Added in API level 1

ContentProvider


abstract class ContentProvider : ComponentCallbacks2
kotlin.Any
   ↳ android.content.ContentProvider

Content providers are one of the primary building blocks of Android applications, providing content to applications. They encapsulate data and provide it to applications through the single ContentResolver interface. A content provider is only required if you need to share data between multiple applications. For example, the contacts data is used by multiple applications and must be stored in a content provider. If you don't need to share data amongst multiple applications you can use a database directly via android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.

When a request is made via a ContentResolver the system inspects the authority of the given URI and passes the request to the content provider registered with the authority. The content provider can interpret the rest of the URI however it wants. The UriMatcher class is helpful for parsing URIs.

The primary methods that need to be implemented are:

  • onCreate which is called to initialize the provider
  • query which returns data to the caller
  • insert which inserts new data into the content provider
  • update which updates existing data in the content provider
  • delete which deletes data from the content provider
  • getType which returns the MIME type of data in the content provider

Data access methods (such as #insert and #update) may be called from many threads at once, and must be thread-safe. Other methods (such as onCreate) are only called from the application main thread, and must avoid performing lengthy operations. See the method descriptions for their expected thread behavior.

Requests to ContentResolver are automatically forwarded to the appropriate ContentProvider instance, so subclasses don't have to worry about the details of cross-process calls.

Summary

Nested classes

Opaque token representing the identity of an incoming IPC.

abstract

Interface to write a stream of data to a pipe.

Inherited constants
Public constructors

Construct a ContentProvider instance.

Public methods
open Array<ContentProviderResult!>

Override this to handle requests to perform a batch of operations, or the default implementation will iterate over the operations and call ContentProviderOperation#apply on each of them.

open Array<ContentProviderResult!>

open Unit
attachInfo(context: Context!, info: ProviderInfo!)

After being instantiated, this is called to tell the content provider about itself.

open Int
bulkInsert(uri: Uri, values: Array<ContentValues!>)

Override this to handle requests to insert a set of new rows, or the default implementation will iterate over the values and call #insert on each of them.

open Bundle?
call(authority: String, method: String, arg: String?, extras: Bundle?)

Call a provider-defined method.

open Bundle?
call(method: String, arg: String?, extras: Bundle?)

open Uri?

Implement this to support canonicalization of URIs that refer to your content provider.

ContentProvider.CallingIdentity

Reset the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread.

abstract Int
delete(uri: Uri, selection: String?, selectionArgs: Array<String!>?)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows.

open Int
delete(uri: Uri, extras: Bundle?)

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows.

open Unit
dump(fd: FileDescriptor!, writer: PrintWriter!, args: Array<String!>!)

Print the Provider's state into the given stream.

AttributionSource?

Gets the attribution source of the calling app.

String?

Return the attribution tag of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

String?

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

String?

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread.

Context?

Retrieves the Context this provider is running in.

Array<PathPermission!>?

Return the path-based permissions required for read and/or write access to this content provider.

String?

Return the name of the permission required for read-only access to this content provider.

open Array<String!>?
getStreamTypes(uri: Uri, mimeTypeFilter: String)

Called by a client to determine the types of data streams that this content provider supports for the given URI.

abstract String?
getType(uri: Uri)

Implement this to handle requests for the MIME type of the data at the given URI.

open String?

Implement this to handle requests for MIME type of URIs, that does not need to reveal any internal information which should be protected by any permission.

String?

Return the name of the permission required for read/write access to this content provider.

abstract Uri?
insert(uri: Uri, values: ContentValues?)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row.

open Uri?
insert(uri: Uri, values: ContentValues?, extras: Bundle?)

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row.

open Unit

Called whenever the value of getCallingPackage() changes, giving the provider an opportunity to invalidate any security related caching it may be performing.

open Unit

Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your component is running.

abstract Boolean

Implement this to initialize your content provider on startup.

open Unit

This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and actively running processes should trim their memory usage.

open Unit
onTrimMemory(level: Int)

open AssetFileDescriptor?
openAssetFile(uri: Uri, mode: String)

This is like #openFile, but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .

open AssetFileDescriptor?
openAssetFile(uri: Uri, mode: String, signal: CancellationSignal?)

This is like #openFile, but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .

open ParcelFileDescriptor?
openFile(uri: Uri, mode: String)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob.

open ParcelFileDescriptor?
openFile(uri: Uri, mode: String, signal: CancellationSignal?)

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob.

open ParcelFileDescriptor
openPipeHelper(uri: Uri, mimeType: String, opts: Bundle?, args: T?, func: ContentProvider.PipeDataWriter<T>)

A helper function for implementing #openTypedAssetFile, for creating a data pipe and background thread allowing you to stream generated data back to the client.

open AssetFileDescriptor?
openTypedAssetFile(uri: Uri, mimeTypeFilter: String, opts: Bundle?)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type.

open AssetFileDescriptor?
openTypedAssetFile(uri: Uri, mimeTypeFilter: String, opts: Bundle?, signal: CancellationSignal?)

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type.

abstract Cursor?
query(uri: Uri, projection: Array<String!>?, selection: String?, selectionArgs: Array<String!>?, sortOrder: String?)

