# SQLiteOpenHelper and the Singleton Pattern

DevFeed: [SQLiteOpenHelper and the Singleton Pattern](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sqliteopenhelper-and-the-singleton-pattern-22836.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://androidessence.com/sqliteopenhelper-and-the-singleton-pattern/>)

Author: Adam McNeilly

Published: 2015-09-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Android Essence](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-essence.md>)

Topics: [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [class](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/class.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to use SQLiteOpenHelper with the singleton pattern in Android applications. It discusses keeping one helper or database connection, handling connections with and without a ContentProvider, and closing the database to help prevent SQLite connection leaks.

## Source excerpt

The singleton design pattern is a design that limits the instantiation of a class to a single object. To quote Wikipedia: This is useful when exactly one object is needed to coordinate actions across the system. A great example of this is the SQLiteOpenHelper, or any other data source object. Using more than one datasource to talk to an SQLite database on Android creates the opportunity for leaks in your SQLite connection, which we will discuss later. First, let's talk about the proper way to use the SQLiteOpenHelper and the singleton pattern. This tutorial assumes you have already created the open helper class. If you do not have any experience with SQLite databases for Android, I recommend Lars Vogel's tutorial.