ed, so you can call this method every time you
 need to read from the database.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>A database object valid until <a href="#getWritableDatabase()"><code>getWritableDatabase()</code></a> is called.</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteException.html" title="class or interface in android.database.sqlite" class="externalLink" target="_top">SQLi