Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; public class Main { public static Cursor query(final Context context, final Uri uri, final String[] projection, final String selection, final String[] selectionArgs, final String sortOrder) { return query(context, uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder, 0); } public static Cursor query(final Context context, Uri uri, final String[] projection, final String selection, final String[] selectionArgs, final String sortOrder, final int limit) { try { final ContentResolver resolver = context.getContentResolver(); if (resolver == null) { return null; } if (limit > 0) { uri = uri.buildUpon().appendQueryParameter("limit", "" + limit).build(); } return resolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder); } catch (final UnsupportedOperationException ex) { return null; } } }