Android ContentProvider check network access

Question

is there any way how to take advantage of ContentProvider to check, whether my Android phone is connected to the internet?

Thanks

Answer 1

// check internet connectivity
public static boolean isNetworkAvailable(Context context) {

    boolean networkStatus;
    try {
        ConnectivityManager connectivityManager = (ConnectivityManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo activeNetworkInfo = connectivityManager
            .getActiveNetworkInfo();

        networkStatus = (activeNetworkInfo != null && activeNetworkInfo.isConnected()) ? true : false;

    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        DinotaLogger.log(e, Level.SEVERE);
        networkStatus = false;
    }

    return networkStatus;
}

Please make sure to put in manifest file. If you are using an emulator to check this, press F8 to disable network access. This works fine with android 2.3.3 emulator.