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Sqlite how to improve performance?

I have to make more than 300 selects from my database.
Each of those queries has to be called inside of a for each loop, here's an example:
for(int id : myids){
Cursor cursor = MyDatabaseHelper.runMyQuery(id);
while(cursor.moveToNext()){
//my stuff...
}
}
MyDatabaseHelper is an instance of a database helper class, the function is like this
public Cursor runMyQuery(int id){
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
Cursor ret = db.rawQuery("select Name, Surname, Age from PTable where Id = " + id, null);
return ret;
}
I've been told that the constant "open and close" of the db because of multiple queries it the cause of my performance issues and I should, instead, make a single query (using union etc).
Changing my code to a single query would mean changing the entire database, and I was hoping not to do that.
Is there anything I can do to improve the performance and keep the multiple selects at the same time?
Thanks

I think what you are looking for is the in clause.
Convert your myids into a string. Something like
String inClause = "(1,2,3)"
and you can use it as
"select Name, Surname, Age from PTable where Id in " + inClause
You can read more of the in operator here

You can return a single Cursor containing all the rows.
First change your runMyQuery() method to this:
public Cursor runAll(String list){
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
String sql = "select Name, Surname, Age from PTable where " + list + " like '%,' || id || ',%'"
Cursor ret = db.rawQuery(sql, null);
return ret;
}
So you pass to the method runAll() a String which is the the comma separated list of all the ids that you have in myids and with th eoperator LIKE you compare it to each id of the table.
You create this list and get the results in a Cursor object like this:
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(",");
for(int id : myids){
sb.append(String.valueOf(id)).append(",");
}
String list = sb.length() > 1 ? sb.toString() : "";
if (list.length() > 0) {
Cursor c = runAll(list);
while(c.moveToNext()){
//your stuff...
}
}

How to get specific value from DB by id

How to get specific value from DB by id.
This is my table: TABLE-RECORDS-(name of table) and KEY-ID , KEY-PRICE ... I'm trying to get KEY-PRICE by KEY-ID and can not. How to do it?

I don't know if this is exactly what you are looking for, but this is the query.
SELECT key-price FROM table-record WHERE key-id='id number you need';

// please change the column names of database if i have mistaken
public Cursor getCursor(int id) {
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
String from[] = {"key-price"};//this is the edit1
String where = "key-id=?";//this is the edit2
String[] whereArgs = new String[]{String.valueOf(id)+""}; //this is the edit3
Cursor cursor = db.query(true, table-records, from, where, whereArgs, null, null, null, null);
return cursor;
}
//just call this function and see the magic
private int getPrice(int id) {
Cursor c = getCursor(id);
int price=-1;
if(c != null)
{
while(c.moveToNext){
//assuming price is an integer
price = c.getInt(0);//edit 4
// use these strings as you want
}
}
return price;
}

SQLite rawQuery with multiple WHERE clauses

I have retrieved 2 values through the putExtra and getStringExtra method in another class. BOth these values are correct. I need to use these 2 values in my SQL query:
final Cursor cursor = sdb.rawQuery("SELECT match_player_name FROM match_response WHERE match_date=? AND " +
"match_response =?"+new String [] {String.valueOf(date),String.valueOf(response)}, null);
I am unfamiliar using rawQuery with more than 1 condition. Have I the correct syntax? I have a record in my SQLite database satisfying this condition.

This is an example:
Cursor cur = database.rawQuery("select name from Table where ID=? and SubCategoryID=?",
new String [] {String1,String2});

public Cursor getMachineServices(){
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
Cursor c = db.rawQuery("select row1, from maquina where something = x AND somethingelse = y", new String[]{});
return c;
}
Then on your activity where you want to display it you must do:
Database db;
db = new Database(yourActivity);
Cursor c = db.getMachineServices);
if (c.moveToFirst()) {
do {
String machines
c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("row1"));
//you can use the variable machines where you want
} while (c.moveToNext());
}

retrieve data from database what next?

