/**
* restores one of the saved tables as the current table. Note that the table that was current up
* to this point will be dropped. Also there will be one less 'saved' table after this operation.
*
* @param suffix the <code>String</code> to append to the name of the current table in order to
* form the old table name
* @return success if true
*/
public boolean loadFrom(String suffix) {
if (!notNullOrEmpty(suffix)) return false;
String oldTableName = ShareUtil.tableName(suffix);
if (!savedTables().contains(oldTableName)) return false;
for (int index : savedTableIndices()) {
String newTableName = tableList.get(index);
oldTableName = ShareUtil.tableName(newTableName, suffix);
if (tableExists(oldTableName)) rename(oldTableName, newTableName);
else create(newTableName);
}
Log.i(TAG, String.format("table loaded from '%s'", oldTableName));
return true;
}
/**
* changes the name of the table that has been worked on (current table). Thus this table is
* 'saved' in the same database. Note that the current table is non-existing after this operation.
* In order to continue the current table has to be restored (loadFrom) or recreated (clear).
*
* @param suffix the <code>String</code> to append to the name of the current table in order to
* form the new table name
* @return success if true
*/
public boolean saveAs(String suffix) {
if (!notNullOrEmpty(suffix)) return false;
String newTableName = ShareUtil.tableName(suffix);
if (savedTables().contains(newTableName)) return false;
for (int index : savedTableIndices()) {
String oldTableName = tableList.get(index);
if (tableExists(oldTableName) && getCount(oldTableName) > 0) {
newTableName = ShareUtil.tableName(oldTableName, suffix);
rename(oldTableName, newTableName);
} else drop(oldTableName);
}
Log.i(TAG, String.format("table saved as '%s'", newTableName));
return true;
}
