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    Default Methods In Different Classes

    Hi, i have created a class for example People, and then another class PeopleList
    the PeopleList class uses the People Class to make an array list of the type people.

    in the People class i have a method:
    public String toString()
    {
       ..... code
    }

    from the PeopleList class I have done public ArrayList<People> myPeopleList = new ArrayList<People>();
    and i ccan type in myPeopleList. and the IDE brings up the available methods etc, and toString() is there so i can do myPeopleList.toString();

    In the People class i have now added another method:
    public String toMyFormat()
    {
       ..... code
    }
    but from the PeopleList class when i do myPeopleList. , the toMyFormat() method is not shown and i cannot use it.

    I dont understand why this is happening, could someone please explain?

    Thank You.


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    Default Re: Methods In Different Classes

    The myPeopleList.toString() is NOT the method you have written in your People class. When you do myPeopleList.toString() you are calling the toString method for *the entire ArrayList*. To use the method for individual items in your ArrayList, you need to do myPeopleList.get(int index).toString() or myPeopleList.get(int index).toMyFormat(), so that you are calling first upon an element in the ArrayList, then the methods of that element.
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    Default Re: Methods In Different Classes

    Hi, thanks, I understand now, the ToString method i had written was overriding the default ToString method.

    thanks once again.
    Last edited by Khadafi; January 11th, 2012 at 06:42 PM.

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