Removing duplicate rows from sqlite table

db.execSQL("delete from TABLENAME where rowid not in (select min(rowid) from TABLENAME group by COLOUMNNAME);");

Create custom dialog :

code:

final Dialog d = new Dialog(myActivity.this);
d.setContentView(R.layout.mylayout);
d.setTitle("my title");
 final EditText edit = (EditText)d.findViewById(R.id.txtedit);
 Button btn = (Button)d.findViewById(R.id.txtbtn);
d.show();

layout:

<Button
        android:id="@+id/btnAdd"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/txtItem2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="text" />

How to create a splash screen

public class SplashActivity extends Activity {

                 private static String TAG = SplashActivity.class.getName();

                   private static long SLEEP_TIME = 5;    // Sleep for some time

                                   @Override

                   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

                      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

                      setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash);

                 

                      // Start timer and launch main activity

                      IntentLauncher launcher = new IntentLauncher();

                      launcher.start();

                   }

                 

                   private class IntentLauncher extends Thread {

                      @Override

                      /**

                       * Sleep for some time and than start new activity.

                       */

                      public void run() {

                         try {

                            // Sleeping

                            Thread.sleep(SLEEP_TIME*1000);

                         } catch (Exception e) {

                            Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());

                         }

                 

                         // Start main activity

                         Intent intent = new Intent(SplashActivity.this,mainactivity.class);

                         SplashActivity.this.startActivity(intent);

                         SplashActivity.this.finish();

                      }

                   }

}

Add transparent theme to activity

In manifest add

<activity

     

    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

> 

</activity>