Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.util.LinkedList; import android.database.Cursor; public class Main { public static LinkedList<String> retrieveStringFromCursor(Cursor cursor, String columnName) { LinkedList<String> result = new LinkedList<String>(); if (null == cursor || 0 == cursor.getCount()) { return result; } try { for (cursor.moveToFirst(); !cursor.isAfterLast(); cursor.moveToNext()) { String str = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(columnName)); result.add(str); } } catch (Exception e) { //do nothing. } finally { cursor.close(); } return result; } }