diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/Android.mk b/samples/XmlAdapters/Android.mk
index 3224bbe..a2cad3a 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/Android.mk
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/Android.mk
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 # Only compile source java files in this apk.
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src)
 
-LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := XmlAdaptersSample
+LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := xmladapters
 
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED := disabled
 
-# XXX These APIs are not yet available in the platform.
-#include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
+include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
 
 # Use the following include to make our test apk.
 #include $(call all-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_contact_picture.png b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_contact_picture.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6032f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_contact_picture.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/layout/contacts_list.xml b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/layout/contacts_list.xml
index 973fe4b..0dcc019 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/layout/contacts_list.xml
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/layout/contacts_list.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
     <ListView
         android:id="@android:id/list"
-        android:adapter="@xml/contacts"
         android:layout_width="match_parent" 
         android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/values/attrs.xml b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/values/attrs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b8ab71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<resources>
+
+    <!-- Adapter used to bind cursors. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="CursorAdapter">
+        <!-- URI to get the cursor from. Optional. -->
+        <attr name="uri" format="string" />
+        <!-- Selection statement for the query. Optional. -->
+        <attr name="selection" format="string" />
+        <!-- Sort order statement for the query. Optional. -->
+        <attr name="sortOrder" format="string" />
+        <!-- Layout resource used to display each row from the cursor. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="layout" format="reference" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+    <!-- Attributes used in bind items for XML cursor adapters. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="CursorAdapter_BindItem">
+        <!-- The name of the column to bind from. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="from" format="string" />
+        <!-- The resource id of the view to bind to. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="to" format="reference" />
+        <!-- The type of binding. If this value is not specified, the type will be
+             inferred from the type of the "to" target view. Mandatory.
+
+             The type can be one of:
+             <ul>
+             <li>string, The content of the column is interpreted as a string.</li>
+             <li>image, The content of the column is interpreted as a blob describing an image.</li>
+             <li>image-uri, The content of the column is interpreted as a URI to an image.</li>
+             <li>drawable, The content of the column is interpreted as a resource id to a drawable.</li>
+             <li>A fully qualified class name, corresponding to an implementation of
+                 android.widget.Adapters.CursorBinder.</li>
+             </ul>
+         -->
+        <attr name="as" format="string" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+    <!-- Attributes used in select items for XML cursor adapters.-->
+    <declare-styleable name="CursorAdapter_SelectItem">
+        <!-- The name of the column to select. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="column" format="string" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+    <!-- Attributes used to map values to new values in XML cursor adapters' bind items. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="CursorAdapter_MapItem">
+        <!-- The original value from the column. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="fromValue" format="string" />
+        <!-- The new value from the column. Mandatory. -->
+        <attr name="toValue" format="string" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+    <!-- Attributes used to map values to new values in XML cursor adapters' bind items. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="CursorAdapter_TransformItem">
+        <!-- The transformation expression. Mandatory if "withClass" is not specified. -->
+        <attr name="withExpression" format="string" />
+        <!-- The transformation class, an implementation of
+             android.widget.Adapters.CursorTransformation. Mandatory if "withExpression"
+             is not specified. -->
+        <attr name="withClass" format="string" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/contacts.xml b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/contacts.xml
index 02cfbca..f958522 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/contacts.xml
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/contacts.xml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
 -->
 
 <cursor-adapter xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  android:uri="content://com.android.contacts/contacts"
-  android:selection="has_phone_number=1"
-  android:layout="@layout/contact_item">
+  xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.example.android.xmladapters"
+  app:uri="content://com.android.contacts/contacts"
+  app:selection="has_phone_number=1"
+  app:layout="@layout/contact_item">
 
-  <bind android:from="display_name" android:to="@id/name" android:as="string" />
-    <bind android:from="starred" android:to="@id/star" android:as="drawable">
-        <map android:fromValue="0" android:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_off" />
-        <map android:fromValue="1" android:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_on" />
-    </bind>
-    <bind android:from="_id" android:to="@id/name"
-          android:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.ContactPhotoBinder" />
+  <bind app:from="display_name" app:to="@id/name" app:as="string" />
+  <bind app:from="starred" app:to="@id/star" app:as="drawable">
+        <map app:fromValue="0" app:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_off" />
+        <map app:fromValue="1" app:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_on" />
+  </bind>
+  <bind app:from="_id" app:to="@id/name" app:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.ContactPhotoBinder" />
 
 </cursor-adapter>
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/photos.xml b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/photos.xml
index a62e62e..7698895 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/photos.xml
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/photos.xml
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 -->
 
 <cursor-adapter xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:selection="/feed/entry"
-    android:layout="@layout/photo_item">
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.example.android.xmladapters"
+    app:selection="/feed/entry"
+    app:layout="@layout/photo_item">
 
-    <bind android:from="/summary" android:to="@id/title" android:as="string" />
-    <bind android:from="/media:group/media:thumbnail\@url" android:to="@id/photo"
-      android:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.UrlImageBinder" />
+    <bind app:from="/summary" app:to="@id/title" app:as="string" />
+    <bind app:from="/media:group/media:thumbnail\@url" app:to="@id/photo"
+      app:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.UrlImageBinder" />
 
 </cursor-adapter>
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/rss_feed.xml b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/rss_feed.xml
index a5f09f1..a488644 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/rss_feed.xml
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/res/xml/rss_feed.xml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
 -->
 