ok I just followed an instruction that I should do this to retrieve sql data from database but it just cuts to there so far I have this inside my databasehelper class.
public void getIconResource(String tblName)
{
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
String getresource = "Select * from " + tblName;
Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(getresource,null); //null for conditions
if(cursor.moveToFirst())
{
do
{
int resource = cursor.getInt(3);
}
while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
db.close();
}
So somehow this does is it get all the values of my tables 4th column which contains an int... how do I retrieve the value in my MainActivity and save it in an array of integers?

just add everything in a ArrayList and return the arraylist
simply call the method in your main activty
public ArrayList<Integer> getIconResource(String tblName)
{
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
String getresource = "Select * from " + tblName;
Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(getresource,null); //null for conditions
ArrayList data= new ArrayList<>();
if(cursor.moveToFirst())
{
do
{
int resource = cursor.getInt(3);
data.add(resource);
}
while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
db.close();
}
return data;
}

Well, as you have it, the variable resource is scoped only to the while loop. Even if it wasn't it would constantly get overwritten on each loop iteration.
Instead, you should declare a collection higher up and Add each value to it during your while loop. You could also redefine your function to return the collection if integers.
public List<int> getIconResource(String tblName)
{
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
List<int> myVals = new List<int>();
String getresource = "Select * from " + tblName;
Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(getresource, null); //null for conditions
if (cursor.moveToFirst())
{
do
{
myVals.Add(cursor.getInt(3));
}
while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
db.close();
return myVals;
}
Also, as a note... string concatenation of a SQL query is a recipe for disaster. Look up SQL Injection and best practices to avoid it before continuing further. It is worth the time to get into good habits early on.
EDIT / ADDENDUM
Unless you also limit your result set returned from your table query, you will be getting every record. The function you have here really has no practical use and would likely cause more problems than any benefits it may have. I would suggest, as an example of a more usable function that returns a specific IconResource based on the IconId:
public int getIconResource(int iconId)
{
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
String getresource = "select IconResource from IconTable where IconId = ?";
PreparedStatement pstmnt = db.prepareStatement(getresource);
pstrmnt.setString(1, iconId);
ResultSet rset = db.executeQuery();
int iconResource;
if (rset.next())
iconResource = rset.getInt("IconResource");
db.close();
return iconResource;
}
Of course, the above is making assumptions of your table structure.
Using the above, in your code elsewhere, you would simply call this function with the IconId and use the output however needed:
int iconResource = getIconResource(5); // returns the IconResource for IconId = 5
The above prevents any possible SQL Injection attacks by using a parameterized query and avoiding the use of dynamic concatenated strings sent to your SQL server.

You may try out the following code:
public List<Integer> getIconResource(String tblName)
{
List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();
list.clear();
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
String getresource = "Select * from " + tblName;
Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(getresource,null); //null for conditions
if(cursor.moveToFirst())
{
do
{
int resource = cursor.getInt(3);
list.add(resource);
}
while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
db.close();
return list;
}
Then call this method in MainActivity and store the List in another Integer type list.
databasehelper dbhelper;
List<Integer> newList = dbhelper.getIconResource("Your tablename");
fot(int i = 0 ; i< newList.size() ; i++){
int yourValue = newList(i);
}

search data in SQLite

Can someone help me and tell me what's wrong here?
String date = "Samstag, 30.7.2011";
myDB = this.openOrCreateDatabase(MY_DB_NAME, MODE_PRIVATE, null);
String load = "SELECT db_scheine FROM ZahlenUndDatum where db_datum= "+date+"";
Cursor c = myDB.rawQuery(load, null);
String test = c.toString();
Log.d("output", test);
I would like to search for the date in the database and then return the value of the record from db_scheine.

try adding moveToFirst()
Cursor c = myDB.rawQuery(load, null);
c.moveToFirst();
String test = c.toString();
The rawQuery() method, will create a cursor, which is initially placed before the first row. So you can do something like this:
Cursor c = myDB.rawQuery(load, null);
while(c.moveToNext()) {
// do stuff
}
Without skipping the first row :)
UPDATE:
Your date is giving problems as well, im guessing the db_datum field is a string, enclose the string in quotes like so:
String load = "SELECT db_scheine FROM ZahlenUndDatum WHERE db_datum= '"+date+"'";