private void populateArrayList(String dbCall, boolean artistMode) { MyDBHandler dbHandler = new MyDBHandler(getApplicationContext(), null, null, 1); ArrayList<Records> recordList; if (dbCall.equals("GENRES")) { recordList = dbHandler.getGenres(databaseTable); populateGenreList(recordList); } else { recordList = dbHandler.databaseToList(dbCall, databaseTable); populateList(recordList, artistMode); } dbHandler.close(); }