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16
17package android.widget;
18
19import android.app.SearchDialog;
20import android.app.SearchManager;
21import android.app.SearchableInfo;
22import android.content.ComponentName;
23import android.content.ContentResolver;
24import android.content.Context;
25import android.content.ContentResolver.OpenResourceIdResult;
26import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
27import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
28import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
29import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
30import android.content.res.Resources;
31import android.database.Cursor;
32import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
33import android.net.Uri;
34import android.os.Bundle;
35import android.text.Spannable;
36import android.text.SpannableString;
37import android.text.TextUtils;
38import android.text.style.TextAppearanceSpan;
39import android.util.Log;
40import android.util.TypedValue;
41import android.view.View;
42import android.view.ViewGroup;
43import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
44
45import com.android.internal.R;
46
47import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
48import java.io.IOException;
49import java.io.InputStream;
50import java.util.WeakHashMap;
51
52/**
53 * Provides the contents for the suggestion drop-down list.in {@link SearchDialog}.
54 *
55 * @hide
56 */
57class SuggestionsAdapter extends ResourceCursorAdapter implements OnClickListener {
58
59    private static final boolean DBG = false;
60    private static final String LOG_TAG = "SuggestionsAdapter";
61    private static final int QUERY_LIMIT = 50;
62
63    static final int REFINE_NONE = 0;
64    static final int REFINE_BY_ENTRY = 1;
65    static final int REFINE_ALL = 2;
66
67    private SearchManager mSearchManager;
68    private SearchView mSearchView;
69    private SearchableInfo mSearchable;
70    private Context mProviderContext;
71    private WeakHashMap<String, Drawable.ConstantState> mOutsideDrawablesCache;
72    private boolean mClosed = false;
73    private int mQueryRefinement = REFINE_BY_ENTRY;
74
75    // URL color
76    private ColorStateList mUrlColor;
77
78    static final int INVALID_INDEX = -1;
79
80    // Cached column indexes, updated when the cursor changes.
81    private int mText1Col = INVALID_INDEX;
82    private int mText2Col = INVALID_INDEX;
83    private int mText2UrlCol = INVALID_INDEX;
84    private int mIconName1Col = INVALID_INDEX;
85    private int mIconName2Col = INVALID_INDEX;
86    private int mFlagsCol = INVALID_INDEX;
87
88    // private final Runnable mStartSpinnerRunnable;
89    // private final Runnable mStopSpinnerRunnable;
90
91    /**
92     * The amount of time we delay in the filter when the user presses the delete key.
93     * @see Filter#setDelayer(android.widget.Filter.Delayer).
94     */
95    private static final long DELETE_KEY_POST_DELAY = 500L;
96
97    public SuggestionsAdapter(Context context, SearchView searchView,
98            SearchableInfo searchable,
99            WeakHashMap<String, Drawable.ConstantState> outsideDrawablesCache) {
100        super(context,
101                com.android.internal.R.layout.search_dropdown_item_icons_2line,
102                null,   // no initial cursor
103                true);  // auto-requery
104        mSearchManager = (SearchManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
105        mSearchView = searchView;
106        mSearchable = searchable;
107        // set up provider resources (gives us icons, etc.)
108        Context activityContext = mSearchable.getActivityContext(mContext);
109        mProviderContext = mSearchable.getProviderContext(mContext, activityContext);
110
111        mOutsideDrawablesCache = outsideDrawablesCache;
112
113        // mStartSpinnerRunnable = new Runnable() {
114        // public void run() {
115        // // mSearchView.setWorking(true); // TODO:
116        // }
117        // };
118        //
119        // mStopSpinnerRunnable = new Runnable() {
120        // public void run() {
121        // // mSearchView.setWorking(false); // TODO:
122        // }
123        // };
124
125        // delay 500ms when deleting
126        getFilter().setDelayer(new Filter.Delayer() {
127
128            private int mPreviousLength = 0;
129
130            public long getPostingDelay(CharSequence constraint) {
131                if (constraint == null) return 0;
132
133                long delay = constraint.length() < mPreviousLength ? DELETE_KEY_POST_DELAY : 0;
134                mPreviousLength = constraint.length();
135                return delay;
136            }
137        });
138    }
139
140    /**
141     * Enables query refinement for all suggestions. This means that an additional icon
142     * will be shown for each entry. When clicked, the suggested text on that line will be
143     * copied to the query text field.
