usage. While the exact point at which this will be called is not defined, generally it will happen when all background process have been killed. That is, before reaching the point of killing processes hosting service and foreground UI that we would like to avoid killing. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

The default content provider implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override this method to take appropriate action.

onTrimMemory

Added in API level 14 
public void onTrimMemory (int level)

Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process. You should never compare to exact values of the level, since new intermediate values may be added -- you will typically want to compare if the value is greater or equal to a level you are interested in.

To retrieve the processes current trim level at any point, you can use ActivityManager.getMyMemoryState(RunningAppProcessInfo).

Parameters
level int: The context of the trim, giving a hint of the amount of trimming the application may like to perform. Value is ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_CRITICAL, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_LOW, or ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_MODERATE

openAssetFile

Added in API level 19 
public AssetFileDescriptor openAssetFile (Uri uri, 
                String mode, 
                CancellationSignal signal)

This is like openFile(Uri, String), but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

If you implement this, your clients must be able to deal with such file slices, either directly with ContentResolver.openAssetFileDescriptor, or by using the higher-level ContentResolver.openInputStream or ContentResolver.openOutputStream methods.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

If you are implementing this to return a full file, you should create the AssetFileDescriptor with AssetFileDescriptor.UNKNOWN_LENGTH to be compatible with applications that cannot handle sub-sections of files.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType(Uri) to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
signal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal.throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Returns
AssetFileDescriptor Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openAssetFile

Added in API level 3 
public AssetFileDescriptor openAssetFile (Uri uri, 
                String mode)

This is like openFile(Uri, String), but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

If you implement this, your clients must be able to deal with such file slices, either directly with ContentResolver.openAssetFileDescriptor, or by using the higher-level ContentResolver.openInputStream or ContentResolver.openOutputStream methods.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

If you are implementing this to return a full file, you should create the AssetFileDescriptor with AssetFileDescriptor.UNKNOWN_LENGTH to be compatible with applications that cannot handle sub-sections of files.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType(Uri) to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
Returns
AssetFileDescriptor Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openFile

Added in API level 19 
public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile (Uri uri, 
                String mode, 
                CancellationSignal signal)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob. The default implementation always throws FileNotFoundException. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

This method returns a ParcelFileDescriptor, which is returned directly to the caller. This way large data (such as images and documents) can be returned without copying the content.

The returned ParcelFileDescriptor is owned by the caller, so it is their responsibility to close it when done. That is, the implementation of this method should create a new ParcelFileDescriptor for each call.

If opened with the exclusive "r" or "w" modes, the returned ParcelFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data. Opening with the "rw" or "rwt" modes implies a file on disk that supports seeking.

If you need to detect when the returned ParcelFileDescriptor has been closed, or if the remote process has crashed or encountered some other error, you can use ParcelFileDescriptor.open(File, int, android.os.Handler, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.OnCloseListener), ParcelFileDescriptor.createReliablePipe(), or ParcelFileDescriptor.createReliableSocketPair().

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType(Uri) to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_ADDED in MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
signal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal.throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Returns
ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openFile

Added in API level 1 
public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile (Uri uri, 
                String mode)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob. The default implementation always throws FileNotFoundException. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

This method returns a ParcelFileDescriptor, which is returned directly to the caller. This way large data (such as images and documents) can be returned without copying the content.

The returned ParcelFileDescriptor is owned by the caller, so it is their responsibility to close it when done. That is, the implementation of this method should create a new ParcelFileDescriptor for each call.

If opened with the exclusive "r" or "w" modes, the returned ParcelFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data. Opening with the "rw" or "rwt" modes implies a file on disk that supports seeking.

If you need to detect when the returned ParcelFileDescriptor has been closed, or if the remote process has crashed or encountered some other error, you can use ParcelFileDescriptor.open(File, int, android.os.Handler, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.OnCloseListener), ParcelFileDescriptor.createReliablePipe(), or ParcelFileDescriptor.createReliableSocketPair().

If you need to return a large file that isn't backed by a real file on disk, such as a file on a network share or cloud storage service, consider using StorageManager.openProxyFileDescriptor(int, android.os.ProxyFileDescriptorCallback, android.os.Handler) which will let you to stream the content on-demand.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType(Uri) to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_ADDED in MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
Returns
ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openPipeHelper

Added in API level 11 
public ParcelFileDescriptor openPipeHelper (Uri uri, 
                String mimeType, 
                Bundle opts, 
                T args, 
                PipeDataWriter<T> func)

A helper function for implementing openTypedAssetFile(Uri, String, Bundle), for creating a data pipe and background thread allowing you to stream generated data back to the client. This function returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor that should be returned to the caller (the caller is responsible for closing it).