 <cursor-adapter xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:selection="/rss/channel/item"
-    android:layout="@layout/rss_feed_item">
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.example.android.xmladapters"
+    app:selection="/rss/channel/item"
+    app:layout="@layout/rss_feed_item">
 
-    <bind android:from="/title" android:to="@id/title" android:as="string" />
-    <bind android:from="/media:content@url" android:to="@id/image"
-      android:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.UrlImageBinder"/>
-    <bind android:from="/media:description" android:to="@id/description" android:as="string" />
-    <bind android:from="/guid" android:to="@id/item_layout" android:as="tag" />
-    <bind android:from="/pubDate" android:to="@id/date" android:as="string">
-       <transform android:withExpression="Published on {/pubDate}." />
+    <bind app:from="/title" app:to="@id/title" app:as="string" />
+    <bind app:from="/media:content@url" app:to="@id/image" app:as="com.example.android.xmladapters.UrlImageBinder"/>
+    <bind app:from="/media:description" app:to="@id/description" app:as="string" />
+    <bind app:from="/guid" app:to="@id/item_layout" app:as="tag" />
+    <bind app:from="/pubDate" app:to="@id/date" app:as="string">
+       <transform app:withExpression="Published on {/pubDate}." />
     </bind>
 
 </cursor-adapter>
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/Adapters.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/Adapters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d4794c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/Adapters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1238 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.example.android.xmladapters;
+
+import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
+import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
+import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Xml;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
+import android.widget.CursorAdapter;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+/**
+ * <p>This class can be used to load {@link android.widget.Adapter adapters} defined in
+ * XML resources. XML-defined adapters can be used to easily create adapters in your
+ * own application or to pass adapters to other processes.</p>
+ * 
+ * <h2>Types of adapters</h2>
+ * <p>Adapters defined using XML resources can only be one of the following supported
+ * types. Arbitrary adapters are not supported to guarantee the safety of the loaded
+ * code when adapters are loaded across packages.</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><a href="#xml-cursor-adapter">Cursor adapter</a>: a cursor adapter can be used
+ *  to display the content of a cursor, most often coming from a content provider</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>The complete XML format definition of each adapter type is available below.</p>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter"></a>
+ * <h2>Cursor adapter</h2>
+ * <p>A cursor adapter XML definition starts with the
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-tag"><code>&lt;cursor-adapter /&gt;</code></a>
+ * tag and may contain one or more instances of the following tags:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-select-tag"><code>&lt;select /&gt;</code></a></li>
+ *  <li><a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-tag"><code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code></a></li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-tag"></a>
+ * <h3>&lt;cursor-adapter /&gt;</h3>
+ * <p>The <code>&lt;cursor-adapter /&gt;</code> element defines the beginning of the
+ * document and supports the following attributes:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>android:layout</code>: Reference to the XML layout to be inflated for
+ *  each item of the adapter. This attribute is mandatory.</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:selection</code>: Selection expression, used when the
+ *  <code>android:uri</code> attribute is defined or when the adapter is loaded with
+ *  {@link Adapters#loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, String, Object[])}.
+ *  This attribute is optional.</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:sortOrder</code>: Sort expression, used when the
+ *  <code>android:uri</code> attribute is defined or when the adapter is loaded with
+ *  {@link Adapters#loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, String, Object[])}.
+ *  This attribute is optional.</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:uri</code>: URI of the content provider to query to retrieve a cursor.
+ *  Specifying this attribute is equivalent to calling
+ *  {@link Adapters#loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, String, Object[])}.
+ *  If you call this method, the value of the XML attribute is ignored. This attribute is
+ *  optional.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>In addition, you can specify one or more instances of
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-select-tag"><code>&lt;select /&gt;</code></a> and
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-tag"><code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code></a> tags as children
+ * of <code>&lt;cursor-adapter /&gt;</code>.</p>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-select-tag"></a>
+ * <h3>&lt;select /&gt;</h3>
+ * <p>The <code>&lt;select /&gt;</code> tag is used to select columns from the cursor
+ * when doing the query. This can be very useful when using transformations in the
+ * <code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code> elements. It can also be very useful if you are providing
+ * your own <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-types">binder</a> or
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-types">transformation</a> classes.
+ * <code>&lt;select /&gt;</code> elements are ignored if you supply the cursor yourself.</p>
+ * <p>The <code>&lt;select /&gt;</code> supports the following attributes:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>android:column</code>: Name of the column to select in the cursor during the
+ *  query operation</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p><strong>Note:</strong> The column named <code>_id</code> is always implicitly
+ * selected.</p>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-bind-tag"></a>
+ * <h3>&lt;bind /&gt;</h3>
+ * <p>The <code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code> tag is used to bind a column from the cursor to
+ * a {@link android.view.View}. A column bound using this tag is automatically selected
+ * during the query and a matching
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-select-tag"><code>&lt;select /&gt;</code> tag is therefore
+ * not required.</p>
+ * 
+ * <p>Each binding is declared as a one to one matching but
+ * custom binder classes or special
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-transformation">data transformations</a> can
+ * allow you to bind several columns to a single view. In this case you must use the
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-select-tag"><code>&lt;select /&gt;</code> tag to make
+ * sure any required column is part of the query.</p>
+ * 
+ * <p>The <code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code> tag supports the following attributes:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>android:from</code>: The name of the column to bind from.
+ *  This attribute is mandatory. Note that <code>@</code> which are not used to reference resources
+ *  should be backslash protected as in <code>\@</code>.</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:to</code>: The id of the view to bind to. This attribute is mandatory.</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:as</code>: The <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-types">data type</a>
+ *  of the binding. This attribute is mandatory.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <p>In addition, a <code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code> can contain zero or more instances of
+ * <a href="#xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-transformation">data transformations</a> children
+ * tags.</p>
+ *
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-bind-data-types"></a>
+ * <h4>Binding data types</h4>
+ * <p>For a binding to occur the data type of the bound column/view pair must be specified.