144     * <p>
145     *
146     * @param refine which queries to refine. Possible values are {@link #REFINE_NONE},
147     * {@link #REFINE_BY_ENTRY}, and {@link #REFINE_ALL}.
148     */
149    public void setQueryRefinement(int refineWhat) {
150        mQueryRefinement = refineWhat;
151    }
152
153    /**
154     * Returns the current query refinement preference.
155     * @return value of query refinement preference
156     */
157    public int getQueryRefinement() {
158        return mQueryRefinement;
159    }
160
161    /**
162     * Overridden to always return <code>false</code>, since we cannot be sure that
163     * suggestion sources return stable IDs.
164     */
165    @Override
166    public boolean hasStableIds() {
167        return false;
168    }
169
170    /**
171     * Use the search suggestions provider to obtain a live cursor.  This will be called
172     * in a worker thread, so it's OK if the query is slow (e.g. round trip for suggestions).
173     * The results will be processed in the UI thread and changeCursor() will be called.
174     */
175    @Override
176    public Cursor runQueryOnBackgroundThread(CharSequence constraint) {
177        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "runQueryOnBackgroundThread(" + constraint + ")");
178        String query = (constraint == null) ? "" : constraint.toString();
179        /**
180         * for in app search we show the progress spinner until the cursor is returned with
181         * the results.
182         */
183        Cursor cursor = null;
184        if (mSearchView.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE
185                || mSearchView.getWindowVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) {
186            return null;
187        }
188        //mSearchView.getWindow().getDecorView().post(mStartSpinnerRunnable); // TODO:
189        try {
190            cursor = mSearchManager.getSuggestions(mSearchable, query, QUERY_LIMIT);
191            // trigger fill window so the spinner stays up until the results are copied over and
192            // closer to being ready
193            if (cursor != null) {
194                cursor.getCount();
195                return cursor;
196            }
197        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
198            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Search suggestions query threw an exception.", e);
199        }
200        // If cursor is null or an exception was thrown, stop the spinner and return null.
201        // changeCursor doesn't get called if cursor is null
202        // mSearchView.getWindow().getDecorView().post(mStopSpinnerRunnable); // TODO:
203        return null;
204    }
205
206    public void close() {
207        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "close()");
208        changeCursor(null);
209        mClosed = true;
210    }
211
212    @Override
213    public void notifyDataSetChanged() {
214        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "notifyDataSetChanged");
215        super.notifyDataSetChanged();
216
217        // mSearchView.onDataSetChanged(); // TODO:
218
219        updateSpinnerState(getCursor());
220    }
221
222    @Override
223    public void notifyDataSetInvalidated() {
224        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "notifyDataSetInvalidated");
225        super.notifyDataSetInvalidated();
226
227        updateSpinnerState(getCursor());
228    }
229
230    private void updateSpinnerState(Cursor cursor) {
231        Bundle extras = cursor != null ? cursor.getExtras() : null;
232        if (DBG) {
233            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "updateSpinnerState - extra = "
234                + (extras != null
235                        ? extras.getBoolean(SearchManager.CURSOR_EXTRA_KEY_IN_PROGRESS)
236                        : null));
237        }
238        // Check if the Cursor indicates that the query is not complete and show the spinner
239        if (extras != null
240                && extras.getBoolean(SearchManager.CURSOR_EXTRA_KEY_IN_PROGRESS)) {
241            // mSearchView.getWindow().getDecorView().post(mStartSpinnerRunnable); // TODO:
242            return;
243        }
244        // If cursor is null or is done, stop the spinner
245        // mSearchView.getWindow().getDecorView().post(mStopSpinnerRunnable); // TODO:
246    }
247
248    /**
249     * Cache columns.
