code: private int getViewID() {
          if (viewID < 0) {
              String sql = "SELECT view_id FROM views WHERE name=?";
              String[] args = {name};
              Cursor cursor = null;
              try {
                  cursor = store.getStorageEngine().rawQuery(sql, args);
                  if (cursor.moveToNext()) {
                      viewID = cursor.getInt(0);
                  }
              } catch (SQLException e) {
                  Log.e(Log.TAG_VIEW, "Error getting view id", e);
              } finally {
                  if (cursor != null) {
                      cursor.close();
                  }
              }
          }
          return viewID;
      }
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