[FIXED] Idiom to close a cursor

Issue

Which of the following two should I be using to make sure that all the cursors are closed?

    Cursor c = getCursor(); 

    if(c!=null && c.getCount()>0){ 
        try{ 
            // read values from cursor 
        }catch(..){} 
        finally{ 
            c.close(); 
        } 
    }//end if
    

OR

    Cursor c = getCursor(); 
    try{ 
        if(c!=null && c.getCount()>0){ 
            // read values from cursor 
        }//end if 
    }catch(..){
        
    }finally{ 
        c.close(); 
    } 

Please advise.

Solution

Neither, but the second one was closest.

• Option 1 doesn't properly close the Cursor when getCount() == 0
• Option 2 leaves the finally block exposed to a null pointer exception

I would use:

Cursor c = getCursor(); 
try { 
    if(c!=null && c.getCount()>0){ 
         // do stuff with the cursor
    }
}
catch(..) {
    //Handle ex
}
finally { 
    if(c != null) {
        c.close(); 
    }
}

... or if you expect the cursor to be null frequently, you could turn it on its head a little bit:

Cursor c = getCursor(); 
if(c != null) {
    try { 
        if(c.getCount()>0) { 
             // do stuff with the cursor
        }
    }
    catch(..) {
        //Handle ex
    }
    finally { 
        c.close(); 
    }
}

Answered By - Skylar Sutton