+ * The following data types are currently supported:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>string</code>: The content of the column is interpreted as a string and must be
+ *  bound to a {@link android.widget.TextView}</li>
+ *  <li><code>image</code>: The content of the column is interpreted as a blob describing an
+ *  image and must be bound to an {@link android.widget.ImageView}</li>
+ *  <li><code>image-uri</code>: The content of the column is interpreted as a URI to an image
+ *  and must be bound to an {@link android.widget.ImageView}</li>
+ *  <li><code>drawable</code>: The content of the column is interpreted as a resource id to a
+ *  drawable and must be bound to an {@link android.widget.ImageView}</li>
+ *  <li><code>tag</code>: The content of the column is interpreted as a string and will be set as
+ *  the tag (using {@link View#setTag(Object)} of the associated View. This can be used to
+ *  associate meta-data to your view, that can be used for instance by a listener.</li>
+ *  <li>A fully qualified class name: The name of a class corresponding to an implementation of
+ *  {@link Adapters.CursorBinder}. Cursor binders can be used to provide
+ *  bindings not supported by default. Custom binders cannot be used with
+ *  {@link android.content.Context#isRestricted() restricted contexts}, for instance in an
+ *  application widget</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-bind-transformation"></a>
+ * <h4>Binding transformations</h4>
+ * <p>When defining a data binding you can specify an optional transformation by using one
+ * of the following tags as a child of a <code>&lt;bind /&gt;</code> elements:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>&lt;map /&gt;</code>: Maps a constant string to a string or a resource. Use
+ *  one instance of this tag per value you want to map</li>
+ *  <li><code>&lt;transform /&gt;</code>: Transforms a column's value using an expression
+ *  or an instance of {@link Adapters.CursorTransformation}</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>While several <code>&lt;map /&gt;</code> tags can be used at the same time, you cannot
+ * mix <code>&lt;map /&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;transform /&gt;</code> tags. If several
+ * <code>&lt;transform /&gt;</code> tags are specified, only the last one is retained.</p>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-bind-transformation-map" />
+ * <p><strong>&lt;map /&gt;</strong></p>
+ * <p>A map element simply specifies a value to match from and a value to match to. When
+ * a column's value equals the value to match from, it is replaced with the value to match
+ * to. The following attributes are supported:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>android:fromValue</code>: The value to match from. This attribute is mandatory</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:toValue</code>: The value to match to. This value can be either a string
+ *  or a resource identifier. This value is interpreted as a resource identifier when the
+ *  data binding is of type <code>drawable</code>. This attribute is mandatory</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <a name="xml-cursor-adapter-bind-transformation-transform"></a>
+ * <p><strong>&lt;transform /&gt;</strong></p>
+ * <p>A simple transform that occurs either by calling a specified class or by performing
+ * simple text substitution. The following attributes are supported:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li><code>android:withExpression</code>: The transformation expression. The expression is
+ *  a string containing column names surrounded with curly braces { and }. During the
+ *  transformation each column name is replaced by its value. All columns must have been
+ *  selected in the query. An example of expression is <code>"First name: {first_name},
+ *  last name: {last_name}"</code>. This attribute is mandatory
+ *  if <code>android:withClass</code> is not specified and ignored if <code>android:withClass</code>
+ *  is specified</li>
+ *  <li><code>android:withClass</code>: A fully qualified class name corresponding to an
+ *  implementation of {@link Adapters.CursorTransformation}. Custom
+ *  transformations cannot be used with
+ *  {@link android.content.Context#isRestricted() restricted contexts}, for instance in
+ *  an app widget This attribute is mandatory if <code>android:withExpression</code> is
+ *  not specified</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <h3>Example</h3>
+ * <p>The following example defines a cursor adapter that queries all the contacts with
+ * a phone number using the contacts content provider. Each contact is displayed with
+ * its display name, its favorite status and its photo. To display photos, a custom data
+ * binder is declared:</p>
+ * 
+ * <pre class="prettyprint">
+ * &lt;cursor-adapter xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ *     android:uri="content://com.android.contacts/contacts"
+ *     android:selection="has_phone_number=1"
+ *     android:layout="@layout/contact_item"&gt;
+ *
+ *     &lt;bind android:from="display_name" android:to="@id/name" android:as="string" /&gt;
+ *     &lt;bind android:from="starred" android:to="@id/star" android:as="drawable"&gt;
+ *         &lt;map android:fromValue="0" android:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_off" /&gt;
+ *         &lt;map android:fromValue="1" android:toValue="@android:drawable/star_big_on" /&gt;
+ *     &lt;/bind&gt;
+ *     &lt;bind android:from="_id" android:to="@id/name"
+ *              android:as="com.google.android.test.adapters.ContactPhotoBinder" /&gt;
+ *
+ * &lt;/cursor-adapter&gt;
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * <h3>Related APIs</h3>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li>{@link Adapters#loadAdapter(android.content.Context, int, Object[])}</li>
+ *  <li>{@link Adapters#loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, android.database.Cursor, Object[])}</li>
+ *  <li>{@link Adapters#loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, String, Object[])}</li>
+ *  <li>{@link Adapters.CursorBinder}</li>
+ *  <li>{@link Adapters.CursorTransformation}</li>
+ *  <li>{@link android.widget.CursorAdapter}</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * @see android.widget.Adapter
+ * @see android.content.ContentProvider
+ * 
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_layout
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_selection
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_sortOrder
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_uri
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_BindItem_as
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_BindItem_from
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_BindItem_to
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_MapItem_fromValue
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_MapItem_toValue
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_SelectItem_column
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_TransformItem_withClass
+ * attr ref android.R.styleable#CursorAdapter_TransformItem_withExpression
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings({"JavadocReference"})
+public class Adapters {
+    private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR = "cursor-adapter";
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Interface used to bind a {@link android.database.Cursor} column to a View. This
+     * interface can be used to provide bindings for data types not supported by the
+     * standard implementation of {@link Adapters}.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>A binder is provided with a cursor transformation which may or may not be used
+     * to transform the value retrieved from the cursor. The transformation is guaranteed
+     * to never be null so it's always safe to apply the transformation.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>The binder is associated with a Context but can be re-used with multiple cursors.