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose data is to be written. This value cannot be null.
mimeType String: The desired type of data to be written. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle: Options supplied by caller. This value may be null.
args T: Your own custom arguments. This value may be null.
func PipeDataWriter: Interface implementing the function that will actually stream the data. This value cannot be null.
Returns
ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor holding the read side of the pipe. This should be returned to the caller for reading; the caller is responsible for closing it when done. This value cannot be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException

openTypedAssetFile

Added in API level 19 
public AssetFileDescriptor openTypedAssetFile (Uri uri, 
                String mimeTypeFilter, 
                Bundle opts, 
                CancellationSignal signal)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type. This is like openAssetFile(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String), except the file can only be read-only and the content provider may perform data conversions to generate data of the desired type.

The default implementation compares the given mimeType against the result of getType(android.net.Uri) and, if they match, simply calls openAssetFile(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String).

See ClipData for examples of the use and implementation of this method.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_ADDED in MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */*, if the caller does not have specific type requirements; in this case the content provider will pick its best type matching the pattern. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
signal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal.throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Returns
AssetFileDescriptor Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor from which the client can read data of the desired type. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the data.
IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if the content provider does not support the requested MIME type.

openTypedAssetFile

Added in API level 11 
public AssetFileDescriptor openTypedAssetFile (Uri uri, 
                String mimeTypeFilter, 
                Bundle opts)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type. This is like openAssetFile(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String), except the file can only be read-only and the content provider may perform data conversions to generate data of the desired type.

The default implementation compares the given mimeType against the result of getType(android.net.Uri) and, if they match, simply calls openAssetFile(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String).

See ClipData for examples of the use and implementation of this method.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_ADDED in MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */*, if the caller does not have specific type requirements; in this case the content provider will pick its best type matching the pattern. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
Returns
AssetFileDescriptor Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor from which the client can read data of the desired type. This value may be null.
Throws
FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the data.
IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if the content provider does not support the requested MIME type.

query

Added in API level 26 
public Cursor query (Uri uri, 
                String[] projection, 
                Bundle queryArgs, 
                CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

Implement this to handle query requests where the arguments are packed into a Bundle. Arguments may include traditional SQL style query arguments. When present these should be handled according to the contract established in query(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String, android.os.CancellationSignal).

Traditional SQL arguments can be found in the bundle using the following keys:

  • ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SELECTION
  • ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SELECTION_ARGS
  • ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER

    This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Example client call:

    // Request 20 records starting at row index 30.
 Bundle queryArgs = new Bundle();
 queryArgs.putInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET, 30);
 queryArgs.putInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT, 20);

 Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(
         contentUri,    // Content Uri is specific to individual content providers.
         projection,    // String[] describing which columns to return.
         queryArgs,     // Query arguments.
         null);         // Cancellation signal.
     Example implementation:

    
 int recordsetSize = 0x1000;  // Actual value is implementation specific.
 queryArgs = queryArgs != null ? queryArgs : Bundle.EMPTY;  // ensure queryArgs is non-null

 int offset = queryArgs.getInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET, 0);
 int limit = queryArgs.getInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT, Integer.MIN_VALUE);

 MatrixCursor c = new MatrixCursor(PROJECTION, limit);

 // Calculate the number of items to include in the cursor.
 int numItems = MathUtils.constrain(recordsetSize - offset, 0, limit);

 // Build the paged result set....
 for (int i = offset; i < offset + numItems; i++) {
     // populate row from your data.
 }

 Bundle extras = new Bundle();
 c.setExtras(extras);

 // Any QUERY_ARG_* key may be included if honored.
 // In an actual implementation, include only keys that are both present in queryArgs
 // and reflected in the Cursor output. For example, if QUERY_ARG_OFFSET were included
 // in queryArgs, but was ignored because it contained an invalid value (like \u2013273),
 // then QUERY_ARG_OFFSET should be omitted.
 extras.putStringArray(ContentResolver.EXTRA_HONORED_ARGS, new String[] {
     ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET,
     ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT
 });

 extras.putInt(ContentResolver.EXTRA_TOTAL_COUNT, recordsetSize);

 cursor.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);

 return cursor;

    See query(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String, android.os.CancellationSignal) for implementation details.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client. This value cannot be null.
    projection String: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null provide a default set of columns.
    queryArgs Bundle: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
    cancellationSignal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null.
    Returns
    Cursor a Cursor or null.

    • query

    Added in API level 16 
    public Cursor query (Uri uri, 
                String[] projection, 
                String selection, 
                String[] selectionArgs, 
                String sortOrder, 
                CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

    Implement this to handle query requests from clients with support for cancellation.

    Apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES.O or higher should override query(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String[], android.os.Bundle, android.os.CancellationSignal) instead of this method.

