Android Content Provider Query by authority substring or by signatures

Question

I want to get a list of content providers that exist on a device for a given authority substring. Each of the providers I will call must have the same signature.

I found that I can get all providers on a device and loop through each of them but I thought there might be a more efficient way. ( Get a list of available Content Providers )

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 00:11

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No, the solution outlined in that answer is as good as you are going to get. The concept of "authority substring" is your invention, not a concept intrinsic to Android.

answered Jan 11 '12 at 00:11

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hmmm, do you see any performance penalties doing things this way? I will run some tests to see. – kjsteuer Jan 11 '12 at 18:55

Android Content Provider Query by authority substring or by signatures

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