+     * As such, the implementation should make no assumption about the Cursor in use.</p>
+     *
+     * @see android.view.View 
+     * @see android.database.Cursor
+     * @see Adapters.CursorTransformation
+     */
+    public static abstract class CursorBinder {
+        /**
+         * <p>The context associated with this binder.</p>
+         */
+        protected final Context mContext;
+
+        /**
+         * <p>The transformation associated with this binder. This transformation is never
+         * null and may or may not be applied to the Cursor data during the
+         * {@link #bind(android.view.View, android.database.Cursor, int)} operation.</p>
+         * 
+         * @see #bind(android.view.View, android.database.Cursor, int) 
+         */
+        protected final CursorTransformation mTransformation;
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Creates a new Cursor binder.</p> 
+         * 
+         * @param context The context associated with this binder.
+         * @param transformation The transformation associated with this binder. This
+         *        transformation may or may not be applied by the binder and is guaranteed
+         *        to not be null.
+         */
+        public CursorBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            mContext = context;
+            mTransformation = transformation;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Binds the specified Cursor column to the supplied View. The binding operation
+         * can query other Cursor columns as needed. During the binding operation, values
+         * retrieved from the Cursor may or may not be transformed using this binder's
+         * cursor transformation.</p>
+         * 
+         * @param view The view to bind data to.
+         * @param cursor The cursor to bind data from.
+         * @param columnIndex The column index in the cursor where the data to bind resides.
+         * 
+         * @see #mTransformation
+         * 
+         * @return True if the column was successfully bound to the View, false otherwise.
+         */
+        public abstract boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Interface used to transform data coming out of a {@link android.database.Cursor}
+     * before it is bound to a {@link android.view.View}.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>Transformations are used to transform text-based data (in the form of a String),
+     * or to transform data into a resource identifier. A default implementation is provided
+     * to generate resource identifiers.</p>
+     * 
+     * @see android.database.Cursor
+     * @see Adapters.CursorBinder
+     */
+    public static abstract class CursorTransformation {
+        /**
+         * <p>The context associated with this transformation.</p>
+         */
+        protected final Context mContext;
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Creates a new Cursor transformation.</p>
+         * 
+         * @param context The context associated with this transformation.
+         */
+        public CursorTransformation(Context context) {
+            mContext = context;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Transforms the specified Cursor column into a String. The transformation
+         * can simply return the content of the column as a String (this is known
+         * as the identity transformation) or manipulate the content. For instance,
+         * a transformation can perform text substitutions or concatenate other
+         * columns with the specified column.</p>
+         * 
+         * @param cursor The cursor that contains the data to transform. 
+         * @param columnIndex The index of the column to transform.
+         * 
+         * @return A String containing the transformed value of the column.
+         */
+        public abstract String transform(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex);
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Transforms the specified Cursor column into a resource identifier.
+         * The default implementation simply interprets the content of the column
+         * as an integer.</p>
+         * 
+         * @param cursor The cursor that contains the data to transform. 
+         * @param columnIndex The index of the column to transform.
+         * 
+         * @return A resource identifier.
+         */
+        public int transformToResource(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            return cursor.getInt(columnIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Loads the {@link android.widget.CursorAdapter} defined in the specified
+     * XML resource. The content of the adapter is loaded from the content provider
+     * identified by the supplied URI.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p><strong>Note:</strong> If the supplied {@link android.content.Context} is
+     * an {@link android.app.Activity}, the cursor returned by the content provider
+     * will be automatically managed. Otherwise, you are responsible for managing the
+     * cursor yourself.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>The format of the XML definition of the cursor adapter is documented at
+     * the top of this page.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param context The context to load the XML resource from.
+     * @param id The identifier of the XML resource declaring the adapter.
+     * @param uri The URI of the content provider.
+     * @param parameters Optional parameters to pass to the CursorAdapter, used
+     *        to substitute values in the selection expression.
+     * 
+     * @return A {@link android.widget.CursorAdapter}
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the XML resource does not contain
+     *         a valid &lt;cursor-adapter /&gt; definition.
+     * 
+     * @see android.content.ContentProvider
+     * @see android.widget.CursorAdapter
+     * @see #loadAdapter(android.content.Context, int, Object[])
+     */
+    public static CursorAdapter loadCursorAdapter(Context context, int id, String uri,
+            Object... parameters) {
+
+        XmlCursorAdapter adapter = (XmlCursorAdapter) loadAdapter(context, id, ADAPTER_CURSOR,
+                parameters);
+
+        if (uri != null) {
+            adapter.setUri(uri);
+        }
+        adapter.load();
+
+        return adapter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Loads the {@link android.widget.CursorAdapter} defined in the specified
+     * XML resource. The content of the adapter is loaded from the specified cursor.
+     * You are responsible for managing the supplied cursor.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>The format of the XML definition of the cursor adapter is documented at
+     * the top of this page.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param context The context to load the XML resource from.
+     * @param id The identifier of the XML resource declaring the adapter.
+     * @param cursor The cursor containing the data for the adapter.
+     * @param parameters Optional parameters to pass to the CursorAdapter, used
+     *        to substitute values in the selection expression.
+     * 
+     * @return A {@link android.widget.CursorAdapter}
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the XML resource does not contain
+     *         a valid &lt;cursor-adapter /&gt; definition.
