Data storage overview
There are several ways you can store, share, and manage data for your apps. This guide contains a chapter for each of the following approaches:
| Data storage approach | Description and API |
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Store data in relational databases with the Database API. |
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Store data in files and folders with the FileConnection API. |
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Save objects across smartphone restarts with the PersistentStore API. |
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Save objects nonpersistently, which is useful for sharing data between applications and creating system-wide singletons, with the RuntimeStore API. |
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| Record store | Store data in the MIDP Record Management System with the RMS API. |
Next topic: Comparing data storage approaches