Thread: Change JTextArea to JList; Display ArrayList in JList

I can display the ArrayLists in a JTextArea, but how can I change this to a JList. Specifically: If I change it to a JList, how can I display the List of Persons in the JList?

This is my code:
/I cut out the (probably) non-relevant parts/

 
package personFiles;
 
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.List;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
 
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
 
 
@SuppressWarnings({ "serial", "unchecked" })
public class Osoblje extends JFrame {
    private JList outputJTA = new JList();
    private JScrollPane outputJTAScrollPane = new JScrollPane(outputJTA);
    private JLabel idJL = new JLabel();
    private JLabel nameJL = new JLabel();
    private JTextField idJTF = new JTextField();
    private JTextField nameJTF = new JTextField();
    private JLabel surnameJL = new JLabel();
    private JLabel ageJL = new JLabel();
    private JTextField surnameJTF = new JTextField();
    private JTextField ageJTF = new JTextField();
    private JLabel genderJL = new JLabel();
    private JTextField genderJTF = new JTextField();
    private JButton newPersonJB = new JButton();
    private JButton pokaziJB = new JButton();
 
    List<Person> personList = new ArrayList<>();
 
    public Osoblje(String title) { 
        // Frame-Initialisierung
        super(title);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
        int frameWidth = 310; 
        int frameHeight = 269;
        setSize(frameWidth, frameHeight);
        Dimension d = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        int x = (d.width - getSize().width) / 2;
        int y = (d.height - getSize().height) / 2;
        setLocation(x, y);
        setResizable(false);
        Container cp = getContentPane();
        cp.setLayout(null);
        // Anfang Komponenten
 
        outputJTAScrollPane.setBounds(8, 8, 129, 217);
        cp.add(outputJTAScrollPane);
        idJL.setBounds(152, 16, 51, 19);
        idJL.setText("ID:");
        cp.add(idJL);
        nameJL.setBounds(152, 40, 54, 20);
        nameJL.setText("Name:");
        cp.add(nameJL);
        idJTF.setBounds(208, 16, 65, 17);
        cp.add(idJTF);
        nameJTF.setBounds(208, 40, 65, 17);
        cp.add(nameJTF);
        surnameJL.setBounds(152, 64, 59, 19);
        surnameJL.setText("Surname:");
        cp.add(surnameJL);
        ageJL.setBounds(152, 88, 51, 19);
        ageJL.setText("Age:");
        cp.add(ageJL);
        surnameJTF.setBounds(208, 64, 65, 17);
        cp.add(surnameJTF);
        ageJTF.setBounds(208, 88, 65, 17);
        cp.add(ageJTF);
        genderJL.setBounds(152, 112, 59, 19);
        genderJL.setText("Gender:");
        cp.add(genderJL);
        genderJTF.setBounds(208, 112, 65, 17);
        cp.add(genderJTF);
        newPersonJB.setBounds(152, 144, 121, 25);
        newPersonJB.setText("nova osoba");
        newPersonJB.setMargin(new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2));
        newPersonJB.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { 
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) { 
                newPersonJB_ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        cp.add(newPersonJB);
        pokaziJB.setBounds(152, 184, 121, 25);
        pokaziJB.setText("pokazi");
        pokaziJB.setMargin(new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2));
        pokaziJB.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { 
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) { 
                pokaziJB_ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        cp.add(pokaziJB);
        // Ende Komponenten
 
        setVisible(true);
    } // end of public Osoblje
 
    // Anfang Methoden
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Osoblje("Osoblje");
    } // end of main
 
    public void newPersonJB_ActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
    	personList.add(new Person(idJTF.getText(), nameJTF.getText(), surnameJTF.getText(), ageJTF.getText(), genderJTF.getText()));//create new person
    } // end of newPersonJB_ActionPerformed
 
    public void pokaziJB_ActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        outputJTA.setText(personList + "\n"); //display personList
    } // end of pokaziJB_ActionPerformed
 
    }

The error message (in eclipse):

The method setText(String) is undefined for the type JList

Where is the JList used in the code? I can't see it.
Did you look at the API doc for the JList class? It has sample code.
The API doc: Java Platform SE 8

it doesn't work.

Can you post the code that you are working with so we can see what the problems are?
Also post the full text of any error messages.

The method setText(String) is undefined for the type JList

The message says what the problem is: JList does not have a setText() method.

Read the API doc for JList to see an example and what methods it has.
There is a link in the API doc for how to use Lists: How to Use Lists (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)