// A "projection" defines the columns that will be returned for each row
        String[] mProjection =
                {
                        ProvedorPostagens.Words._ID,    // Contract class constant for the _ID column name
                        ProvedorPostagens.Words.WORD,   // Contract class constant for the word column name
                        ProvedorPostagens.Words.LOCALE  // Contract class constant for the locale column name
                };

        // Defines a string to contain the selection clause
        String selectionClause = null;
        // Initializes an array to contain selection arguments
        String[] selectionArgs = {""};

        // Gets a word from the UI
        searchString = searchWord.getText().toString();

        // Remember to insert code here to check for invalid or malicious input.

        // If the word is the empty string, gets everything
        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)) {
            // Setting the selection clause to null will return all words
            selectionClause = null;
            selectionArgs[0] = "";

        } else {
            // Constructs a selection clause that matches the word that the user entered.
            selectionClause = UserDictionary.Words.WORD + " = ?";

            // Moves the user's input string to the selection arguments.
            selectionArgs[0] = searchString;

        }

        // Does a query against the table and returns a Cursor object
        mCursor = getContentResolver().query(
                UserDictionary.Words.CONTENT_URI,  // The content URI of the words table
                projection,                       // The columns to return for each row
                selectionClause,                  // Either null, or the word the user entered
                selectionArgs,                    // Either empty, or the string the user entered
                sortOrder);                       // The sort order for the returned rows

        // Some providers return null if an error occurs, others throw an exception
        if (null == mCursor) {
             // Insert code here to handle the error. Be sure not to use the cursor! You may want to
             // call android.util.Log.e() to log this error.

            // If the Cursor is empty, the provider found no matches
        } else if (mCursor.getCount() < 1) {
             // Insert code here to notify the user that the search was unsuccessful. This isn't necessarily
             // an error. You may want to offer the user the option to insert a new row, or re-type the
             // search term.
        } else {
            // Insert code here to do something with the results

        }
// Defines a list of columns to retrieve from the Cursor and load into an output row
String[] wordListColumns =
{
    UserDictionary.Words.WORD,   // Contract class constant containing the word column name
    UserDictionary.Words.LOCALE  // Contract class constant containing the locale column name
};

// Defines a list of View IDs that will receive the Cursor columns for each row
int[] wordListItems = { R.id.dictWord, R.id.locale};

// Creates a new SimpleCursorAdapter
cursorAdapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(
    getApplicationContext(),               // The application's Context object
    R.layout.wordlistrow,                  // A layout in XML for one row in the ListView
    mCursor,                               // The result from the query
    wordListColumns,                      // A string array of column names in the cursor
    wordListItems,                        // An integer array of view IDs in the row layout
    0);                                    // Flags (usually none are needed)

// Sets the adapter for the ListView
wordList.setAdapter(cursorAdapter);