[Unsolved] ArrayList<String>..."Get" option

I am trying to retrieve a players name that was saved in an ArrayList....But when ever I use

Code:

for(Player p : Player.get(p.getName())){

the get is underlined red saying "

The method get(int) in the type List<String> is not applicable for the arguments (String)

"

What do I do?

Sorry my first line was small
I typed it out here again

Code:

I am trying to retrieve a players name that was saved in an ArrayList...but when ever I use

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Honestly, I have no idea what you want to do. If you want to get the first player in the array-list:

Code:java

 
List<Player> players = new ArrayList<Player>();
Player player = players.get(0);
String name = player.getName();
//do stuff
 

If you want to loop through all players in the list and do something:

Code:java

 
List<Player> players = new ArrayList<Player>();
for (Player player : players) {
    String name = player.getName();
    //do stuff
}
 

Or do you want to get the player by its name? Performancewise this would require you to store the player in a map, using its name as key:

Code:java

 
Map<String, Player> players = new Hashmap<String, Player>();
Player player = players.get("PLAYERNAME");
//do stuff
 

However, you should never store players in any way, store the name instead. You can then get the player directly from the server:

Code:java

 
Player player = getServer().getPlayerExact("PLAYERNAME");
//do stuff
 

 

TheE
Thank you for your long and detailed post......I will reply if I didn't fix the problem

 

iterator and gettign all players from an arraylist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBva3Ei0pQ