Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#inhmethods)

# AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver

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` protected static class AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver `   
` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver ` ` `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [android.database.ContentObserver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver) ||
|   | ↳ | android.database.AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver |

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Cursors use this class to track changes others make to their URI.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#SelfContentObserver(android.database.AbstractCursor)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor cursor) ` |

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#deliverSelfNotifications()() ` Returns true if this observer is interested receiving self-change notifications. |
| ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/AbstractCursor.SelfContentObserver#onChange(boolean)(boolean selfChange) ` This method is called when a content change occurs. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver ` ` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#deliverSelfNotifications()() `

Returns true if this observer is interested receiving self-change notifications.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#dispatchChange(boolean)(boolean selfChange) `

*This method was deprecated in API level 16. Callers should migrate towards using a richer overload that provides more details about the change, such as `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#dispatchChange(boolean,%20java.util.Collection<android.net.Uri>,%20int)`.*
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#dispatchChange(boolean,%20android.net.Uri)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri uri) `

Dispatches a change notification to the observer.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#dispatchChange(boolean,%20android.net.Uri,%20int)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri uri, int flags) `

Dispatches a change notification to the observer.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#dispatchChange(boolean,%20java.util.Collection<android.net.Uri>,%20int)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Collection<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri> uris, int flags) `

Dispatches a change notification to the observer.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#onChange(boolean,%20android.net.Uri,%20int)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri uri, int flags) `

This method is called when a content change occurs.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#onChange(boolean)(boolean selfChange) `

This method is called when a content change occurs.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#onChange(boolean,%20android.net.Uri)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri uri) `

This method is called when a content change occurs.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/ContentObserver#onChange(boolean,%20java.util.Collection<android.net.Uri>,%20int)(boolean selfChange, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Collection<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri> uris, int flags) `

This method is called when a content change occurs.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.

## Public constructors

### SelfContentObserver

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public SelfContentObserver (AbstractCursor cursor)
```

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| Parameters ||
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| `cursor` | `AbstractCursor` <br /> |

## Public methods

### deliverSelfNotifications

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public boolean deliverSelfNotifications ()
```

Returns true if this observer is interested receiving self-change notifications. Subclasses should override this method to indicate whether the observer is interested in receiving notifications for changes that it made to the content itself.

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| Returns ||
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| `boolean` | True if self-change notifications should be delivered to the observer. <br /> |

### onChange

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public void onChange (boolean selfChange)
```

This method is called when a content change occurs.

Subclasses should override this method to handle content changes.

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| Parameters ||
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| `selfChange` | `boolean`: True if this is a self-change notification. <br /> |