how to drop database in sqlite?

Question

I\'m using SQLite in android. I want to drop the database.

For example: mysql- drop database dbname

How do I implement this code in SQLite?

Answer 1

If you want to delete database programatically you can use deleteDatabase from Context class:

deleteDatabase(String name)
Delete an existing private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's application package.

Answer 2

The concept of creating or dropping a database is not meaningful for an embedded database engine like SQLite. It only has meaning with a client-sever database system, such as used by MySQL or Postgres.

To create a new database, just do sqlite_open() or from the command line sqlite3 databasefilename.

To drop a database, delete the file.

Reference: sqlite - Unsupported SQL