public boolean tabIsExist(String tabName){ boolean result = false; if(tabName == null){ return false; } SQLiteDatabase db = null; Cursor cursor = null; try { db = this.getReadableDatabase(); String sql = "select count(*) as c from sqlite_master where type ='table' and name ='"+tabName.trim()+"' "; cursor = db.rawQuery(sql, null); if(cursor.moveToNext()){ int count = cursor.getInt(0); if(count>0){ result = true; } } } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception } return result; }