250     */
251    @Override
252    public void changeCursor(Cursor c) {
253        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "changeCursor(" + c + ")");
254
255        if (mClosed) {
256            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Tried to change cursor after adapter was closed.");
257            if (c != null) c.close();
258            return;
259        }
260
261        try {
262            super.changeCursor(c);
263
264            if (c != null) {
265                mText1Col = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_1);
266                mText2Col = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2);
267                mText2UrlCol = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2_URL);
268                mIconName1Col = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_ICON_1);
269                mIconName2Col = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_ICON_2);
270                mFlagsCol = c.getColumnIndex(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_FLAGS);
271            }
272        } catch (Exception e) {
273            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "error changing cursor and caching columns", e);
274        }
275    }
276
277    /**
278     * Tags the view with cached child view look-ups.
279     */
280    @Override
281    public View newView(Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
282        View v = super.newView(context, cursor, parent);
283        v.setTag(new ChildViewCache(v));
284        return v;
285    }
286
287    /**
288     * Cache of the child views of drop-drown list items, to avoid looking up the children
289     * each time the contents of a list item are changed.
290     */
291    private final static class ChildViewCache {
292        public final TextView mText1;
293        public final TextView mText2;
294        public final ImageView mIcon1;
295        public final ImageView mIcon2;
296        public final ImageView mIconRefine;
297
298        public ChildViewCache(View v) {
299            mText1 = (TextView) v.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.text1);
300            mText2 = (TextView) v.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.text2);
301            mIcon1 = (ImageView) v.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.icon1);
302            mIcon2 = (ImageView) v.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.icon2);
303            mIconRefine = (ImageView) v.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.edit_query);
304        }
305    }
306
307    @Override
308    public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
309        ChildViewCache views = (ChildViewCache) view.getTag();
310
311        int flags = 0;
312        if (mFlagsCol != INVALID_INDEX) {
313            flags = cursor.getInt(mFlagsCol);
314        }
315        if (views.mText1 != null) {
316            String text1 = getStringOrNull(cursor, mText1Col);
317            setViewText(views.mText1, text1);
318        }
319        if (views.mText2 != null) {
320            // First check TEXT_2_URL
321            CharSequence text2 = getStringOrNull(cursor, mText2UrlCol);
322            if (text2 != null) {
323                text2 = formatUrl(text2);
324            } else {
325                text2 = getStringOrNull(cursor, mText2Col);
326            }
327
328            // If no second line of text is indicated, allow the first line of text
329            // to be up to two lines if it wants to be.
330            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text2)) {
331                if (views.mText1 != null) {
332                    views.mText1.setSingleLine(false);
333                    views.mText1.setMaxLines(2);
334                }
335            } else {
336                if (views.mText1 != null) {
337                    views.mText1.setSingleLine(true);
338                    views.mText1.setMaxLines(1);
339                }
340            }
341            setViewText(views.mText2, text2);
342        }
343
344        if (views.mIcon1 != null) {
345            setViewDrawable(views.mIcon1, getIcon1(cursor), View.INVISIBLE);
346        }
347        if (views.mIcon2 != null) {
348            setViewDrawable(views.mIcon2, getIcon2(cursor), View.GONE);
349        }
350        if (mQueryRefinement == REFINE_ALL
351                || (mQueryRefinement == REFINE_BY_ENTRY
352                        && (flags & SearchManager.FLAG_QUERY_REFINEMENT) != 0)) {
353            views.mIconRefine.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
354            views.mIconRefine.setTag(views.mText1.getText());
355            views.mIconRefine.setOnClickListener(this);
356        } else {
357            views.mIconRefine.setVisibility(View.GONE);
358        }
359    }
360
361    public void onClick(View v) {
362        Object tag = v.getTag();
363        if (tag instanceof CharSequence) {
364            mSearchView.onQueryRefine((CharSequence) tag);
365        }
366    }
367
368    private CharSequence formatUrl(CharSequence url) {
369        if (mUrlColor == null) {
370            // Lazily get the URL color from the current theme.