Implement this to handle query requests from clients.

open Cursor?
query(uri: Uri, projection: Array<String!>?, selection: String?, selectionArgs: Array<String!>?, sortOrder: String?, cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?)

Implement this to handle query requests from clients with support for cancellation.

open Cursor?
query(uri: Uri, projection: Array<String!>?, queryArgs: Bundle?, cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?)

Implement this to handle query requests where the arguments are packed into a Bundle.

open Boolean
refresh(uri: Uri!, extras: Bundle?, cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?)

Implement this to support refresh of content identified by uri.

Context

Retrieves a Non-Nullable Context this provider is running in, this is intended to be called after onCreate.

Unit

Restore the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread back to a previously identity that was returned by clearCallingIdentity.

open Unit

Implement this to shut down the ContentProvider instance.

open Uri?

Remove canonicalization from canonical URIs previously returned by canonicalize.

abstract Int
update(uri: Uri, values: ContentValues?, selection: String?, selectionArgs: Array<String!>?)

Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows.

open Int
update(uri: Uri, values: ContentValues?, extras: Bundle?)

Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows.

Protected methods
open Boolean

Returns true if this instance is a temporary content provider.

ParcelFileDescriptor
openFileHelper(uri: Uri, mode: String)

Convenience for subclasses that wish to implement #openFile by looking up a column named "_data" at the given URI.

Unit

Change the path-based permission required to read and/or write data in the content provider.

Unit
setReadPermission(permission: String?)

Change the permission required to read data from the content provider.

Unit
setWritePermission(permission: String?)

Change the permission required to read and write data in the content provider.

Inherited functions

Public constructors

ContentProvider

Added in API level 1
ContentProvider()

Construct a ContentProvider instance. Content providers must be declared in the manifest, accessed with ContentResolver, and created automatically by the system, so applications usually do not create ContentProvider instances directly.

At construction time, the object is uninitialized, and most fields and methods are unavailable. Subclasses should initialize themselves in onCreate, not the constructor.

Content providers are created on the application main thread at application launch time. The constructor must not perform lengthy operations, or application startup will be delayed.

Public methods

applyBatch

Added in API level 29
open fun applyBatch(
    authority: String,
    operations: ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation!>
): Array<ContentProviderResult!>

Override this to handle requests to perform a batch of operations, or the default implementation will iterate over the operations and call ContentProviderOperation#apply on each of them. If all calls to ContentProviderOperation#apply succeed then a ContentProviderResult array with as many elements as there were operations will be returned. If any of the calls fail, it is up to the implementation how many of the others take effect. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
operations ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation!>: the operations to apply This value cannot be null.
authority String: This value cannot be null.
Return
Array<ContentProviderResult!> the results of the applications This value cannot be null.
Exceptions
android.content.OperationApplicationException thrown if any operation fails.

applyBatch

Added in API level 5
open fun applyBatch(operations: ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation!>): Array<ContentProviderResult!>
Parameters
operations ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation!>: This value cannot be null.
Return
Array<ContentProviderResult!> This value cannot be null.

attachInfo

Added in API level 1
open fun attachInfo(
    context: Context!,
    info: ProviderInfo!
): Unit

After being instantiated, this is called to tell the content provider about itself.

Parameters
context Context!: The context this provider is running in
info ProviderInfo!: Registered information about this content provider

bulkInsert

Added in API level 1
open fun bulkInsert(
    uri: Uri,
    values: Array<ContentValues!>
): Int

Override this to handle requests to insert a set of new rows, or the default implementation will iterate over the values and call #insert on each of them. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values Array<ContentValues!>: An array of sets of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This must not be null.
Return
Int The number of values that were inserted.

call

Added in API level 29
open fun call(
    authority: String,
    method: String,
    arg: String?,
    extras: Bundle?
): Bundle?

Call a provider-defined method. This can be used to implement interfaces that are cheaper and/or unnatural for a table-like model.

WARNING: The framework does no permission checking on this entry into the content provider besides the basic ability for the application to get access to the provider at all. For example, it has no idea whether the call being executed may read or write data in the provider, so can't enforce those individual permissions. Any implementation of this method must do its own permission checks on incoming calls to make sure they are allowed.

Parameters
method String: method name to call. Opaque to framework, but should not be null.
arg String?: provider-defined String argument. May be null.
extras Bundle?: provider-defined Bundle argument. May be null.
authority String: This value cannot be null.
Return
Bundle? provider-defined return value. May be null, which is also the default for providers which don't implement any call methods.

call

Added in API level 11
open fun call(
    method: String,
    arg: String?,
    extras: Bundle?
): Bundle?
Parameters
method String: This value cannot be null.
arg String?: This value may be null.
extras Bundle?: This value may be null.
Return
Bundle? This value may be null.

canonicalize

Added in API level 19
open fun canonicalize(url: Uri): Uri?

Implement this to support canonicalization of URIs that refer to your content provider. A canonical URI is one that can be transported across devices, backup/restore, and other contexts, and still be able to refer to the same data item. Typically this is implemented by adding query params to the URI allowing the content provider to verify that an incoming canonical URI references the same data as it was originally intended for and, if it doesn't, to find that data (if it exists) in the current environment.

