Question

There are few questions related to this topic on stackoverflow, But I didn’t get the proper answer. I have some doubts on performance of flat files, Is it better to use flat files instead of SQLite ? Can anybody have performance statistics ? Or example of proper way to code flat file in android.

Answer 1

Aside from performance benefits, here’s a simple list of advantages of using SQLite rather than flat file:

• You can query items as you wish — don’t need to load all of them and select which ones you need.
• Deleting records is a much less painful process. No rewriting of whole files into wherever.
• Updating a record is as easy as removing or creating one.
• Have you ever tried doing cross-referencing lookups on a flat file? Not worth it.

To summarize, it’s every advantage a Database has over a text file.