Question

i have a android app which uses the SimpleCursorAdapter

i have the min API level 9
when i want to use the SimpleCursorAdapter i use the following constructor:

SimpleCursorAdapter(Context context, int layout, Cursor c, String[] from, int[] to)

but then i get the message that this is deprecated.

so i change it to the newer version:

SimpleCursorAdapter(Context context, int layout, Cursor c, String[] from, int[] to, int flags)

but then my min API level should be 11 but i dont want to change it.

is it possible to let android check the version like: if api level >= 11 use the new one, else use the old?

Answer 1

Try the SimpleCursorAdapter from the support class. It is used like the API 11+ version and it is already backwards compatible.

Odds are you already downloaded the Support Library (if you haven’t you really should), so you only need to change the import:

import android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;