Retrieve an array from parse.com and add the values to a local array (Android)
android, android-listview, arrays, parse-platform
Solution
Use an `ArrayList<String>` instead of `String[]`, then you can access it as you would any other ArrayList object.
ArrayList<String> testStringArrayList = (ArrayList<String>)user.get("Roots");
String myString = testStringArrayList.get(1);
Problem
I have an array column called "Roots" in a user class from parse.com and I want to retrieve the array object from the column and then extract the values (strings) to an array in my application. ``` ParseUser.logInInBackground(user, password, new LogInCallback() { public void done(ParseUser user, ParseException e) { if (user != null) { // Hooray! The user is logged in. startMenu(); String[] testStringArray = (String[])user.get("Roots"); ``` I'm not sure if the last line even works. Even if it does, I'm not sure how to extract the individual elements and set them to a local array that I can call on using an index e.g. ``` String myString = testStringArray[1] ``` Or some such. I have tried a few variations of the above code and I think I am missing something fundamental. Does anyone have an example of how I can accomplish this? Thanks in advance!