Question

Okay, I made a database and i realised that each time i change something in the database i have to uninstall then reinstall the Application 🙁 which is very frustrating…
here is my code for my data base hopefully you can help me ! i dont know whats wrong with my code:

import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;

public class Cook_tab_snacks_data extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "Snacks";

public Cook_tab_snacks_data(Context context) {
    super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, 1);
}

@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {

    String sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS snacks (" +
                    "_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, " + 
                    "name TEXT, " +
                    "disc TEXT, " +
                    "photo TEXT, " +
                    "prep TEXT, " +
                    "thumb TEXT, " +
                    "ingre TEXT, " +
                    "howto TEXT, " +
                    "info TEXT, " +
                    "snackId INTEGER)";
    db.execSQL(sql);

    ContentValues values = new ContentValues();

    values.put("name", "Name 1");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("thumb", "stub.png");
    values.put("prep", "takes 30 mins");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 2");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("thumb", "ic_launcher.png");
    values.put("prep", "takes 500 mins");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 3");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("thumb", "stub.png");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 4");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 5");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 6");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

    values.put("name", "Name 7");
    values.put("disc", "here is the description");
    values.put("photo", "stub.png");
    values.put("ingre", "the ingredients of the snack");
    values.put("howto", "how to make this thing");
    values.put("info", "basically its this much calorie and such and such");
    db.insert("snacks", "name", values);

}

@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
    db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS snacks");
    onCreate(db);
}}

I can’t seem to add any item , or edit any item without having to unistall the application then reinstalling 🙁 HELP PLEASE!!!
thanks alot!

Answer 1

Instead of uninstalling and installing the application again, simply increment the version number of your database to call onUpgrade method.

public Cook_tab_snacks_data(Context context) {
    super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, 2);  //previously 1, now 2
}

as in your onUpgrade method, first it will delete the existing table and then will call onCreate method to recreate the table(s)