How to Retrieve a List object from the firebase in android

Question

I am having trouble retrieving a List from the Firebase. I have no trouble storing it, but as soon as I try to cast dataSnapshot.getValue() to ArrayList my app crashes, givi

Answer 1

Your Model

public class TaskDes {
    private boolean done;
    private String taskDescription;
    private String taskTitle;

    public TaskDes() {
    }

    public boolean isDone() {
        return done;
    }

    public void setDone(boolean done) {
        this.done = done;
    }

    public String getTaskDescription() {
        return taskDescription;
    }

    public void setTaskDescription(String taskDescription) {
        this.taskDescription = taskDescription;
    }

    public String getTaskTitle() {
        return taskTitle;
    }

    public void setTaskTitle(String taskTitle) {
        this.taskTitle = taskTitle;
    }

}

You need to create a GenericTypeIndicator object to pass as DataSnapshot.getValue() parameter.

In Activity

 private static final String TAG=MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();
 private FirebaseDatabase database;
 private DatabaseReference myRef=null;

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    database=FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
    myRef=database.getReference("ADD_YOUR_REFERECE");


    myRef.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener(){
       @Override
       public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot){
          /* This method is called once with the initial value and again whenever data at this location is updated.*/
          long value=dataSnapshot.getChildrenCount();
          Log.d(TAG,"no of children: "+value);

          GenericTypeIndicator> genericTypeIndicator =new GenericTypeIndicator>(){};

          List taskDesList=dataSnapshot.getValue(genericTypeIndicator);

          for(int i=0;i