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Thread: How to build a List dynamically

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    Default How to build a List dynamically

    Dear Experts

    I am looping thru a Result Set from a SQL-Query using the 'while' statement. This is result set is "forward-only", which means can't call the 'first' method to loop it again. Actually I don't want to loop it twice anyway for performance reasons.

    Instead my idea is to copy the values into a collection or multi-dimensional array and then scan this list twice to build my final result. (which is a string)

    My idea was to use a nested class, but I got a compilation error. In C# one might use a 'struct' to get this done.

    What's the deal in Java?

    I'd ideally create something like

    public class CodeInfo (...3 properties) and then pass that to an arrayList to iterate it...but haven't got it done myself...

    Thanks
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    Default Re: How to build a List dynamically

    Do you have a specific java programming question?

    I got a compilation error
    If you need help with the error, copy and paste it and the code that caused it.
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    Default Re: How to build a List dynamically

    A struct is nothing other then a class without methods and only public attributes. If you know how to do it in C# you should also be able to do it in java since these two are hardly different.

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    Default Re: How to build a List dynamically

    Welcome to the forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code in code or highlight tags and other useful info for new members.

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    Default Re: How to build a List dynamically

    Well, I mastered my problem using a different approach, but I'm still interessted in this, as it's probably "basics":

     
    public class Playground {
     
    	public class InnerClass {
    		public String anything;
    		public Integer someNumber;
    	}
     
    	public static void main(String[] args) {
    		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
     
    		System.out.println("Test");
     
    		InnerClass innerClass = new InnerClass();
     
     
    		// final goal: Fill a Collection (ArrayList)
    		// with the InnerClass "struct/record"
    		// in a loop (while)
     
    	}
     
    }

    Eclipse (Luna, Java 1.7) is saying:

    No enclosing instance of type Playground is accessible. Must qualify the allocation with an enclosing instance of type Playground (e.g. x.new A() where x is an instance of Playground).

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    Default Re: How to build a List dynamically

    When posting errors, it helps if you also show the source line where that error happened.

    Take a look at the tutorial about inner classes: Nested Classes (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Classes and Objects)
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    Of course, sorry it's the line where I try to instantiate the InnerClass (new)

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    Did you read the tutorial and try some of the things that were suggested?
    What about the suggestion in the error message you posted?

    One problem is trying to do too much in the main() method. Move everything to the class's constructor or methods.
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    Thanks guys, this was really helpful.

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