final SQLiteDatabase db = mDatabaseHelper.getWritableDatabase(); db.beginTransaction(); try { final int numOperations = operations.size(); final ContentProviderResult[] results = new ContentProviderResult[numOperations]; for (int i = 0; i < numOperations; i++) { results[i] = operations.get(i).apply(this, results, i); } db.setTransactionSuccessful(); return results; } finally { db.endTransaction(); }