For example, if the content provider holds people and a normal URI in it is created with a row index into that people database, the cananical representation may have an additional query param at the end which specifies the name of the person it is intended for. Later calls into the provider with that URI will look up the row of that URI's base index and, if it doesn't match or its entry's name doesn't match the name in the query param, perform a query on its database to find the correct row to operate on.

If you implement support for canonical URIs, all incoming calls with URIs (including this one) must perform this verification and recovery of any canonical URIs they receive. In addition, you must also implement uncanonicalize to strip the canonicalization of any of these URIs.

The default implementation of this method returns null, indicating that canonical URIs are not supported.

Parameters
url Uri: The Uri to canonicalize. This value cannot be null.
Return
Uri? Return the canonical representation of url, or null if canonicalization of that Uri is not supported.

clearCallingIdentity

Added in API level 29
fun clearCallingIdentity(): ContentProvider.CallingIdentity

Reset the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread.

Internally this calls Binder#clearCallingIdentity() and also clears any value stored in getCallingPackage().

Return
ContentProvider.CallingIdentity Returns an opaque token that can be used to restore the original calling identity by passing it to restoreCallingIdentity. This value cannot be null.

delete

Added in API level 1
abstract fun delete(
    uri: Uri,
    selection: String?,
    selectionArgs: Array<String!>?
): Int

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows. The implementation should apply the selection clause when performing deletion, allowing the operation to affect multiple rows in a directory. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after deleting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

The implementation is responsible for parsing out a row ID at the end of the URI, if a specific row is being deleted. That is, the client would pass in content://contacts/people/22 and the implementation is responsible for parsing the record number (22) when creating a SQL statement.

Parameters
uri Uri: The full URI to query, including a row ID (if a specific record is requested). This value cannot be null.
selection String?: An optional restriction to apply to rows when deleting. This value may be null.
selectionArgs Array<String!>?: This value may be null.
Return
Int The number of rows affected.
Exceptions
android.database.SQLException

delete

Added in API level 30
open fun delete(
    uri: Uri,
    extras: Bundle?
): Int

Implement this to handle requests to delete one or more rows. The implementation should apply the selection clause when performing deletion, allowing the operation to affect multiple rows in a directory. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after deleting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

The implementation is responsible for parsing out a row ID at the end of the URI, if a specific row is being deleted. That is, the client would pass in content://contacts/people/22 and the implementation is responsible for parsing the record number (22) when creating a SQL statement.

Parameters
uri Uri: The full URI to query, including a row ID (if a specific record is requested). This value cannot be null.
extras Bundle?: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.
android.database.SQLException

dump

Added in API level 18
open fun dump(
    fd: FileDescriptor!,
    writer: PrintWriter!,
    args: Array<String!>!
): Unit

Print the Provider's state into the given stream. This gets invoked if you run "adb shell dumpsys activity provider <provider_component_name>".

Parameters
fd FileDescriptor!: The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.
writer PrintWriter!: The PrintWriter to which you should dump your state. This will be closed for you after you return.
args Array<String!>!: additional arguments to the dump request.

getCallingAttributionSource

Added in API level 31
fun getCallingAttributionSource(): AttributionSource?

Gets the attribution source of the calling app. If you want to attribute the data access to the calling app you can create an attribution context via android.content.Context#createContext(ContextParams) and passing this identity to ContextParams.Builder#setNextAttributionSource(.

Return
AttributionSource? The identity of the caller for permission purposes. This value may be null.

getCallingAttributionTag

Added in API level 30
fun getCallingAttributionTag(): String?

Return the attribution tag of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. Returns null if not currently processing a request of the request is for the default attribution.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

getCallingPackage

Added in API level 19
fun getCallingPackage(): String?

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. The returned package will have been verified to belong to the calling UID. Returns null if not currently processing a request.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

Exceptions
java.lang.SecurityException if the calling package doesn't belong to the calling UID.

getCallingPackageUnchecked

Added in API level 30
fun getCallingPackageUnchecked(): String?

Return the package name of the caller that initiated the request being processed on the current thread. The returned package will have not been verified to belong to the calling UID. Returns null if not currently processing a request.

This will always return null when processing getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri) requests For getType(android.net.Uri) requests, this will be only available for cases, where the caller can be identified. See getTypeAnonymous(android.net.Uri)

getContext

Added in API level 1
fun getContext(): Context?

Retrieves the Context this provider is running in. Only available once onCreate has been called -- this will return null in the constructor.

getPathPermissions

Added in API level 4
fun getPathPermissions(): Array<PathPermission!>?

Return the path-based permissions required for read and/or write access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Return
Array<PathPermission!>? This value may be null.

getReadPermission

Added in API level 1
fun getReadPermission(): String?

Return the name of the permission required for read-only access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Return
String? This value may be null.

getStreamTypes

Added in API level 11
open fun getStreamTypes(
    uri: Uri,
    mimeTypeFilter: String
): Array<String!>?

