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android.database
public class

android.database.ContentObservable

java.lang.Object
	android.database.Observable
		android.database.ContentObservable

A specialization of Observable for ContentObserver that provides methods for invoking the various callback methods of ContentObserver.

ContentObservable()

				void	dispatchChange(boolean selfChange)
					invokes dispatchUpdate on each observer, unless the observer doesn't want self-notifications and the update is from a self-notification
				void	notifyChange(boolean selfChange)
					invokes onChange on each observer

	Object	clone()
		Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
	boolean	equals(Object o)
		Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
	void	finalize()
		Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver.
final	Class	getClass()
		Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
	int	hashCode()
		Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final	void	notify()
		Causes one thread which is `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final	void	notifyAll()
		Causes all threads which are `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
	String	toString()
		Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
final	void	wait(long time, int frac)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait(long time)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait()
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`).

invokes dispatchUpdate on each observer, unless the observer doesn't want self-notifications and the update is from a self-notification

invokes onChange on each observer

				void	registerObserver(T observer)
					Adds an observer to the list.
				void	unregisterObserver(T observer)
					Removes a previously registered observer.


e.g. "intent" or "activity"