This might be what you want: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html#queryContentProviders(java.lang.String,%20int,%20int)
(Just noticed the stupid typo in the doc -- patching == matching. :p) On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Jason Proctor <[email protected]>wrote: > > sigh. if you don't understand the question, please leave it for > someone else to answer. > > thanks. > > > > >i think u shd read this first... > > > >"""Querying a Content Provider > > > >You need three pieces of information to query a content provider: > >The URI that identifies the provider > >The names of the data fields you want to receive > >The data types for those fields""" > >this is frm > >< > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html > > > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html > > > > > >On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Jason Proctor > ><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >well, i thought the question was fairly clear :-) > > > >i don't want a list of the content, i want a list of the *providers*. > > > > > > > >>wat kinda content??? media or contacts or wat??? > >> > >>On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Jason Proctor > > > > ><<mailto:<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > ><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> > >wrote: > >> > >> > >>can i programmatically get a list of content providers extant on the > system? > >> > >>tx > >> > >>-- > >>jason.software.particle > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > > > > >Regards, > >>Sujay > >><<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/walt_disney.html> > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/walt_disney.html>Walt > > > > >Disney - "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever > >>known." > >> > > > >-- > > > >jason.software.particle > > > > > > > > > >-- > >Regards, > >Sujay > ><http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mitch_hedberg.html>Mitch > >Hedberg - "My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water > >them." > > > > -- > jason.software.particle > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