Called by a client to determine the types of data streams that this content provider supports for the given URI. The default implementation returns null, meaning no types. If your content provider stores data of a particular type, return that MIME type if it matches the given mimeTypeFilter. If it can perform type conversions, return an array of all supported MIME types that match mimeTypeFilter.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */* to retrieve all possible data types. This value cannot be null.
Return
Array<String!>? Returns null if there are no possible data streams for the given mimeTypeFilter. Otherwise returns an array of all available concrete MIME types.

getType

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getType(uri: Uri): String?

Implement this to handle requests for the MIME type of the data at the given URI. The returned MIME type should start with vnd.android.cursor.item for a single record, or vnd.android.cursor.dir/ for multiple items. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Note that by default there are no permissions needed for an application to access this information; if your content provider requires read and/or write permissions, or is not exported, all applications can still call this method regardless of their access permissions.

If your mime type reveals details that should be protected, then you should protect this method by implementing getTypeAnonymous. Implementing getTypeAnonymous ensures your getType can be only accessed by caller's having associated readPermission for the URI.

Parameters
uri Uri: the URI to query. This value cannot be null.
Return
String? a MIME type string, or null if there is no type.

getTypeAnonymous

Added in API level 34
open fun getTypeAnonymous(uri: Uri): String?

Implement this to handle requests for MIME type of URIs, that does not need to reveal any internal information which should be protected by any permission.

If your mime type reveals details that should be protected, then you should protect those by implementing those in getType, and in this function, only return types of URIs which can be obtained by anyone without any access. Implementing ths function will make sure getType is protected by readPermission. This function by default works as the getType

Parameters
uri Uri: the URI to query. This value cannot be null.
Return
String? a MIME type string, or null if type needs to be protected.

getWritePermission

Added in API level 1
fun getWritePermission(): String?

Return the name of the permission required for read/write access to this content provider. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Return
String? This value may be null.

insert

Added in API level 1
abstract fun insert(
    uri: Uri,
    values: ContentValues?
): Uri?

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values ContentValues?: A set of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This value may be null.
Return
Uri? The URI for the newly inserted item. This value may be null.

insert

Added in API level 30
open fun insert(
    uri: Uri,
    values: ContentValues?,
    extras: Bundle?
): Uri?

Implement this to handle requests to insert a new row. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after inserting. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Parameters
uri Uri: The content:// URI of the insertion request. This value cannot be null.
values ContentValues?: A set of column_name/value pairs to add to the database. This value may be null.
extras Bundle?: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
Return
Uri? The URI for the newly inserted item. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.

onCallingPackageChanged

Added in API level 30
open fun onCallingPackageChanged(): Unit

Called whenever the value of getCallingPackage() changes, giving the provider an opportunity to invalidate any security related caching it may be performing.

This typically happens when a ContentProvider makes a nested call back into itself when already processing a call from a remote process.

onConfigurationChanged

Added in API level 1
open fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration): Unit

Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your component is running. Note that, unlike activities, other components are never restarted when a configuration changes: they must always deal with the results of the change, such as by re-retrieving resources.

At the time that this function has been called, your Resources object will have been updated to return resource values matching the new configuration.

For more information, read Handling Runtime Changes. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

The default content provider implementation does nothing. Override this method to take appropriate action. (Content providers do not usually care about things like screen orientation, but may want to know about locale changes.)

Parameters
newConfig Configuration: The new device configuration. This value cannot be null.

onCreate

Added in API level 1
abstract fun onCreate(): Boolean

Implement this to initialize your content provider on startup. This method is called for all registered content providers on the application main thread at application launch time. It must not perform lengthy operations, or application startup will be delayed.

You should defer nontrivial initialization (such as opening, upgrading, and scanning databases) until the content provider is used (via #query, #insert, etc). Deferred initialization keeps application startup fast, avoids unnecessary work if the provider turns out not to be needed, and stops database errors (such as a full disk) from halting application launch.

If you use SQLite, android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper is a helpful utility class that makes it easy to manage databases, and will automatically defer opening until first use. If you do use SQLiteOpenHelper, make sure to avoid calling android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper#getReadableDatabase or android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper#getWritableDatabase from this method. (Instead, override android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper#onOpen to initialize the database when it is first opened.)

Return
Boolean true if the provider was successfully loaded, false otherwise

onLowMemory

Added in API level 1
open fun onLowMemory(): Unit

This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and actively running processes should trim their memory usage. While the exact point at which this will be called is not defined, generally it will happen when all background process have been killed. That is, before reaching the point of killing processes hosting service and foreground UI that we would like to avoid killing. This method is always called on the application main thread, and must not perform lengthy operations.

The default content provider implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override this method to take appropriate action.

openAssetFile

Added in API level 3
open fun openAssetFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mode: String
): AssetFileDescriptor?

This is like #openFile, but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

If you implement this, your clients must be able to deal with such file slices, either directly with android.content.ContentResolver#openAssetFileDescriptor, or by using the higher-level ContentResolver.openInputStream or android.content.ContentResolver#openOutputStream methods.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

If you are implementing this to return a full file, you should create the AssetFileDescriptor with AssetFileDescriptor#UNKNOWN_LENGTH to be compatible with applications that cannot handle sub-sections of files.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
Return
AssetFileDescriptor? Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openAssetFile

Added in API level 19
open fun openAssetFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mode: String,
    signal: CancellationSignal?
): AssetFileDescriptor?

