Question

I have created a working SQlite database in my application. I can add new values to the database. I have even created a method which displays all the results of the table on a new activity.

What I would this new activity really to do, is to display the most recent entry into text views. Picking individual fields and slotting them into correct text views. How do I go about doing this?

Answer 1

Assuming you are using autogenerated ID in your table, you need to sort the results based on ID and limit the results to ‘1’ which will return only that row.

return db.query(true, "yourTableName", new String[] { "columnNamesYouwanttoQuery" },
                null, null, null, null, "_id DESC", "1");

Then loop through the cursor and get yourColumns

Cursor cur = adaptor.getMileageReport(AutoMainActivity.CARNAME);
        startManagingCursor(cur);
if (cur.moveToFirst()) {
            do { 
String retrievedVal = cur.getString(0);
             } 
}