+     * 
+     * @see android.content.ContentProvider
+     * @see android.widget.CursorAdapter
+     * @see android.database.Cursor
+     * @see #loadAdapter(android.content.Context, int, Object[])
+     */
+    public static CursorAdapter loadCursorAdapter(Context context, int id, Cursor cursor,
+            Object... parameters) {
+
+        XmlCursorAdapter adapter = (XmlCursorAdapter) loadAdapter(context, id, ADAPTER_CURSOR,
+                parameters);
+
+        if (cursor != null) {
+            adapter.changeCursor(cursor);
+        }
+
+        return adapter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Loads the adapter defined in the specified XML resource. The XML definition of
+     * the adapter must follow the format definition of one of the supported adapter
+     * types described at the top of this page.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p><strong>Note:</strong> If the loaded adapter is a {@link android.widget.CursorAdapter}
+     * and the supplied {@link android.content.Context} is an {@link android.app.Activity},
+     * the cursor returned by the content provider will be automatically managed. Otherwise,
+     * you are responsible for managing the cursor yourself.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param context The context to load the XML resource from.
+     * @param id The identifier of the XML resource declaring the adapter.
+     * @param parameters Optional parameters to pass to the adapter.
+     *  
+     * @return An adapter instance.
+     * 
+     * @see #loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, android.database.Cursor, Object[])
+     * @see #loadCursorAdapter(android.content.Context, int, String, Object[])
+     */
+    public static BaseAdapter loadAdapter(Context context, int id, Object... parameters) {
+        final BaseAdapter adapter = loadAdapter(context, id, null, parameters);
+        if (adapter instanceof ManagedAdapter) {
+            ((ManagedAdapter) adapter).load();
+        }
+        return adapter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads an adapter from the specified XML resource. The optional assertName can
+     * be used to exit early if the adapter defined in the XML resource is not of the
+     * expected type.
+     * 
+     * @param context The context to associate with the adapter.
+     * @param id The resource id of the XML document defining the adapter.
+     * @param assertName The mandatory name of the adapter in the XML document.
+     *        Ignored if null.
+     * @param parameters Optional parameters passed to the adapter.
+     * 
+     * @return An instance of {@link android.widget.BaseAdapter}.
+     */
+    private static BaseAdapter loadAdapter(Context context, int id, String assertName,
+            Object... parameters) {
+
+        XmlResourceParser parser = null;
+        try {
+            parser = context.getResources().getXml(id);
+            return createAdapterFromXml(context, parser, Xml.asAttributeSet(parser),
+                    id, parameters, assertName);
+        } catch (XmlPullParserException ex) {
+            Resources.NotFoundException rnf = new Resources.NotFoundException(
+                    "Can't load adapter resource ID " +
+                    context.getResources().getResourceEntryName(id));
+            rnf.initCause(ex);
+            throw rnf;
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            Resources.NotFoundException rnf = new Resources.NotFoundException(
+                    "Can't load adapter resource ID " +
+                    context.getResources().getResourceEntryName(id));
+            rnf.initCause(ex);
+            throw rnf;
+        } finally {
+            if (parser != null) parser.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates an adapter using the specified XML parser. This method is responsible
+     * for choosing the type of the adapter to create based on the content of the
+     * XML parser.
+     * 
+     * This method will generate an {@link IllegalArgumentException} if
+     * <code>assertName</code> is not null and does not match the root tag of the XML
+     * document.
+     */
+    private static BaseAdapter createAdapterFromXml(Context c,
+            XmlPullParser parser, AttributeSet attrs, int id, Object[] parameters,
+            String assertName) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
+
+        BaseAdapter adapter = null;
+
+        // Make sure we are on a start tag.
+        int type;
+        int depth = parser.getDepth();
+
+        while (((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > depth) &&
+                type != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) {
+
+            if (type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            String name = parser.getName();
+            if (assertName != null && !assertName.equals(name)) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("The adapter defined in " +
+                        c.getResources().getResourceEntryName(id) + " must be a <" +
+                        assertName + " />");
+            }
+
+            if (ADAPTER_CURSOR.equals(name)) {
+                adapter = createCursorAdapter(c, parser, attrs, id, parameters);
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown adapter name " + parser.getName() +
+                        " in " + c.getResources().getResourceEntryName(id));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return adapter;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an XmlCursorAdapter using an XmlCursorAdapterParser.
+     */
+    private static XmlCursorAdapter createCursorAdapter(Context c, XmlPullParser parser,
+            AttributeSet attrs, int id, Object[] parameters)
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+
+        return new XmlCursorAdapterParser(c, parser, attrs, id).parse(parameters);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parser that can generate XmlCursorAdapter instances. This parser is responsible for
+     * handling all the attributes and child nodes for a &lt;cursor-adapter /&gt;.
