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How should a SQLiteDatabase connection be handled inside an AsyncTaskLoader?



I wondering where and when I should open/close my SQLiteDatabase connection in my AsyncTaskLoader. I don't feel like i fully understand the lifecycle of a Loader, so I'm afraid that I might run into some memory leaks/NullPointerExceptions if I don't to this right. I currently open up my SQLiteDatabase in the constructor of my loader:







private class SQLiteCursorLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<Cursor> {



private String _queryString;

private SQLiteDatabase _db;

...



public SQLiteCursorLoader(Context context, String queryString) {

super(context);

_queryString = queryString;

_db = MySQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase();

}



....



}







But where do I close the connection again?


Comments

  1. The best way would probably be to take a copy of CursorLoader.java and modify the loadInBackground() method to use your SQLiteDatabase

    /* Runs on a worker thread */
    @Override
    public Cursor loadInBackground() {
    Cursor cursor = // Your stuff goes here <..>
    if (cursor != null) {
    // Ensure the cursor window is filled
    cursor.getCount();
    registerContentObserver(cursor, mObserver);
    }
    return cursor;
    }

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