371            TypedValue colorValue = new TypedValue();
372            mContext.getTheme().resolveAttribute(R.attr.textColorSearchUrl, colorValue, true);
373            mUrlColor = mContext.getResources().getColorStateList(colorValue.resourceId);
374        }
375
376        SpannableString text = new SpannableString(url);
377        text.setSpan(new TextAppearanceSpan(null, 0, 0, mUrlColor, null),
378                0, url.length(),
379                Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
380        return text;
381    }
382
383    private void setViewText(TextView v, CharSequence text) {
384        // Set the text even if it's null, since we need to clear any previous text.
385        v.setText(text);
386
387        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
388            v.setVisibility(View.GONE);
389        } else {
390            v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
391        }
392    }
393
394    private Drawable getIcon1(Cursor cursor) {
395        if (mIconName1Col == INVALID_INDEX) {
396            return null;
397        }
398        String value = cursor.getString(mIconName1Col);
399        Drawable drawable = getDrawableFromResourceValue(value);
400        if (drawable != null) {
401            return drawable;
402        }
403        return getDefaultIcon1(cursor);
404    }
405
406    private Drawable getIcon2(Cursor cursor) {
407        if (mIconName2Col == INVALID_INDEX) {
408            return null;
409        }
410        String value = cursor.getString(mIconName2Col);
411        return getDrawableFromResourceValue(value);
412    }
413
414    /**
415     * Sets the drawable in an image view, makes sure the view is only visible if there
416     * is a drawable.
417     */
418    private void setViewDrawable(ImageView v, Drawable drawable, int nullVisibility) {
419        // Set the icon even if the drawable is null, since we need to clear any
420        // previous icon.
421        v.setImageDrawable(drawable);
422
423        if (drawable == null) {
424            v.setVisibility(nullVisibility);
425        } else {
426            v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
427
428            // This is a hack to get any animated drawables (like a 'working' spinner)
429            // to animate. You have to setVisible true on an AnimationDrawable to get
430            // it to start animating, but it must first have been false or else the
431            // call to setVisible will be ineffective. We need to clear up the story
432            // about animated drawables in the future, see http://b/1878430.
433            drawable.setVisible(false, false);
434            drawable.setVisible(true, false);
435        }
436    }
437
438    /**
439     * Gets the text to show in the query field when a suggestion is selected.
440     *
441     * @param cursor The Cursor to read the suggestion data from. The Cursor should already
442     *        be moved to the suggestion that is to be read from.
443     * @return The text to show, or <code>null</code> if the query should not be
444     *         changed when selecting this suggestion.
445     */
446    @Override
447    public CharSequence convertToString(Cursor cursor) {
448        if (cursor == null) {
449            return null;
450        }
451
452        String query = getColumnString(cursor, SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_QUERY);
453        if (query != null) {
454            return query;
455        }
456
457        if (mSearchable.shouldRewriteQueryFromData()) {
458            String data = getColumnString(cursor, SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_DATA);
459            if (data != null) {
460                return data;
461            }
462        }
463
464        if (mSearchable.shouldRewriteQueryFromText()) {
465            String text1 = getColumnString(cursor, SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_1);
466            if (text1 != null) {
467                return text1;
468            }
469        }
470
471        return null;
472    }
473
474    /**
475     * This method is overridden purely to provide a bit of protection against
476     * flaky content providers.
