1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/database/DatabaseUtils.java b/core/java/android/database/DatabaseUtils.java
index 4246b84dc52f..34cc856e000f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/database/DatabaseUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/database/DatabaseUtils.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.database;
 
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
@@ -1548,4 +1549,24 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
         }
         return -1;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Escape the given argument for use in a {@code LIKE} statement.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static String escapeForLike(@NonNull String arg) {
+        // Shamelessly borrowed from com.android.providers.media.util.DatabaseUtils
+        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < arg.length(); i++) {
+            final char c = arg.charAt(i);
+            switch (c) {
+                case '%': sb.append('\\');
+                    break;
+                case '_': sb.append('\\');
+                    break;
+            }
+            sb.append(c);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
 }