Here is how my code is set up:
public String[] function(List<String[]> playerList){
i = 5
return playerList[i];
When I try to run this code, I get the error:
Array type expected; found: 'java.util.List<java.lang.String[]>'
I know I'm screwing something up by mixing my arrays and lists, what would be the right way of fixing this code, assuming I can't change my list input to an array?
You access an element at an index in a List with a call to List.get(int index) (not [], that is accessing an element in an array). Like,
return playerList.get(i);
not like c++, which can do operator overloading.
in java, playerList is a list, you cannot apply "[]" to it, but the list's element/item is an Array type (String[]). so, you should use list.get() and with it's element, you could use [] operator: (playerList.get(i))[0]
playerList is List type, for accessing element in the List you must call get function.
for example >> playerList.get(0) , then you will get element's value in index-0. In this case, you will return String of Array. And if you want accessing that Array element, you can use playerList.get(0)[i]
So, you were trying to get an array of strings however, there could be two (2) things you wanted to take a look. First, you might want to specify playerList as an ArrayList<String> and then(second), you are trying to return playerList[i] as string and not as an array of string as specified String[].
public String[] function(List<String[]> playerList){
i = 5
return playerList[i];
You might want to try this instead?
return playerList.toArray(new String[playerList.size()]);
