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

for (ArrayList list : songList){}

must be

for (Object list : songList){}

Because songList declared type is ArrayList(equal ArrayList)