+     */
+    private static class XmlCursorAdapterParser {
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_BIND = "bind";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_SELECT = "select";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_STRING = "string";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_IMAGE = "image";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_TAG = "tag";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_IMAGE_URI = "image-uri";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_DRAWABLE = "drawable";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_MAP = "map";
+        private static final String ADAPTER_CURSOR_TRANSFORM = "transform";
+
+        private final Context mContext;
+        private final XmlPullParser mParser;
+        private final AttributeSet mAttrs;
+        private final int mId;
+
+        private final HashMap<String, CursorBinder> mBinders;
+        private final ArrayList<String> mFrom;
+        private final ArrayList<Integer> mTo;
+        private final CursorTransformation mIdentity;
+        private final Resources mResources;
+
+        public XmlCursorAdapterParser(Context c, XmlPullParser parser, AttributeSet attrs, int id) {
+            mContext = c;
+            mParser = parser;
+            mAttrs = attrs;
+            mId = id;
+
+            mResources = mContext.getResources();
+            mBinders = new HashMap<String, CursorBinder>();
+            mFrom = new ArrayList<String>();
+            mTo = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+            mIdentity = new IdentityTransformation(mContext);
+        }
+
+        public XmlCursorAdapter parse(Object[] parameters)
+               throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+
+            Resources resources = mResources;
+            TypedArray a = resources.obtainAttributes(mAttrs, R.styleable.CursorAdapter);
+
+            String uri = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_uri);
+            String selection = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_selection);
+            String sortOrder = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_sortOrder);
+            int layout = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_layout, 0);
+            if (layout == 0) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("The layout specified in " +
+                        resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) + " does not exist");
+            }
+
+            a.recycle();
+
+            XmlPullParser parser = mParser;
+            int type;
+            int depth = parser.getDepth();
+
+            while (((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > depth) &&
+                    type != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) {
+
+                if (type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                String name = parser.getName();
+
+                if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_BIND.equals(name)) {
+                    parseBindTag();
+                } else if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_SELECT.equals(name)) {
+                    parseSelectTag();
+                } else {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Unknown tag name " + parser.getName() + " in " +
+                            resources.getResourceEntryName(mId));
+                }
+            }
+
+            String[] fromArray = mFrom.toArray(new String[mFrom.size()]);
+            int[] toArray = new int[mTo.size()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < toArray.length; i++) {
+                toArray[i] = mTo.get(i);
+            }
+
+            String[] selectionArgs = null;
+            if (parameters != null) {
+                selectionArgs = new String[parameters.length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < selectionArgs.length; i++) {
+                    selectionArgs[i] = (String) parameters[i];
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new XmlCursorAdapter(mContext, layout, uri, fromArray, toArray, selection,
+                    selectionArgs, sortOrder, mBinders);
+        }
+
+        private void parseSelectTag() {
+            TypedArray a = mResources.obtainAttributes(mAttrs,
+                    R.styleable.CursorAdapter_SelectItem);
+
+            String fromName = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_SelectItem_column);
+            if (fromName == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A select item in " +
+                        mResources.getResourceEntryName(mId) +
+                        " does not have a 'column' attribute");
+            }
+
+            a.recycle();
+
+            mFrom.add(fromName);
+            mTo.add(View.NO_ID);
+        }
+
+        private void parseBindTag() throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+            Resources resources = mResources;
+            TypedArray a = resources.obtainAttributes(mAttrs,
+                    R.styleable.CursorAdapter_BindItem);
+
+            String fromName = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_BindItem_from);
+            if (fromName == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A bind item in " +
+                        resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) + " does not have a 'from' attribute");
+            }
+
+            int toName = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_BindItem_to, 0);
+            if (toName == 0) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A bind item in " +
+                        resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) + " does not have a 'to' attribute");
+            }
+
+            String asType = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_BindItem_as);
+            if (asType == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A bind item in " +
+                        resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) + " does not have an 'as' attribute");
+            }
+
+            mFrom.add(fromName);
+            mTo.add(toName);
+            mBinders.put(fromName, findBinder(asType));
+
+            a.recycle();
+        }
+
+        private CursorBinder findBinder(String type) throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+            final XmlPullParser parser = mParser;
+            final Context context = mContext;
+            CursorTransformation transformation = mIdentity;
+
+            int tagType;
+            int depth = parser.getDepth();
+
+            final boolean isDrawable = ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_DRAWABLE.equals(type);
+
+            while (((tagType = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > depth)
+                    && tagType != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) {
+
+                if (tagType != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                String name = parser.getName();
+
+                if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_TRANSFORM.equals(name)) {
+                    transformation = findTransformation();
+                } else if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_MAP.equals(name)) {
+                    if (!(transformation instanceof MapTransformation)) {
+                        transformation = new MapTransformation(context);
+                    }
+                    findMap(((MapTransformation) transformation), isDrawable);
+                } else {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Unknown tag name " + parser.getName() + " in " +
+                            context.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_STRING.equals(type)) {
+                return new StringBinder(context, transformation);
+            } else if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_TAG.equals(type)) {
+                return new TagBinder(context, transformation);
+            } else if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_IMAGE.equals(type)) {
+                return new ImageBinder(context, transformation);
+            } else if (ADAPTER_CURSOR_AS_IMAGE_URI.equals(type)) {
+                return new ImageUriBinder(context, transformation);
+            } else if (isDrawable) {
+                return new DrawableBinder(context, transformation);
+            } else {
+                return createBinder(type, transformation);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private CursorBinder createBinder(String type, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            if (mContext.isRestricted()) return null;
+
+            try {
+                final Class<?> klass = Class.forName(type, true, mContext.getClassLoader());
+                if (CursorBinder.class.isAssignableFrom(klass)) {
+                    final Constructor<?> c = klass.getDeclaredConstructor(
+                            Context.class, CursorTransformation.class);
+                    return (CursorBinder) c.newInstance(mContext, transformation);
+                }
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate binder type in " +
+                        mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + type, e);
+            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate binder type in " +
