Get updated rows count from SQLite in Android using a raw query?

Question

How can I get the number of rows updated using an update statement in SQLite in Android?

Note that I need to use some type of raw execute of a SQL state

Answer 1

Expanding on Mat and Pang's answers...

Could we skip the Cursor and use simpleQueryForLong()?

e.g.

public long getChangesCount() {
    SQLiteDatabase db = getReadableDatabase();
    SQLiteStatement statement = db.compileStatement("SELECT changes()");
    return statement.simpleQueryForLong();
}