Batch Delete items with Content Provider in Android

Question

I'm trying to batch delete some items in a table.

    String ids = { "1", "2", "3" };

    mContentResolver.delete(uri, MyTables._ID + "=?", ids);

However I keep getting this following error

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Too many bind arguments. 3 arguments were provided but the statement needs 1 arguments.

Answer 1

The error occurs because you have a single placeholder (?) in your where clause, while you pass three arguments. You should do:

String ids = { "1", "2", "3" };

mContentResolver.delete(uri, MyTables._ID + "=? OR " + MyTables._ID + "=? OR " + MyTables._ID + "=?", ids);

I do not know if SQLite supports the IN clause, if so you could also do:

String ids = { "1, 2, 3" };

mContentResolver.delete(uri, MyTables._ID + " IN (?)", ids);