SQLite Exception no such column when trying to select

Question

I have the following DB helper class:

public int studentExists(String studid) {
    Cursor dataCount = mDb.rawQuery(\"select count(*) from usertable where \"         


        

Answer 1

I think you got the answer to what's wrong from Antlersoft or p.campbell, to format the query correctly, I would suggest, you do it like this :

mDb.rawQuery("select count(*) from usertable where " + KEY_STUDID + "=?", studid);

That should (1) solve your problem and (2) protect you from SQL injections

Also, I am not sure that

dataCount.getInt(0);

is the best thing to do... you should probably use getColumnIndex to make sure you are getting the right data...