Query Sqlite Database by specific/custom ordering?
Let's say I got a table, something like this: ID | TITLE 1 | AAA 2 | BBB 3 | CCC 4 | DDD 5 | EEE ... ... I want to perform a query, using IN opeator, while preserving the order of the IN Arguments database.query("some_table", null, ID + " IN("+ idsStr+")", null, null, null, null); For example, if the query is "select from some_table where id in (4,1,5) ...(order by???)", I want that the returned cursor to be sorted as 4,1,5 Is it possible? how? EDIT: Tested, works: SELECT * FROM books WHERE _id IN(4, 1, 5) ORDER BY CASE _id WHEN '4' THEN 1 WHEN '1' THEN 2 WHEN '5' THEN 3 ELSE 4 END, _id; I