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Homework Statement
I just need to know how to access an arraylist that was created in a class (call it Company). In class CompanyTest, I need to access a list of employees that was created in Company.
This is Company class:
Code:
public ArrayList<Employee> list = new ArrayList<Employee>();
public ArrayList<Employee> getList()
{
return list;
}
and in CompanyTest class, I wish to access the list by calling the method getList:
Code:
public class CompanyTest extends Company
{
[B][SIZE="3"]Company method = new Company();[/SIZE][/B]
public static void main(String[] args)
{
[B][SIZE="3"]ArrayList<Employee> list = method.getList();[/SIZE][/B]
//code continues
}
...
static class Action implements ActionListener
{
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
{
[B][SIZE="3"]ArrayList<Employee> list = method.getList();[/SIZE][/B]
//code continues
Employee emp = new Employee(tempName, tempAddress);
list.add(emp);
}
}
So the idea here is that I create the Company object outside the main method so that the method getList can be used in the main method, and in other subclasses (the actionlistener one).
I keep getting a compile error saying "non-static variable method cannot be referenced from a static context"
What do I need to do to make the list (which is already public in Company class) accessible to whatever I want. Not a very complicated question and I think I may have asked it before. Mark44 I think has done his best to help me in the past but this problem is quite simple. My assignment is due in 2 and a half hours so if anyone reads this and is able to give me the quick answer, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone.
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