This is like #openFile, but can be implemented by providers that need to be able to return sub-sections of files, often assets inside of their .apk. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

If you implement this, your clients must be able to deal with such file slices, either directly with android.content.ContentResolver#openAssetFileDescriptor, or by using the higher-level ContentResolver.openInputStream or android.content.ContentResolver#openOutputStream methods.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

If you are implementing this to return a full file, you should create the AssetFileDescriptor with AssetFileDescriptor#UNKNOWN_LENGTH to be compatible with applications that cannot handle sub-sections of files.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
signal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal#throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Return
AssetFileDescriptor? Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openFile

Added in API level 1
open fun openFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mode: String
): ParcelFileDescriptor?

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob. The default implementation always throws FileNotFoundException. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

This method returns a ParcelFileDescriptor, which is returned directly to the caller. This way large data (such as images and documents) can be returned without copying the content.

The returned ParcelFileDescriptor is owned by the caller, so it is their responsibility to close it when done. That is, the implementation of this method should create a new ParcelFileDescriptor for each call.

If opened with the exclusive "r" or "w" modes, the returned ParcelFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data. Opening with the "rw" or "rwt" modes implies a file on disk that supports seeking.

If you need to detect when the returned ParcelFileDescriptor has been closed, or if the remote process has crashed or encountered some other error, you can use ParcelFileDescriptor#open(File, int,, ParcelFileDescriptor#createReliablePipe(), or ParcelFileDescriptor#createReliableSocketPair().

If you need to return a large file that isn't backed by a real file on disk, such as a file on a network share or cloud storage service, consider using StorageManager#openProxyFileDescriptor(int, android.os.ProxyFileDescriptorCallback, android.os.Handler) which will let you to stream the content on-demand.

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns#DATE_ADDED in android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
Return
ParcelFileDescriptor? Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openFile

Added in API level 19
open fun openFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mode: String,
    signal: CancellationSignal?
): ParcelFileDescriptor?

Override this to handle requests to open a file blob. The default implementation always throws FileNotFoundException. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

This method returns a ParcelFileDescriptor, which is returned directly to the caller. This way large data (such as images and documents) can be returned without copying the content.

The returned ParcelFileDescriptor is owned by the caller, so it is their responsibility to close it when done. That is, the implementation of this method should create a new ParcelFileDescriptor for each call.

If opened with the exclusive "r" or "w" modes, the returned ParcelFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data. Opening with the "rw" or "rwt" modes implies a file on disk that supports seeking.

If you need to detect when the returned ParcelFileDescriptor has been closed, or if the remote process has crashed or encountered some other error, you can use ParcelFileDescriptor#open(File, int,, ParcelFileDescriptor#createReliablePipe(), or ParcelFileDescriptor#createReliableSocketPair().

For use in Intents, you will want to implement getType to return the appropriate MIME type for the data returned here with the same URI. This will allow intent resolution to automatically determine the data MIME type and select the appropriate matching targets as part of its operation.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns#DATE_ADDED in android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose file is to be opened. This value cannot be null.
mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
signal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal#throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Return
ParcelFileDescriptor? Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor which you can use to access the file. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the file.

openPipeHelper

Added in API level 11
open fun <T : Any!> openPipeHelper(
    uri: Uri,
    mimeType: String,
    opts: Bundle?,
    args: T?,
    func: ContentProvider.PipeDataWriter<T>
): ParcelFileDescriptor

A helper function for implementing #openTypedAssetFile, for creating a data pipe and background thread allowing you to stream generated data back to the client. This function returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor that should be returned to the caller (the caller is responsible for closing it).

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI whose data is to be written. This value cannot be null.
mimeType String: The desired type of data to be written. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle?: Options supplied by caller. This value may be null.
args T?: Your own custom arguments. This value may be null.
func ContentProvider.PipeDataWriter<T>: Interface implementing the function that will actually stream the data. This value cannot be null.
Return
ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor holding the read side of the pipe. This should be returned to the caller for reading; the caller is responsible for closing it when done. This value cannot be null.

openTypedAssetFile

Added in API level 11
open fun openTypedAssetFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mimeTypeFilter: String,
    opts: Bundle?
): AssetFileDescriptor?

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type. This is like openAssetFile(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String), except the file can only be read-only and the content provider may perform data conversions to generate data of the desired type.

The default implementation compares the given mimeType against the result of getType(android.net.Uri) and, if they match, simply calls openAssetFile(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String).

See ClipData for examples of the use and implementation of this method.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns#DATE_ADDED in android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */*, if the caller does not have specific type requirements; in this case the content provider will pick its best type matching the pattern. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle?: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
Return
AssetFileDescriptor? Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor from which the client can read data of the desired type. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the data.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if the content provider does not support the requested MIME type.

openTypedAssetFile

Added in API level 19
open fun openTypedAssetFile(
    uri: Uri,
    mimeTypeFilter: String,
    opts: Bundle?,
    signal: CancellationSignal?
): AssetFileDescriptor?

