Question

I have the following code, with which I am trying to create a seperated list by using this class.

I have this:

public Map<String, ?> createItem(String title, String caption, String uri) {
        Map<String, String> item = new HashMap<String, String>();
        item.put(ITEM_TITLE, title);
        item.put(ITEM_CAPTION, caption);
        item.put(ITEM_URI, uri );
        return item;
    }

public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
        super.onCreate(icicle);
        /** @todo Draw the splash screen */
        setContentView(R.layout.list_complex);
        List<Map<String,?>> security = new LinkedList<Map<String,?>>();
        security.add(createItem("Remember passwords", "Save usernames and passwords for Web sites","uri"));
        security.add(createItem("Clear passwords", "Save usernames and passwords for Web sites","uri2"));
        security.add(createItem("Show security warnings", "Show warning if there is a problem with a site's security","uri3"));

SeparatedListAdapter adapter = new SeparatedListAdapter(this);
        adapter.addSection("Security", new SimpleAdapter(this, security, R.layout.list_complex,
            new String[] { ITEM_TITLE, ITEM_CAPTION}, new int[] { R.id.list_complex_title, R.id.list_complex_caption }));

        ListView list = new ListView(this);

        list.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
              public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                      int position, long id) {
                 try{
                      Log.v(TAG, "Pressed id: "+(parent.getItemAtPosition(position).getClass()));
                 }catch(Exception e){
                     Log.v(TAG, "Field not found: "+e.getCause()+" : "+e.getMessage());
                 }
//Log.v(TAG, "Pressed id: "+parent.);
                  //  Intent newActivity = new Intent(view.getContext(),agones.class);     
                        //     startActivity(newActivity);

                  }
                });
        list.setAdapter(adapter);
        this.setContentView(list);

What I’m trying to do here is to get the field uri from the HashMap. If I log this out, it tells me that the class is of the instance HashMap, but when I try to use the method .get() on it, Eclipse says this:

The method get() is undefined for the type Class<capture#5-of ? extends Object>

How do I go about fixing this? I’m sorry if this is simple, but since I’m new, I cant wrap my head around this.

Answer 1

This has to do with Capture Conversion.

On your createItem method, you’re returning a HashMap<String, String> and expect Java to bind it to Map<String, ?>.

This results in the JVM unbounding your String to an unknown type ?. thus, when you do Map<String, ?>.get(), it doesn’t know how to bind an unknown type ? to a type T.

My suggestion is to return a Map<String, String> on createItem(), and

List<Map<String,?>> security = new LinkedList<Map<String,?>>();

into

List<Map<String, String>> security = new LinkedList<Map<String, String>>();