How do I refresh my ListView after the database changes? - android

I am trying to manage a simple list in an Android application. The contents of the list are maintained in a SQLite database. When the user selects and holds on a specific row, a context menu appears with a "Delete" option. When they select "Delete", the row is deleted from the database, but the view does not refresh. When I back out of the application and get back in, the appropriate row has been removed. So, I know the row is deleted, it's just the ListView that doesn't refresh.
Here are the relevant bits of code...
In the onCreate method...
SQLiteDatabase db = tasks.getReadableDatabase();
Cursor cursor = db.query(TABLE_NAME,
new String[] { _ID, TITLE, DETAILS, },
null, null, null, null, TITLE + " DESC");
startManagingCursor(cursor);
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
lv.setAdapter(new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
cursor,
new String[] {TITLE},
new int[] { android.R.id.text1}
));
In the onContextItemSelected method...
switch(item.getItemId()) {
case 0:
SQLiteDatabase db = tasks.getWritableDatabase();
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = (SimpleCursorAdapter) lv.getAdapter();
db.delete(TABLE_NAME, "_ID=?", new String[] {adapter.getCursor().getString(0)});
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged(); // Not working, clears screen and doesn't reload
return true;
}
return super.onContextItemSelected(item);
What am I missing?
Thanks!

Get rid of the notifyDataSetChanged() and call requery() on your Cursor. Here is a sample project demonstrating this.

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