I intend to make an app which is a sort of dictionnary for a slang/a dialect. There are not many words (less than 1000). To store the data, I have 2 solutions :
according to you, which solution would be the most flexible and the most clean to use ?
Thank You
1.For Better performance you must use sqlite insted of xml.
2.xml is more complex and you have to parse data by reading a tag, so its decrease performance and increase complexity.
Using sqlite database has more flexibility over storing in xmls
(to be hones i dont find any reason to use 26 xmls in your case)
If you're going to only read from your files/database, you can use xml files, especially if you're going to cache the data during the life of your application. This won't make a big performance hit with your number of records/words and will be easier to manage during development. Also, check if you can use smaller number of files to simplify development)
You can also use text files (csv) for read-only data: they are easier to manage and read in the code.
If you are going to update the data or create related data (e.g. favourite words), Sqlite database will be better as it offers more flexibility and performance.