477     *
478     * @see android.widget.ListAdapter#getView(int, View, ViewGroup)
479     */
480    @Override
481    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
482        try {
483            return super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
484        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
485            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Search suggestions cursor threw exception.", e);
486            // Put exception string in item title
487            View v = newView(mContext, mCursor, parent);
488            if (v != null) {
489                ChildViewCache views = (ChildViewCache) v.getTag();
490                TextView tv = views.mText1;
491                tv.setText(e.toString());
492            }
493            return v;
494        }
495    }
496
497    /**
498     * Gets a drawable given a value provided by a suggestion provider.
499     *
500     * This value could be just the string value of a resource id
501     * (e.g., "2130837524"), in which case we will try to retrieve a drawable from
502     * the provider's resources. If the value is not an integer, it is
503     * treated as a Uri and opened with
504     * {@link ContentResolver#openOutputStream(android.net.Uri, String)}.
505     *
506     * All resources and URIs are read using the suggestion provider's context.
507     *
508     * If the string is not formatted as expected, or no drawable can be found for
509     * the provided value, this method returns null.
510     *
511     * @param drawableId a string like "2130837524",
512     *        "android.resource://com.android.alarmclock/2130837524",
513     *        or "content://contacts/photos/253".
514     * @return a Drawable, or null if none found
515     */
516    private Drawable getDrawableFromResourceValue(String drawableId) {
517        if (drawableId == null || drawableId.length() == 0 || "0".equals(drawableId)) {
518            return null;
519        }
520        try {
521            // First, see if it's just an integer
522            int resourceId = Integer.parseInt(drawableId);
523            // It's an int, look for it in the cache
524            String drawableUri = ContentResolver.SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE
525                    + "://" + mProviderContext.getPackageName() + "/" + resourceId;
526            // Must use URI as cache key, since ints are app-specific
527            Drawable drawable = checkIconCache(drawableUri);
528            if (drawable != null) {
529                return drawable;
530            }
531            // Not cached, find it by resource ID
532            drawable = mProviderContext.getResources().getDrawable(resourceId);
533            // Stick it in the cache, using the URI as key
534            storeInIconCache(drawableUri, drawable);
535            return drawable;
536        } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
537            // It's not an integer, use it as a URI
538            Drawable drawable = checkIconCache(drawableId);
539            if (drawable != null) {
540                return drawable;
541            }
542            Uri uri = Uri.parse(drawableId);
543            drawable = getDrawable(uri);
544            storeInIconCache(drawableId, drawable);
545            return drawable;
546        } catch (Resources.NotFoundException nfe) {
547            // It was an integer, but it couldn't be found, bail out
548            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Icon resource not found: " + drawableId);
549            return null;
550        }
551    }
552
553    /**
554     * Gets a drawable by URI, without using the cache.
555     *
556     * @return A drawable, or {@code null} if the drawable could not be loaded.
557     */
558    private Drawable getDrawable(Uri uri) {
559        try {
560            String scheme = uri.getScheme();
561            if (ContentResolver.SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE.equals(scheme)) {
562                // Load drawables through Resources, to get the source density information
563                OpenResourceIdResult r =
564                    mProviderContext.getContentResolver().getResourceId(uri);
565                try {
566                    return r.r.getDrawable(r.id);
567                } catch (Resources.NotFoundException ex) {
568                    throw new FileNotFoundException("Resource does not exist: " + uri);
569                }
570            } else {
571                // Let the ContentResolver handle content and file URIs.
572                InputStream stream = mProviderContext.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
573                if (stream == null) {
574                    throw new FileNotFoundException("Failed to open " + uri);
575                }
576                try {
577                    return Drawable.createFromStream(stream, null);
578                } finally {
579                    try {
580                        stream.close();
581                    } catch (IOException ex) {
582                        Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error closing icon stream for " + uri, ex);
583                    }
584                }
585            }
586        } catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
587            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Icon not found: " + uri + ", " + fnfe.getMessage());
588            return null;
589        }
590    }
591
592    private Drawable checkIconCache(String resourceUri) {
593        Drawable.ConstantState cached = mOutsideDrawablesCache.get(resourceUri);
594        if (cached == null) {
595            return null;
596        }
597        if (DBG) Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Found icon in cache: " + resourceUri);
598        return cached.newDrawable();
599    }
600
601    private void storeInIconCache(String resourceUri, Drawable drawable) {
602        if (drawable != null) {
603            mOutsideDrawablesCache.put(resourceUri, drawable.getConstantState());
604        }
605    }
606
607    /**
608     * Gets the left-hand side icon that will be used for the current suggestion
609     * if the suggestion contains an icon column but no icon or a broken icon.