Called by a client to open a read-only stream containing data of a particular MIME type. This is like openAssetFile(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String), except the file can only be read-only and the content provider may perform data conversions to generate data of the desired type.

The default implementation compares the given mimeType against the result of getType(android.net.Uri) and, if they match, simply calls openAssetFile(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String).

See ClipData for examples of the use and implementation of this method.

The returned AssetFileDescriptor can be a pipe or socket pair to enable streaming of data.

For better interoperability with other applications, it is recommended that for any URIs that can be opened, you also support queries on them containing at least the columns specified by android.provider.OpenableColumns. You may also want to support other common columns if you have additional meta-data to supply, such as android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns#DATE_ADDED in android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns.

Parameters
uri Uri: The data in the content provider being queried. This value cannot be null.
mimeTypeFilter String: The type of data the client desires. May be a pattern, such as */*, if the caller does not have specific type requirements; in this case the content provider will pick its best type matching the pattern. This value cannot be null.
opts Bundle?: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
signal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you are downloading a file from the network to service a "rw" mode request, you should periodically call CancellationSignal#throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the request and abort the download.
Return
AssetFileDescriptor? Returns a new AssetFileDescriptor from which the client can read data of the desired type. This value may be null.
Exceptions
java.io.FileNotFoundException Throws FileNotFoundException if there is no file associated with the given URI or the mode is invalid.
java.lang.SecurityException Throws SecurityException if the caller does not have permission to access the data.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if the content provider does not support the requested MIME type.

query

Added in API level 1
abstract fun query(
    uri: Uri,
    projection: Array<String!>?,
    selection: String?,
    selectionArgs: Array<String!>?,
    sortOrder: String?
): Cursor?

Implement this to handle query requests from clients.

Apps targeting android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#O or higher should override query(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String[],android.os.Bundle,android.os.CancellationSignal) and provide a stub implementation of this method.

This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Example client call:

// Request a specific record.
  Cursor managedCursor = managedQuery(
         ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.People.CONTENT_URI, 2),
         projection,    // Which columns to return.
         null,          // WHERE clause.
         null,          // WHERE clause value substitution
         People.NAME + " ASC");   // Sort order.
Example implementation:

// SQLiteQueryBuilder is a helper class that creates the
 // proper SQL syntax for us.
 SQLiteQueryBuilder qBuilder = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();
 
 // Guard against SQL injection attacks
 qBuilder.setStrict(true);
 qBuilder.setProjectionMap(MAP_OF_QUERYABLE_COLUMNS);
 qBuilder.setStrictColumns(true);
 qBuilder.setStrictGrammar(true);
 
 // Set the table we're querying.
 qBuilder.setTables(DATABASE_TABLE_NAME);
 
 // If the query ends in a specific record number, we're
 // being asked for a specific record, so set the
 // WHERE clause in our query.
 if((URI_MATCHER.match(uri)) == SPECIFIC_MESSAGE){
     qBuilder.appendWhere("_id=" + uri.getPathLeafId());
 }
 
 // Make the query.
 Cursor c = qBuilder.query(mDb,
         projection,
         selection,
         selectionArgs,
         groupBy,
         having,
         sortOrder);
 c.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
 return c;
Parameters
uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client; if the client is requesting a specific record, the URI will end in a record number that the implementation should parse and add to a WHERE or HAVING clause, specifying that _id value. This value cannot be null.
projection Array<String!>?: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null all columns are included.
selection String?: A selection criteria to apply when filtering rows. If null then all rows are included.
selectionArgs Array<String!>?: You may include ?s in selection, which will be replaced by the values from selectionArgs, in order that they appear in the selection. The values will be bound as Strings. This value may be null.
sortOrder String?: How the rows in the cursor should be sorted. If null then the provider is free to define the sort order.
Return
Cursor? a Cursor or null.

query

Added in API level 16
open fun query(
    uri: Uri,
    projection: Array<String!>?,
    selection: String?,
    selectionArgs: Array<String!>?,
    sortOrder: String?,
    cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?
): Cursor?

Implement this to handle query requests from clients with support for cancellation.

Apps targeting android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#O or higher should override query(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String[],android.os.Bundle,android.os.CancellationSignal) instead of this method.

This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

Example client call:

// Request a specific record.
  Cursor managedCursor = managedQuery(
         ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.People.CONTENT_URI, 2),
         projection,    // Which columns to return.
         null,          // WHERE clause.
         null,          // WHERE clause value substitution
         People.NAME + " ASC");   // Sort order.
Example implementation:

// SQLiteQueryBuilder is a helper class that creates the
 // proper SQL syntax for us.
 SQLiteQueryBuilder qBuilder = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();
 
 // Guard against SQL injection attacks
 qBuilder.setStrict(true);
 qBuilder.setProjectionMap(MAP_OF_QUERYABLE_COLUMNS);
 qBuilder.setStrictColumns(true);
 qBuilder.setStrictGrammar(true);
 
 // Set the table we're querying.
 qBuilder.setTables(DATABASE_TABLE_NAME);
 
 // If the query ends in a specific record number, we're
 // being asked for a specific record, so set the
 // WHERE clause in our query.
 if((URI_MATCHER.match(uri)) == SPECIFIC_MESSAGE){
     qBuilder.appendWhere("_id=" + uri.getPathLeafId());
 }
 
 // Make the query.
 Cursor c = qBuilder.query(mDb,
         projection,
         selection,
         selectionArgs,
         groupBy,
         having,
         sortOrder);
 c.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
 return c;

If you implement this method then you must also implement the version of query(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String) that does not take a cancellation signal to ensure correct operation on older versions of the Android Framework in which the cancellation signal overload was not available.

