I have an ArrayList of Objects in Firebase and I would like to retreive it. I have 2 array lists. One String and one Grade. When I try to use the array of objects it has a problem:
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.HashMap cannot be cast to com.example.gradecalculator.Grade
mDocRef:
private DocumentReference mDocRef = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance().document("myData/Arrays");
Uploading the arrays:
Map<String, Object> dataToSave = new HashMap<String, Object>();
dataToSave.put("StringsArray", stringGrades); // Save Strings Array
dataToSave.put("ObjectsArray", grades); // Save Objects Array
mDocRef.set(dataToSave).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
Log.d(TAG, "Document has been saved!");
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "List has been saved successfully!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Downloading the arrays:
mDocRef.get().addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(DocumentSnapshot documentSnapshot) {
isListEmpty = false;
if (documentSnapshot.exists()) {
Map<String, Object> dataToLoad = (HashMap<String, Object>) documentSnapshot.getData();
stringGrades = (ArrayList<String>) dataToLoad.get("StringsArray");
grades = (ArrayList<Grade>) dataToLoad.get("ObjectsArray");
for (Grade grade : grades) { // <------------Fails here
System.out.println(grade.toString());
}
First time I’m trying to use Firebase. It seems that it saves the data in the server successfully. Any advice?
Answer
The get method of DocumentSnapshot return a List of Map :
List<Map<String, Object>>
You can create another class with your List :
class GradeContainer{
private List<Grade> grades;
public GradeContainer(){}
public List<Grade> getGrades(){
return grades;
}
}
And use dataToLoad.toObject() :
grades = List<Grade> dataToLoad.toObject(GradeContainer.class).getGrades();
You can read this documentation for more informations :
And this tutorial :