    This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Example client call:

    // Request a specific record.
 Cursor managedCursor = managedQuery(
         ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.People.CONTENT_URI, 2),
         projection,    // Which columns to return.
         null,          // WHERE clause.
         null,          // WHERE clause value substitution
         People.NAME + " ASC");   // Sort order.
     Example implementation:

    // SQLiteQueryBuilder is a helper class that creates the
 // proper SQL syntax for us.
 SQLiteQueryBuilder qBuilder = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();

 // Guard against SQL injection attacks
 qBuilder.setStrict(true);
 qBuilder.setProjectionMap(MAP_OF_QUERYABLE_COLUMNS);
 qBuilder.setStrictColumns(true);
 qBuilder.setStrictGrammar(true);

 // Set the table we're querying.
 qBuilder.setTables(DATABASE_TABLE_NAME);

 // If the query ends in a specific record number, we're
 // being asked for a specific record, so set the
 // WHERE clause in our query.
 if((URI_MATCHER.match(uri)) == SPECIFIC_MESSAGE){
     qBuilder.appendWhere("_id=" + uri.getPathLeafId());
 }

 // Make the query.
 Cursor c = qBuilder.query(mDb,
         projection,
         selection,
         selectionArgs,
         groupBy,
         having,
         sortOrder);
 c.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
 return c;

    If you implement this method then you must also implement the version of query(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String, java.lang.String[], java.lang.String) that does not take a cancellation signal to ensure correct operation on older versions of the Android Framework in which the cancellation signal overload was not available.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client; if the client is requesting a specific record, the URI will end in a record number that the implementation should parse and add to a WHERE or HAVING clause, specifying that _id value. This value cannot be null.
    projection String: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null all columns are included.
    selection String: A selection criteria to apply when filtering rows. If null then all rows are included.
    selectionArgs String: You may include ?s in selection, which will be replaced by the values from selectionArgs, in order that they appear in the selection. The values will be bound as Strings. This value may be null.
    sortOrder String: How the rows in the cursor should be sorted. If null then the provider is free to define the sort order.
    cancellationSignal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. If the operation is canceled, then OperationCanceledException will be thrown when the query is executed.
    Returns
    Cursor a Cursor or null.

    query

    Added in API level 1 
    public abstract Cursor query (Uri uri, 
                String[] projection, 
                String selection, 
                String[] selectionArgs, 
                String sortOrder)

    Implement this to handle query requests from clients.

    Apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES.O or higher should override query(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String[], android.os.Bundle, android.os.CancellationSignal) and provide a stub implementation of this method.

    This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Example client call:

    // Request a specific record.
 Cursor managedCursor = managedQuery(
         ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.People.CONTENT_URI, 2),
         projection,    // Which columns to return.
         null,          // WHERE clause.
         null,          // WHERE clause value substitution
         People.NAME + " ASC");   // Sort order.
     Example implementation:

    // SQLiteQueryBuilder is a helper class that creates the
 // proper SQL syntax for us.
 SQLiteQueryBuilder qBuilder = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();

 // Guard against SQL injection attacks
 qBuilder.setStrict(true);
 qBuilder.setProjectionMap(MAP_OF_QUERYABLE_COLUMNS);
 qBuilder.setStrictColumns(true);
 qBuilder.setStrictGrammar(true);

 // Set the table we're querying.
 qBuilder.setTables(DATABASE_TABLE_NAME);

 // If the query ends in a specific record number, we're
 // being asked for a specific record, so set the
 // WHERE clause in our query.
 if((URI_MATCHER.match(uri)) == SPECIFIC_MESSAGE){
     qBuilder.appendWhere("_id=" + uri.getPathLeafId());
 }

 // Make the query.
 Cursor c = qBuilder.query(mDb,
         projection,
         selection,
         selectionArgs,
         groupBy,
         having,
         sortOrder);
 c.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
 return c;

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client; if the client is requesting a specific record, the URI will end in a record number that the implementation should parse and add to a WHERE or HAVING clause, specifying that _id value. This value cannot be null.
    projection String: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null all columns are included.
    selection String: A selection criteria to apply when filtering rows. If null then all rows are included.
    selectionArgs String: You may include ?s in selection, which will be replaced by the values from selectionArgs, in order that they appear in the selection. The values will be bound as Strings. This value may be null.
    sortOrder String: How the rows in the cursor should be sorted. If null then the provider is free to define the sort order.
    Returns
    Cursor a Cursor or null.

    refresh

    Added in API level 26 
    public boolean refresh (Uri uri, 
                Bundle extras, 
                CancellationSignal cancellationSignal)

    Implement this to support refresh of content identified by uri. By default, this method returns false; providers who wish to implement this should return true to signal the client that the provider has tried refreshing with its own implementation.