Parameters
uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client; if the client is requesting a specific record, the URI will end in a record number that the implementation should parse and add to a WHERE or HAVING clause, specifying that _id value. This value cannot be null.
projection Array<String!>?: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null all columns are included.
selection String?: A selection criteria to apply when filtering rows. If null then all rows are included.
selectionArgs Array<String!>?: You may include ?s in selection, which will be replaced by the values from selectionArgs, in order that they appear in the selection. The values will be bound as Strings. This value may be null.
sortOrder String?: How the rows in the cursor should be sorted. If null then the provider is free to define the sort order.
cancellationSignal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. If the operation is canceled, then android.os.OperationCanceledException will be thrown when the query is executed.
Return
Cursor? a Cursor or null.

query

Added in API level 26
open fun query(
    uri: Uri,
    projection: Array<String!>?,
    queryArgs: Bundle?,
    cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?
): Cursor?

Implement this to handle query requests where the arguments are packed into a Bundle. Arguments may include traditional SQL style query arguments. When present these should be handled according to the contract established in query(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String,android.os.CancellationSignal).

Traditional SQL arguments can be found in the bundle using the following keys:

  • android.content.ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SELECTION
  • android.content.ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SELECTION_ARGS
  • android.content.ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER

    This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Example client call:

    // Request 20 records starting at row index 30.
     Bundle queryArgs = new Bundle();
     queryArgs.putInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET, 30);
     queryArgs.putInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT, 20);
     
     Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(
             contentUri,    // Content Uri is specific to individual content providers.
             projection,    // String[] describing which columns to return.
             queryArgs,     // Query arguments.
             null);         // Cancellation signal.
    Example implementation:

    int recordsetSize = 0x1000;  // Actual value is implementation specific.
     queryArgs = queryArgs != null ? queryArgs : Bundle.EMPTY;  // ensure queryArgs is non-null
     
     int offset = queryArgs.getInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET, 0);
     int limit = queryArgs.getInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT, Integer.MIN_VALUE);
     
     MatrixCursor c = new MatrixCursor(PROJECTION, limit);
     
     // Calculate the number of items to include in the cursor.
     int numItems = MathUtils.constrain(recordsetSize - offset, 0, limit);
     
     // Build the paged result set....
     for (int i = offset; i < offset + numItems; i++) {
         // populate row from your data.
     }
     
     Bundle extras = new Bundle();
     c.setExtras(extras);
     
     // Any QUERY_ARG_* key may be included if honored.
     // In an actual implementation, include only keys that are both present in queryArgs
     // and reflected in the Cursor output. For example, if QUERY_ARG_OFFSET were included
     // in queryArgs, but was ignored because it contained an invalid value (like –273),
     // then QUERY_ARG_OFFSET should be omitted.
     extras.putStringArray(ContentResolver.EXTRA_HONORED_ARGS, new String[] {
         ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_OFFSET,
         ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT
     });
     
     extras.putInt(ContentResolver.EXTRA_TOTAL_COUNT, recordsetSize);
     
     cursor.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);
     
     return cursor;

    See query(android.net.Uri,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String,android.os.CancellationSignal) for implementation details.

  • Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This will be the full URI sent by the client. This value cannot be null.
    projection Array<String!>?: The list of columns to put into the cursor. If null provide a default set of columns.
    queryArgs Bundle?: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
    cancellationSignal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null.
    Return
    Cursor? a Cursor or null.

    refresh

    Added in API level 26
    open fun refresh(
        uri: Uri!,
        extras: Bundle?,
        cancellationSignal: CancellationSignal?
    ): Boolean

    Implement this to support refresh of content identified by uri. By default, this method returns false; providers who wish to implement this should return true to signal the client that the provider has tried refreshing with its own implementation.

    This allows clients to request an explicit refresh of content identified by uri.

    Client code should only invoke this method when there is a strong indication (such as a user initiated pull to refresh gesture) that the content is stale.

    Remember to send ContentResolver#notifyChange(Uri, android.database.ContentObserver) notifications when content changes.

    Parameters
    uri Uri!: The Uri identifying the data to refresh.
    extras Bundle?: Additional options from the client. The definitions of these are specific to the content provider being called. This value may be null.
    cancellationSignal CancellationSignal?: A signal to cancel the operation in progress, or null if none. For example, if you called refresh on a particular uri, you should call CancellationSignal#throwIfCanceled() to check whether the client has canceled the refresh request.
    Return
    Boolean true if the provider actually tried refreshing.

    requireContext

    Added in API level 30
    fun requireContext(): Context

    Retrieves a Non-Nullable Context this provider is running in, this is intended to be called after onCreate. When called before context was created, an IllegalStateException will be thrown.

