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Asked: 2026-06-10T03:35:08+00:00

I’m trying to query my SQLite database and isolate the dataset sent to the

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I’m trying to query my SQLite database and isolate the dataset sent to the cursor. Each record has a color field and I would like to query my data and return for a specific color.

When I run it, I get a SQLiteException: Unrecognized token “red”

Here is what I have so far:

    public Cursor getGroupRecords( String color ) {
    Cursor mCursor = db.query(DATABASE_TABLE, DATABASE_STRUCTURE, 
            KEY_COLOR + "=" + color, null, null, null, null, null);
    if (mCursor != null) {
        mCursor.moveToFirst();
    }
    return mCursor;
}

Here is my logcat:

08-23 13:52:00.560: D/szipinf(14301): Initializing inflate state
08-23 13:52:00.560: D/szipinf(14301): Initializing zlib to inflate
08-23 13:52:00.970: I/Database(14301): sqlite returned: error code = 1, msg = no such column: red
08-23 13:52:00.980: D/AndroidRuntime(14301): Shutting down VM
08-23 13:52:00.980: W/dalvikvm(14301): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x2aac0560)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.cca.pqr/com.cca.pqr.PQRActivity}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.cca.pqr/com.cca.pqr.PQRListActivity}: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: no such column: red: , while compiling: SELECT _id, Color, Class, Subclass, Item, Value, Other, Remarks FROM PQR WHERE Color=red
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
08-23 13:52:00.990: E/AndroidRuntime(14301): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.cca.pqr/com.cca.pqr.PQRListActivity}: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: no such column: red: , while compiling: SELECT _id, Color, Class, Subclass, Item, Value, Other, Remarks FROM PQR WHERE Color=red

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

UPDATE
Here is the working code:

    public Cursor getGroupRecords( String color ) {

    final String SELECTION = KEY_COLOR + "=?";
    final String[] SELECTION_ARGS = { color };

    Cursor mCursor = db.query(DATABASE_TABLE, DATABASE_STRUCTURE, 
            SELECTION, SELECTION_ARGS, null, null, null, null);
    if (mCursor != null) {
        mCursor.moveToFirst();
    }
    return mCursor;
}
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  1. Editorial Team

    Yeah. Something is wrong with how you are building your query. Check out this example.

    public static Cursor getItemWithColor(ContentResolver contentResolver, String color) {
    Uri uri = My.Table.CONTENT_URI;

    final String[] PROJECTION = {
            My.Table._ID, My.Table.COLOR
    };

    final String SELECTION = My.Table.COLOR + "=?";

    final String[] SELECTION_ARGS = {
            color
    };

    Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, PROJECTION, SELECTION, SELECTION_ARGS, null);

    return cursor;
}
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