+                        mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + type, e);
+            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate binder type in " +
+                        mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + type, e);
+            } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate binder type in " +
+                        mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + type, e);
+            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate binder type in " +
+                        mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + type, e);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private void findMap(MapTransformation transformation, boolean drawable) {
+            Resources resources = mResources;
+
+            TypedArray a = resources.obtainAttributes(mAttrs,
+                    R.styleable.CursorAdapter_MapItem);
+
+            String from = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_MapItem_fromValue);
+            if (from == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A map item in " +
+                        resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) +
+                        " does not have a 'fromValue' attribute");
+            }
+
+            if (!drawable) {
+                String to = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_MapItem_toValue);
+                if (to == null) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("A map item in " +
+                            resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) +
+                            " does not have a 'toValue' attribute");
+                }
+                transformation.addStringMapping(from, to);
+            } else {
+                int to = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_MapItem_toValue, 0);
+                if (to == 0) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("A map item in " +
+                            resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) +
+                            " does not have a 'toValue' attribute");
+                }
+                transformation.addResourceMapping(from, to);
+            }
+
+            a.recycle();
+        }
+
+        private CursorTransformation findTransformation() {
+            Resources resources = mResources;
+            CursorTransformation transformation = null;
+            TypedArray a = resources.obtainAttributes(mAttrs,
+                    R.styleable.CursorAdapter_TransformItem);
+
+            String className = a.getString(R.styleable.CursorAdapter_TransformItem_withClass);
+            if (className == null) {
+                String expression = a.getString(
+                        R.styleable.CursorAdapter_TransformItem_withExpression);
+                transformation = createExpressionTransformation(expression);
+            } else if (!mContext.isRestricted()) {
+                try {
+                    final Class<?> klas = Class.forName(className, true, mContext.getClassLoader());
+                    if (CursorTransformation.class.isAssignableFrom(klas)) {
+                        final Constructor<?> c = klas.getDeclaredConstructor(Context.class);
+                        transformation = (CursorTransformation) c.newInstance(mContext);
+                    }
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate transform type in " +
+                           mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + className, e);
+                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate transform type in " +
+                           mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + className, e);
+                } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate transform type in " +
+                           mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + className, e);
+                } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate transform type in " +
+                           mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + className, e);
+                } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instanciate transform type in " +
+                           mContext.getResources().getResourceEntryName(mId) + ": " + className, e);
+                }
+            }
+
+            a.recycle();
+
+            if (transformation == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A transform item in " +
+                    resources.getResourceEntryName(mId) + " must have a 'withClass' or " +
+                    "'withExpression' attribute");
+            }
+
+            return transformation;
+        }
+
+        private CursorTransformation createExpressionTransformation(String expression) {
+            return new ExpressionTransformation(mContext, expression);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Interface used by adapters that require to be loaded after creation.
+     */
+    private static interface ManagedAdapter {
+        /**
+         * Loads the content of the adapter, asynchronously.
+         */
+        void load();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implementation of a Cursor adapter defined in XML. This class is a thin wrapper
+     * of a SimpleCursorAdapter. The main difference is the ability to handle CursorBinders.
+     */
+    private static class XmlCursorAdapter extends SimpleCursorAdapter implements ManagedAdapter {
+        private String mUri;
+        private final String mSelection;
+        private final String[] mSelectionArgs;
+        private final String mSortOrder;
+        private final String[] mColumns;
+        private final CursorBinder[] mBinders;
+        private AsyncTask<Void,Void,Cursor> mLoadTask;
+
+        XmlCursorAdapter(Context context, int layout, String uri, String[] from, int[] to,
+                String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder,
+                HashMap<String, CursorBinder> binders) {
+
+            super(context, layout, null, from, to);
+            mContext = context;
+            mUri = uri;
+            mSelection = selection;
+            mSelectionArgs = selectionArgs;
+            mSortOrder = sortOrder;
+            mColumns = new String[from.length + 1];
+            // This is mandatory in CursorAdapter
+            mColumns[0] = "_id";
+            System.arraycopy(from, 0, mColumns, 1, from.length);
+
+            CursorBinder basic = new StringBinder(context, new IdentityTransformation(context));
+            final int count = from.length;
+            mBinders = new CursorBinder[count];
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                CursorBinder binder = binders.get(from[i]);
+                if (binder == null) binder = basic;
+                mBinders[i] = binder;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
+            final int count = mTo.length;
+            final int[] from = mFrom;
+            final int[] to = mTo;
+            final CursorBinder[] binders = mBinders;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                final View v = view.findViewById(to[i]);
+                if (v != null) {
+                    binders[i].bind(v, cursor, from[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void load() {
+            if (mUri != null) {
+                mLoadTask = new QueryTask().execute();
+            }
+        }
+
+        void setUri(String uri) {
+            mUri = uri;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void changeCursor(Cursor c) {
+            if (mLoadTask != null && mLoadTask.getStatus() != QueryTask.Status.FINISHED) {
+                mLoadTask.cancel(true);
+                mLoadTask = null;
+            }
+            super.changeCursor(c);
+        }
+
+        class QueryTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Cursor> {
+            @Override
+            protected Cursor doInBackground(Void... params) {
+                if (mContext instanceof Activity) {
+                    return ((Activity) mContext).managedQuery(
+                            Uri.parse(mUri), mColumns, mSelection, mSelectionArgs, mSortOrder);
+                } else {
+                    return mContext.getContentResolver().query(
+                            Uri.parse(mUri), mColumns, mSelection, mSelectionArgs, mSortOrder);
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(Cursor cursor) {
+                if (!isCancelled()) {
+                    XmlCursorAdapter.super.changeCursor(cursor);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Identity transformation, returns the content of the specified column as a String,
+     * without performing any manipulation. This is used when no transformation is specified.
+     */
+    private static class IdentityTransformation extends CursorTransformation {
+        public IdentityTransformation(Context context) {
+            super(context);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String transform(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            return cursor.getString(columnIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An expression transformation is a simple template based replacement utility.
+     * In an expression, each segment of the form <code>{([^}]+)}</code> is replaced
+     * with the value of the column of name $1.
