在android中数据库通常以文件的形式存储在磁盘中，而内存数据库是将数据驻留在内存中，因此可以作为一种缓存技术方案。 那么在android如何使用sqlite的内存数据库呢？

看SQLiteDatabase的源码：

/*** Create a memory backed SQLite database.  Its contents will be destroyed* when the database is closed.** <p>Sets the locale of the database to the  the system's current locale.* Call {@link #setLocale} if you would like something else.</p>** @param factory an optional factory class that is called to instantiate a*            cursor when query is called* @return a SQLiteDatabase object, or null if the database can't be created*/public static SQLiteDatabase create(CursorFactory factory) {// This is a magic string with special meaning for SQLite.return openDatabase(MEMORY_DB_PATH, factory, CREATE_IF_NECESSARY);}

CREATE_IF_NECESSARY 表示：当数据库不存在时将被创建。  通过方法注释可以知道此方法可以创建内存数据库，并当数据库关闭时数据将被清除。

另外一种方法，请看SQLiteOpenHelper源码：

public synchronized SQLiteDatabase getWritableDatabase() {boolean success = false;SQLiteDatabase db = null;if (mDatabase != null) mDatabase.lock();try {mIsInitializing = true;if (mName == null) {db = SQLiteDatabase.create(null);} else {db = mContext.openOrCreateDatabase(mName, 0, mFactory, mErrorHandler);}...onOpen(db);success = true;return db;} finally {mIsInitializing = false;if (success) {if (mDatabase != null) {try { mDatabase.close(); } catch (Exception e) { }mDatabase.unlock();}mDatabase = db;} else {if (mDatabase != null) mDatabase.unlock();if (db != null) db.close();}}}

从代码中可以知道，当mName(数据库名称)为null时，将创建内存数据库。

我写了一个demo请看代码：

package dw.test;import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
import android.provider.BaseColumns;
import android.util.Log;public final class MemoryDbTester {private static final String LOG_TAG = MemoryDbTester.class.getSimpleName();private static final String TABLE_NAME = "t_user";private SQLiteDatabase mMemoryDb;private MemoryDbTester(){mMemoryDb = createMemoryDb();}private static MemoryDbTester sDefault = new MemoryDbTester();public static MemoryDbTester getDefault(){return sDefault;}public interface Columns extends BaseColumns {public static final String UNAME = "uname";}/*** 创建内存数据库*/private SQLiteDatabase createMemoryDb(){SQLiteDatabase database = SQLiteDatabase.create(null);String t_user_sql = "CREATE TABLE "+TABLE_NAME+"(_id integer primary key autoincrement,"+Columns.UNAME+" varchar(10))";database.execSQL(t_user_sql);return database;}/*** 向内存数据库中插入一条数据*/public void testInsert() {SQLiteDatabase db = mMemoryDb;check(db);ContentValues values = new ContentValues();values.put(Columns.UNAME, "dw");db.insert(TABLE_NAME, null, values);}/*** 查询内存数据库中的数据*/public void testQuery(){SQLiteDatabase db = mMemoryDb;check(db);Cursor c = db.rawQuery("select uname from t_user", null);while(c.moveToNext()){String name = c.getString(0);Log.i(LOG_TAG, "NAME:" + name);}}@Overrideprotected void finalize() throws Throwable {releaseMemory();super.finalize();}public void releaseMemory(){SQLiteDatabase db = mMemoryDb;if(db!=null){db.close();mMemoryDb = null;}}private void check(SQLiteDatabase db) {if(db==null || !db.isOpen()){throw new IllegalStateException("memory database already closed");}}}