Question

i have this code:

static ArrayList<Integer> output_list = new ArrayList<Integer>();
static ArrayList<Integer> pair_list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

    for (Iterator it=output_list.iterator(); it.hasNext();)
        {
            int pair_test = (int)output_list.next();
            for (int i=0; i<pair_list.length; i++)
            {

                if(!pair_list[i]==0)
                {
                    if (pair_list[i]==pair_test[i])
                    {
                        boolean check;
                        check=true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

but i got an error “cannot find symbol” while compiling.

symbol  : variable length
location: class java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>
                        for (int i=0; i<pair_list.length; i++)
                                                 ^
Prior.java:79: array required, but java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer> found
                                if(!pair_list[i]==0)
                                             ^
Prior.java:79: incomparable types: boolean and int
                                if(!pair_list[i]==0)
                                                ^
Prior.java:81: array required, but java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer> found
                                        if (pair_list[i]==pair_test[i])
                                                     ^
Prior.java:81: array required, but int found
                                        if (pair_list[i]==pair_test[i])
                                                                   ^

anyone can help me why i got this error?

Answer 1

Use pair_list.size() instead of pair_list.length. The pair_list is a List not an array. I suggest looking at the for-each loop syntax also.
This pair_list[i] will not compile too. It is array syntax. Use pair_list.get(i) instead.