10.1 SQLite Primer

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Contents
● SQLite Database
● Queries

This is only a refresher
This course assumes that you are familiar with

● Databases in general
● SQL databases in particular
● SQL query language
This chapter is a refresher and quick reference

SQLite
Database

SQL Databases
● Store data in tables of rows and columns (spreadsheet…)

● Field = intersection of a row and column
● Fields contain data, references to other fields, or references
to other tables
● Rows are identified by unique IDs
● Column names are unique per table
Tables
WORD_LIST_TABLE
_id word definition
1 "alpha" "first letter"
2 "beta" "second letter"
3 "alpha" "particle"

SQLite software library
Implements SQL database engine that is
● self-contained (requires no other components)
● serverless (requires no server backend)
● zero-configuration (does not need to be configured for
your application)
● transactional (changes within a single transaction in
SQLite either occur completely or not at all)
What is a transaction?
A transaction is a sequence of operations performed as a
single logical unit of work.
A logical unit of work must have four properties
● atomicity
● consistency
● isolation
● durability
All or nothing
All changes within a single transaction in SQLite either occur
completely or not at all, even if the act of writing the change
out to the disk is interrupted by
● program crash
● operating system crash
● power failure.

ACID
● Atomicity—All or no modifications are performed
● Consistency—When transaction has completed, all data is in
a consistent state
● Isolation—Modifications made by concurrent transactions
must be isolated from the modifications made by any other
concurrent transactions
● Durability—After a transaction has completed, its effects are
permanently in place in the system
Queries

SQL basic operations
● Insert rows
● Delete rows
● Update values in rows
● Retrieve rows that meet given criteria

SQL Query
● SELECT word, description
FROM WORD_LIST_TABLE
WHERE word="alpha"
Generic
● SELECT columns
FROM table
WHERE column="value"
SELECT columns FROM table
● SELECT columns
○ Select the columns to return
○ Use * to return all columns
● FROM table—specify the table from which to get results

WHERE column="value"
● WHERE—keyword for conditions that have to be met
● column="value"—the condition that has to be met

○ common operators: =, LIKE, <, >

AND, ORDER BY, LIMIT
SELECT _id FROM WORD_LIST_TABLE WHERE
word="alpha" AND definition LIKE "%art%" ORDER BY word
DESC LIMIT 1
● AND, OR—connect multiple conditions with logic operators

● ORDER BY—omit for default order, or ASC for ascending,
DESC for descending
● LIMIT—get a limited number of results This work is licensed under a Creative
Sample queries
1 SELECT * FROM Get the whole table

WORD_LIST_TABLE
2 SELECT word, definition Returns

FROM [["alpha", "particle"]]
WORD_LIST_TABLE
WHERE _id > 2

More sample queries
3 SELECT _id FROM Return id of word alpha with
WORD_LIST_TABLE substring "art" in definition
WHERE word="alpha" AND [["3"]]
definition LIKE "%art%"
4 SELECT * FROM Sort in reverse and get first item.

WORD_LIST_TABLE Sorting is by the first column
ORDER BY word DESC (_id)
LIMIT 1 [["3","alpha","particle"]]
Last sample query
5 SELECT * FROM Returns 1 item starting at position 2.

WORD_LIST_TABLE Position counting starts at 1 (not
LIMIT 2,1 zero!).
Returns
[["2","beta","second letter"]]

rawQuery()
String query = "SELECT * FROM WORD_LIST_TABLE";
rawQuery(query, null);
query = "SELECT word, definition FROM

WORD_LIST_TABLE WHERE _id> ? ";
String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"2"}

rawQuery(query, selectionArgs);

query()
SELECT * FROM String table = "WORD_LIST_TABLE"
WORD_LIST_TABLE String[] columns = new String[]{"*"};
WHERE word="alpha" String selection = "word = ?"
ORDER BY word ASC String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"alpha"};
LIMIT 2,1; String groupBy = null;
String having = null;
Returns: String orderBy = "word ASC"
String limit = "2,1"
[["alpha",
"particle"]] query(table, columns, selection, selectionArgs,
groupBy, having, orderBy, limit);

Cursors
Queries always return a Cursor object
Cursor is an object interface that provides random read-write
access to the result set returned by a database query
⇒ Think of it as a pointer to table rows
You will learn more about cursors in the following chapters

Learn more
● SQLite website
● Full description of the Query Language
● SQLite class
● Cursor class
● Practice: HeadFirst Labs

What's Next?
● Concept Chapter: 10.1 C SQLite Primer

● Practical: --

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● Store data in tables of rows and columns (spreadsheet…)

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● FROM table—specify the table from which to get results

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● WHERE—keyword for conditions that have to be met

● column="value"—the condition that has to be met

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● AND, OR—connect multiple conditions with logic operators

1 SELECT * FROM Get the whole table

2 SELECT word, definition Returns

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4 SELECT * FROM Sort in reverse and get first item.

5 SELECT * FROM Returns 1 item starting at position 2.

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query = "SELECT word, definition FROM

String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"2"}

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You will learn more about cursors in the following chapters

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