    This allows clients to request an explicit refresh of content identified by uri.

    Client code should only invoke this method when there is a strong indication (such as a user initiated pull to refresh gesture) that the content is stale.

    Remember to send ContentResolver.notifyChange(Uri, android.database.ContentObserver) notifications when content changes.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The Uri identifying the data to refresh.
    extras Bundle: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
    cancellationSignal CancellationSignal: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you called refresh on a particular uri, you should call CancellationSignal.throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the refresh request.
    Returns
    boolean true if the provider actually tried refreshing.

    requireContext

    Added in API level 30 
    public final Context requireContext ()

    Retrieves a Non-Nullable Context this provider is running in, this is intended to be called after onCreate(). When called before context was created, an IllegalStateException will be thrown.

    Note A provider must be declared in the manifest and created automatically by the system, and context is only available after onCreate() is called.

    Returns
    Context This value cannot be null.

    restoreCallingIdentity

    Added in API level 29 
    public final void restoreCallingIdentity (ContentProvider.CallingIdentity identity)

    Restore the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread back to a previously identity that was returned by clearCallingIdentity().

    Internally this calls Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(long) and also restores any value stored in getCallingPackage().

    Parameters
    identity ContentProvider.CallingIdentity: This value cannot be null.

    shutdown

    Added in API level 11 
    public void shutdown ()

    Implement this to shut down the ContentProvider instance. You can then invoke this method in unit tests.

    Android normally handles ContentProvider startup and shutdown automatically. You do not need to start up or shut down a ContentProvider. When you invoke a test method on a ContentProvider, however, a ContentProvider instance is started and keeps running after the test finishes, even if a succeeding test instantiates another ContentProvider. A conflict develops because the two instances are usually running against the same underlying data source (for example, an sqlite database).

    Implementing shutDown() avoids this conflict by providing a way to terminate the ContentProvider. This method can also prevent memory leaks from multiple instantiations of the ContentProvider, and it can ensure unit test isolation by allowing you to completely clean up the test fixture before moving on to the next test.

    uncanonicalize

    Added in API level 19 
    public Uri uncanonicalize (Uri url)

    Remove canonicalization from canonical URIs previously returned by canonicalize(Uri). For example, if your implementation is to add a query param to canonicalize a URI, this method can simply trip any query params on the URI. The default implementation always returns the same url that was passed in.

    Parameters
    url Uri: The Uri to remove any canonicalization from. This value cannot be null.
    Returns
    Uri Return the non-canonical representation of url, return the url as-is if there is nothing to do, or return null if the data identified by the canonical representation can not be found in the current environment.

    update

    Added in API level 30 
    public int update (Uri uri, 
                ContentValues values, 
                Bundle extras)

    Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows. The implementation should update all rows matching the selection to set the columns according to the provided values map. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after updating. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This can potentially have a record ID if this is an update request for a specific record. This value cannot be null.
    values ContentValues: A set of column_name/value pairs to update in the database. This value may be null.
    extras Bundle: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
    Returns
    int the number of rows affected.
    Throws
    IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.

    update

    Added in API level 1 
    public abstract int update (Uri uri, 
                ContentValues values, 
                String selection, 
                String[] selectionArgs)

    Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows. The implementation should update all rows matching the selection to set the columns according to the provided values map. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after updating. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This can potentially have a record ID if this is an update request for a specific record. This value cannot be null.
    values ContentValues: A set of column_name/value pairs to update in the database. This value may be null.
    selection String: An optional filter to match rows to update. This value may be null.
    selectionArgs String: This value may be null.
    Returns
    int the number of rows affected.

    Protected methods

    isTemporary

    Added in API level 1 
    protected boolean isTemporary ()

    Returns true if this instance is a temporary content provider.

    Returns
    boolean true if this instance is a temporary content provider

    openFileHelper

    Added in API level 1 
    protected final ParcelFileDescriptor openFileHelper (Uri uri, 
                String mode)

    Convenience for subclasses that wish to implement openFile(Uri, String) by looking up a column named "_data" at the given URI.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to be opened. This value cannot be null.
    mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
    Returns
    ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor that can be used by the client to access the file. This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    FileNotFoundException

    setPathPermissions

    Added in API level 4 
    protected final void setPathPermissions (PathPermission[] permissions)

    Change the path-based permission required to read and/or write data in the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permissions PathPermission: Array of path permission descriptions. This value may be null.

    setReadPermission

    Added in API level 1 
    protected final void setReadPermission (String permission)

    Change the permission required to read data from the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permission String: Name of the permission required for read-only access. This value may be null.

    setWritePermission

    Added in API level 1 
    protected final void setWritePermission (String permission)

    Change the permission required to read and write data in the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permission String: Name of the permission required for read/write access. This value may be null.