required java.util.ArrayList,found java.lang.Object : I do not understand the reason for this error

Question

Following are some snippets from a jsp page:

<%! ArrayList songList = new ArrayList(); %>

    <%
        songList = StoreSongLink.linkLis         


        

Answer 1

Use:

for (String s: songList) {
  // etc.
}

Also ensure that StoreSongLink.linkList is of type ArrayList.