select distinct value in android sqlite

Question

I try to run the following raw query in android, it seems not work

String query =\"SELECT DISTINCT category FROM event\";
Cursor  cursor = mDb.rawQuery(query         


        

Answer 1

There are multiple ways, as already green ticked. But if somebody is looking to get it via raw query then here you go:

String query = "SELECT DISTINCT(category) FROM event";