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Learning SQLite for iOS

You're reading from   Learning SQLite for iOS Extend SQLite with mobile development skills to build great apps for iOS devices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785288975
Length 154 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gene Da Rocha Gene Da Rocha
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Preface 1. Introduction to SQL and SQLite FREE CHAPTER 2. Database Design Concepts 3. Administering the Database 4. Essentials of SQL 5. Exposing the C API 6. Using Swift with iOS and SQLite 7. iOS Development with PhoneGap and HTML5 8. More Features and Advances in SQLite Index

Preparing queries

These are the eight methods and two objects that form the SQLite interface. These are the basic list of functions that each user/reader must be aware of when using SQLite in code. These statements don't change, nor does their functionality. These are the key statements to ensure that users are aware of the name, format, and where these functions are used:

  • sqlite3: Database connection object, made by sqlite3_open(), killed by sqlite3_close()
  • sqlite3_stmt: Preparation statement object, made by sqlite3_prepare(), killed by sqlite3_finalize()
  • sqlite3_open(): Opens the database (new or existing) and uses constructor sqlite3
  • sqlite3_prepare(): Compiles some SQL text into byte code to perform updating or querying tasks and is the constructor of sqlite3_stmt
  • sqlite3_bind(): Application data is stored into the parameters of the original SQL
  • sqlite3_step(): The further advancement of sqlite3_stmt onto the next row or completion
  • sqlite3_column(): The current row result outlining column...
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