+     */
+    private static class ExpressionTransformation extends CursorTransformation {
+        private final ExpressionNode mFirstNode = new ConstantExpressionNode("");
+        private final StringBuilder mBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+
+        public ExpressionTransformation(Context context, String expression) {
+            super(context);
+
+            parse(expression);
+        }
+
+        private void parse(String expression) {
+            ExpressionNode node = mFirstNode;
+            int segmentStart;
+            int count = expression.length();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                char c = expression.charAt(i);
+                // Start a column name segment
+                segmentStart = i;
+                if (c == '{') {
+                    while (i < count && (c = expression.charAt(i)) != '}') {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    // We've reached the end, but the expression didn't close
+                    if (c != '}') {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("The transform expression contains a " +
+                                "non-closed column name: " +
+                                expression.substring(segmentStart + 1, i));
+                    }
+                    node.next = new ColumnExpressionNode(expression.substring(segmentStart + 1, i));
+                } else {
+                    while (i < count && (c = expression.charAt(i)) != '{') {
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    node.next = new ConstantExpressionNode(expression.substring(segmentStart, i));
+                    // Rewind if we've reached a column expression
+                    if (c == '{') i--;
+                }
+                node = node.next;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String transform(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            final StringBuilder builder = mBuilder;
+            builder.delete(0, builder.length());
+
+            ExpressionNode node = mFirstNode;
+            // Skip the first node
+            while ((node = node.next) != null) {
+                builder.append(node.asString(cursor));
+            }
+
+            return builder.toString();
+        }
+
+        static abstract class ExpressionNode {
+            public ExpressionNode next;
+
+            public abstract String asString(Cursor cursor);
+        }
+
+        static class ConstantExpressionNode extends ExpressionNode {
+            private final String mConstant;
+
+            ConstantExpressionNode(String constant) {
+                mConstant = constant;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String asString(Cursor cursor) {
+                return mConstant;
+            }
+        }
+
+        static class ColumnExpressionNode extends ExpressionNode {
+            private final String mColumnName;
+            private Cursor mSignature;
+            private int mColumnIndex = -1;
+
+            ColumnExpressionNode(String columnName) {
+                mColumnName = columnName;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String asString(Cursor cursor) {
+                if (cursor != mSignature || mColumnIndex == -1) {
+                    mColumnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(mColumnName);
+                    mSignature = cursor;
+                }
+
+                return cursor.getString(mColumnIndex);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A map transformation offers a simple mapping between specified String values
+     * to Strings or integers.
+     */
+    private static class MapTransformation extends CursorTransformation {
+        private final HashMap<String, String> mStringMappings;
+        private final HashMap<String, Integer> mResourceMappings;
+
+        public MapTransformation(Context context) {
+            super(context);
+            mStringMappings = new HashMap<String, String>();
+            mResourceMappings = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
+        }
+
+        void addStringMapping(String from, String to) {
+            mStringMappings.put(from, to);
+        }
+
+        void addResourceMapping(String from, int to) {
+            mResourceMappings.put(from, to);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String transform(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            final String value = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
+            final String transformed = mStringMappings.get(value);
+            return transformed == null ? value : transformed;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int transformToResource(Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            final String value = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
+            final Integer transformed = mResourceMappings.get(value);
+            try {
+                return transformed == null ? Integer.parseInt(value) : transformed;
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Binds a String to a TextView.
+     */
+    private static class StringBinder extends CursorBinder {
+        public StringBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            super(context, transformation);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            if (view instanceof TextView) {
+                final String text = mTransformation.transform(cursor, columnIndex);
+                ((TextView) view).setText(text);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Binds an image blob to an ImageView.
+     */
+    private static class ImageBinder extends CursorBinder {
+        public ImageBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            super(context, transformation);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            if (view instanceof ImageView) {
+                final byte[] data = cursor.getBlob(columnIndex);
+                ((ImageView) view).setImageBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0,
+                        data.length));
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class TagBinder extends CursorBinder {
+        public TagBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            super(context, transformation);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            final String text = mTransformation.transform(cursor, columnIndex);
+            view.setTag(text);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Binds an image URI to an ImageView.
+     */
+    private static class ImageUriBinder extends CursorBinder {
+        public ImageUriBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            super(context, transformation);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            if (view instanceof ImageView) {
+                ((ImageView) view).setImageURI(Uri.parse(
+                        mTransformation.transform(cursor, columnIndex)));
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Binds a drawable resource identifier to an ImageView.
+     */
+    private static class DrawableBinder extends CursorBinder {
+        public DrawableBinder(Context context, CursorTransformation transformation) {
+            super(context, transformation);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean bind(View view, Cursor cursor, int columnIndex) {
+            if (view instanceof ImageView) {
+                final int resource = mTransformation.transformToResource(cursor, columnIndex);
+                if (resource == 0) return false;
+
+                ((ImageView) view).setImageResource(resource);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactPhotoBinder.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactPhotoBinder.java
index a5d556f..a0df013 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactPhotoBinder.java
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactPhotoBinder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.Adapters;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactsListActivity.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactsListActivity.java
index bf5ab58..25ecd9e 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactsListActivity.java
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/ContactsListActivity.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
         setContentView(R.layout.contacts_list);
+        setListAdapter(Adapters.loadAdapter(this, R.xml.contacts));
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/PhotosListActivity.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/PhotosListActivity.java
index 1da151d..b0007d5 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/PhotosListActivity.java
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/PhotosListActivity.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import android.app.ListActivity;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.widget.Adapters;
 
 /**
  * This activity uses a custom cursor adapter which fetches a XML photo feed and parses the XML to
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/RssReaderActivity.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/RssReaderActivity.java
index fb3e4c1..16df246 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/RssReaderActivity.java
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/RssReaderActivity.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import android.content.XmlDocumentProvider;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.widget.Adapters;
 import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
         setContentView(R.layout.rss_feeds_list);
         setListAdapter(Adapters.loadCursorAdapter(this, R.xml.rss_feed,
                 "content://xmldocument/?url=" + Uri.encode(FEED_URI)));
+
         getListView().setOnItemClickListener(new UrlIntentListener());
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/UrlImageBinder.java b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/UrlImageBinder.java
index 33b1e8e..7c87598 100644
--- a/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/UrlImageBinder.java
+++ b/samples/XmlAdapters/src/com/example/android/xmladapters/UrlImageBinder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.Adapters;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 
 /**