What is Room database in Android SDK?

Room is a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite in Android. It allows developers to create and manage databases more easily by providing compile-time validation of SQL queries, a simple object mapping, and a rich set of annotations to define your database schema. Room is part of the Android Architecture Components, which help you build robust and maintainable Android applications.

Using Room, developers can define entities, data access objects (DAOs), and the database itself using annotations. This results in cleaner code and less boilerplate compared to traditional SQLite database management.


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