Query if Android database exists!

Question

I have created a database for my android app which contains static data and does not require update/delete functionality thus when the app starts, I want to check if the db exists and if not then execute my dbAdapter class. I know its a simple if statement but I was just wondering the most efficient way to query whether the db exists.

Cheers

Answer 1

I'd rather check the existence of the file directly:

private static boolean doesDatabaseExist(Context context, String dbName) {
    File dbFile = context.getDatabasePath(dbName);
    return dbFile.exists();
}