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Thread: Iterator, with ArrayList

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    Default Iterator, with ArrayList

    I get compile error when trying to use method of something i got off iterator.next()

    first off, I have a class named word, it has a method called getWord which returns a String.

    import //all needed packages
    public class unique
    {
     
    ArrayList<word> words = new ArrayList<word>();
     
    public unique(.........)
    {
    //filling ArrayList with objects of type word.
    }
     
    private boolean checkForWord(String token)
    {
     
    Iterator itr = words.iterator();
    String temp;
     
    while(itr.hasNext())
        {
            temp = itr.next().getWord();
            [COLOR="Red"]//COMPILE ERROR ON THE LINE ABOVE[/COLOR]:-q:-q:-q
            if(temp.equals(token))
            return true;
        }
     
        return false;
    }

    public class word
    {
    String token;
     
    public word (String token)
    {
        this.token = token;
    }
    public String getWord()
    {
        return token;
    }
     
    }

    The compile error I receive is , cannot find method getWord()

    Any ideas?

    I suspect it may have something to do with iterator POSSIBLY returning type OBJECT ..but even if this is the case, how do I convert this back to a "usable" object of type word?
    Last edited by rsala004; October 24th, 2009 at 10:24 PM.


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    Default Re: Iterator, with ArrayList

    Add a cast.

    temp = ((word)itr.next()).getWord();

    You might get a warning that says this is a potentially unsafe cast, but since you know that the iterator can only return a word, you can ignore the warning.

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    Default Re: Iterator, with ArrayList

    xD

    I found a solution a little while ago :O

    by setting the type of the iterator, didnt know i could do it.

    Iterator<word> itr = words.iterator();

    thanks though

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    Default Re: Iterator, with ArrayList

    You can also use a special for loop syntax that automatically handles iterators.

    for (word w : words) {
        System.out.println(w.getWord());
    }

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