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Android uses a concept called content providers for abstracting data into services. This idea of content providers makes data sources look like REST-enabled data providers, such as web sites. In that sense, a content provider is a wrapper around data. A SQLite database on an Android device is an example of a data source that you can encapsulate into a content provider.
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© 2012 Satya Komatineni and Dave MacLean
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Komatineni, S., MacLean, D. (2012). Understanding Content Providers. In: Pro Android 4. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3931-4_4
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