610     *
611     * @param cursor A cursor positioned at the current suggestion.
612     * @return A non-null drawable.
613     */
614    private Drawable getDefaultIcon1(Cursor cursor) {
615        // Check the component that gave us the suggestion
616        Drawable drawable = getActivityIconWithCache(mSearchable.getSearchActivity());
617        if (drawable != null) {
618            return drawable;
619        }
620
621        // Fall back to a default icon
622        return mContext.getPackageManager().getDefaultActivityIcon();
623    }
624
625    /**
626     * Gets the activity or application icon for an activity.
627     * Uses the local icon cache for fast repeated lookups.
628     *
629     * @param component Name of an activity.
630     * @return A drawable, or {@code null} if neither the activity nor the application
631     *         has an icon set.
632     */
633    private Drawable getActivityIconWithCache(ComponentName component) {
634        // First check the icon cache
635        String componentIconKey = component.flattenToShortString();
636        // Using containsKey() since we also store null values.
637        if (mOutsideDrawablesCache.containsKey(componentIconKey)) {
638            Drawable.ConstantState cached = mOutsideDrawablesCache.get(componentIconKey);
639            return cached == null ? null : cached.newDrawable(mProviderContext.getResources());
640        }
641        // Then try the activity or application icon
642        Drawable drawable = getActivityIcon(component);
643        // Stick it in the cache so we don't do this lookup again.
644        Drawable.ConstantState toCache = drawable == null ? null : drawable.getConstantState();
645        mOutsideDrawablesCache.put(componentIconKey, toCache);
646        return drawable;
647    }
648
649    /**
650     * Gets the activity or application icon for an activity.
651     *
652     * @param component Name of an activity.
653     * @return A drawable, or {@code null} if neither the acitivy or the application
654     *         have an icon set.
655     */
656    private Drawable getActivityIcon(ComponentName component) {
657        PackageManager pm = mContext.getPackageManager();
658        final ActivityInfo activityInfo;
659        try {
660            activityInfo = pm.getActivityInfo(component, PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
661        } catch (NameNotFoundException ex) {
662            Log.w(LOG_TAG, ex.toString());
663            return null;
664        }
665        int iconId = activityInfo.getIconResource();
666        if (iconId == 0) return null;
667        String pkg = component.getPackageName();
668        Drawable drawable = pm.getDrawable(pkg, iconId, activityInfo.applicationInfo);
669        if (drawable == null) {
670            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Invalid icon resource " + iconId + " for "
671                    + component.flattenToShortString());
672            return null;
673        }
674        return drawable;
675    }
676
677    /**
678     * Gets the value of a string column by name.
679     *
680     * @param cursor Cursor to read the value from.
681     * @param columnName The name of the column to read.
682     * @return The value of the given column, or <code>null</null>
683     *         if the cursor does not contain the given column.
684     */
685    public static String getColumnString(Cursor cursor, String columnName) {
686        int col = cursor.getColumnIndex(columnName);
687        return getStringOrNull(cursor, col);
688    }
689
690    private static String getStringOrNull(Cursor cursor, int col) {
691        if (col == INVALID_INDEX) {
692            return null;
693        }
694        try {
695            return cursor.getString(col);
696        } catch (Exception e) {
697            Log.e(LOG_TAG,
698                    "unexpected error retrieving valid column from cursor, "
699                            + "did the remote process die?", e);
700            return null;
701        }
702    }
703}
704