java - How to insert value in data base using sqlite in android?

Question

Can you please tell me how to insert value in database. I just started development in android don't have much experience.

I just create one class information where I create getter and setter of name field. package com.example.database_example;

package com.example.database_example;

public class Information {

    String name;
    public Information(String name) {
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
        this.name=name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

}

Now I create an another data base class where I want to add method of insert and read the data from data base.

package com.example.database_example;

import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;

public class DataBaseExample extends SQLiteOpenHelper{

    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;

    // Database Name
    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "information";

    // Contacts table name
    private static final String TABLE_Name= "Name";

    // Contacts Table Columns names
    private static final String KEY_ID = "id";
    private static final String KEY_NAME = "name";

    public DataBaseExample(Context context) {
        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        String createTable= "CREATE TABLE " + TABLE_Name+"("
                + KEY_ID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT," + KEY_NAME + " TEXT,"
                + ")";
        db.execSQL(createTable);
    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + TABLE_Name);

            // Create tables again
            onCreate(db);
    }

    public boolean insertname(Information information) {

        boolean createSuccessful = false;

        ContentValues values = new ContentValues();

      //  values.put(KEY_ID, information.getId());
        values.put(KEY_NAME, information.getName());

        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();

        createSuccessful = db.insert(TABLE_Name, null, values) > 0;
        db.close();

        return createSuccessful;
    }

}

Main File

package com.example.database_example;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Information inf=new Information("naveen");
        DataBaseExample dbx=new DataBaseExample(MainActivity.this);
        dbx.insertname(inf);
    }

LogCat

09-24 07:25:07.138: I/Database(392): sqlite returned: error code = 1, msg = near ")": syntax error
09-24 07:25:07.138: E/Database(392): Failure 1 (near ")": syntax error) on 0x2a7080 when preparing 'CREATE TABLE Name(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,name TEXT,)'.
09-24 07:25:07.148: D/AndroidRuntime(392): Shutting down VM
09-24 07:25:07.148: W/dalvikvm(392): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40015560)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.database_example/com.example.database_example.MainActivity}: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: near ")": syntax error: CREATE TABLE Name(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,name TEXT,)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392): Caused by: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: near ")": syntax error: CREATE TABLE Name(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,name TEXT,)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.native_execSQL(Native Method)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.execSQL(SQLiteDatabase.java:1763)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at com.example.database_example.DataBaseExample.onCreate(DataBaseExample.java:34)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:126)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at com.example.database_example.DataBaseExample.insertname(DataBaseExample.java:55)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at com.example.database_example.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:18)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1611)
09-24 07:25:07.158: E/AndroidRuntime(392):  ... 11 more**

Answer 1

Your android sqlite insert method could look like this:

public boolean create(Information information) {

    boolean createSuccessful = false;

    ContentValues values = new ContentValues();

    values.put(KEY_NAME, information.getName());

    SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();

    createSuccessful = db.insert(tableName, null, values) > 0;
    db.close();

    return createSuccessful;
}

It can be added in your DataBaseExample class.

You can use it this way in your activity, or anywhere possible.

Information information = new Information(); 
information.setName("naveen"); 

if(new DataBaseExample().create(information)){
    Log.v(TAG, "save ok.");
}else{
    Log.v(TAG, "save failed.");
}

See here for more simple examples.