    Note A provider must be declared in the manifest and created automatically by the system, and context is only available after onCreate is called.

    Return
    Context This value cannot be null.

    restoreCallingIdentity

    Added in API level 29
    fun restoreCallingIdentity(identity: ContentProvider.CallingIdentity): Unit

    Restore the identity of the incoming IPC on the current thread back to a previously identity that was returned by clearCallingIdentity.

    Internally this calls Binder#restoreCallingIdentity(long) and also restores any value stored in getCallingPackage().

    Parameters
    identity ContentProvider.CallingIdentity: This value cannot be null.

    shutdown

    Added in API level 11
    open fun shutdown(): Unit

    Implement this to shut down the ContentProvider instance. You can then invoke this method in unit tests.

    Android normally handles ContentProvider startup and shutdown automatically. You do not need to start up or shut down a ContentProvider. When you invoke a test method on a ContentProvider, however, a ContentProvider instance is started and keeps running after the test finishes, even if a succeeding test instantiates another ContentProvider. A conflict develops because the two instances are usually running against the same underlying data source (for example, an sqlite database).

    Implementing shutDown() avoids this conflict by providing a way to terminate the ContentProvider. This method can also prevent memory leaks from multiple instantiations of the ContentProvider, and it can ensure unit test isolation by allowing you to completely clean up the test fixture before moving on to the next test.

    uncanonicalize

    Added in API level 19
    open fun uncanonicalize(url: Uri): Uri?

    Remove canonicalization from canonical URIs previously returned by canonicalize. For example, if your implementation is to add a query param to canonicalize a URI, this method can simply trip any query params on the URI. The default implementation always returns the same url that was passed in.

    Parameters
    url Uri: The Uri to remove any canonicalization from. This value cannot be null.
    Return
    Uri? Return the non-canonical representation of url, return the url as-is if there is nothing to do, or return null if the data identified by the canonical representation can not be found in the current environment.

    update

    Added in API level 1
    abstract fun update(
        uri: Uri,
        values: ContentValues?,
        selection: String?,
        selectionArgs: Array<String!>?
    ): Int

    Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows. The implementation should update all rows matching the selection to set the columns according to the provided values map. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after updating. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This can potentially have a record ID if this is an update request for a specific record. This value cannot be null.
    values ContentValues?: A set of column_name/value pairs to update in the database. This value may be null.
    selection String?: An optional filter to match rows to update. This value may be null.
    selectionArgs Array<String!>?: This value may be null.
    Return
    Int the number of rows affected.

    update

    Added in API level 30
    open fun update(
        uri: Uri,
        values: ContentValues?,
        extras: Bundle?
    ): Int

    Implement this to handle requests to update one or more rows. The implementation should update all rows matching the selection to set the columns according to the provided values map. As a courtesy, call notifyChange() after updating. This method can be called from multiple threads, as described in Processes and Threads.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to query. This can potentially have a record ID if this is an update request for a specific record. This value cannot be null.
    values ContentValues?: A set of column_name/value pairs to update in the database. This value may be null.
    extras Bundle?: A Bundle containing additional information necessary for the operation. Arguments may include SQL style arguments, such as ContentResolver#QUERY_ARG_SQL_LIMIT, but note that the documentation for each individual provider will indicate which arguments they support. This value may be null.
    Return
    Int the number of rows affected.
    Exceptions
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the provider doesn't support one of the requested Bundle arguments.

    Protected methods

    isTemporary

    Added in API level 1
    protected open fun isTemporary(): Boolean

    Returns true if this instance is a temporary content provider.

    Return
    Boolean true if this instance is a temporary content provider

    openFileHelper

    Added in API level 1
    protected fun openFileHelper(
        uri: Uri,
        mode: String
    ): ParcelFileDescriptor

    Convenience for subclasses that wish to implement #openFile by looking up a column named "_data" at the given URI.

    Parameters
    uri Uri: The URI to be opened. This value cannot be null.
    mode String: The string representation of the file mode. Can be "r", "w", "wt", "wa", "rw" or "rwt". Please note the exact implementation of these may differ for each Provider implementation - for example, "w" may or may not truncate. This value cannot be null.
    Return
    ParcelFileDescriptor Returns a new ParcelFileDescriptor that can be used by the client to access the file. This value cannot be null.

    setPathPermissions

    Added in API level 4
    protected fun setPathPermissions(permissions: Array<PathPermission!>?): Unit

    Change the path-based permission required to read and/or write data in the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permissions Array<PathPermission!>?: Array of path permission descriptions. This value may be null.

    setReadPermission

    Added in API level 1
    protected fun setReadPermission(permission: String?): Unit

    Change the permission required to read data from the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permission String?: Name of the permission required for read-only access. This value may be null.

    setWritePermission

    Added in API level 1
    protected fun setWritePermission(permission: String?): Unit

    Change the permission required to read and write data in the content provider. This is normally set for you from its manifest information when the provider is first created.

    Parameters
    permission String?: Name of the permission required for read/write access. This value may be null.