public DecorationCursor queryDecorationsSearch(String filter){
  filter=(filter == null) ? "" : filter.trim();
  if (filter.equals(""))   return mHelper.queryDecorations();
  return mHelper.queryDecorationsSearch(filter);
}

public DecorationCursor queryDecorationsSearch ( String filter ) { filter = ( filter == null ) ? "" : filter . trim ( ) ; if ( filter . equals ( "" ) ) return mHelper . queryDecorations ( ) ; return mHelper . queryDecorationsSearch ( filter ) ; }
gets a cursor that has a list of decorations that pass the filter . having a null or empty filter is the same as calling without a filter
