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DataSetObserver.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API1452Wed May 06 22:41:54 BST 2009android.database

DataSetObserver.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package android.database;

/**
 * Receives call backs when a data set has been changed, or made invalid. The typically data sets
 * that are observed are {@link Cursor}s or {@link android.widget.Adapter}s.
 * DataSetObserver must be implemented by objects which are added to a DataSetObservable.
 */
public abstract class DataSetObserver {
    /**
     * This method is called when the entire data set has changed,
     * most likely through a call to {@link Cursor#requery()} on a {@link Cursor}.
     */
    public void onChanged() {
        // Do nothing
    }

    /**
     * This method is called when the entire data becomes invalid,
     * most likely through a call to {@link Cursor#deactivate()} or {@link Cursor#close()} on a
     * {@link Cursor}.
     */
    public void onInvalidated() {
        // Do nothing
    }
}