Thread: BlueJ question: "Error: illegal initializer for java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>"

I am trying to use BlueJ to debug my java code for my homework. I am trying to pass arraylist to one of the methods and part of code (relevant) is posted under. Code compiles fine but when I try to create an object instance and input the string arraylist it is not working. I guess I need to know how to input data (parametric) into blueJ prompts when using an arraylist.

I wish I could attach the snapshots of the errors but this forum blocks them. I will try to attach them again anyway to see if that works somehow. I have tried to input in a few different ways but I always get one or the other error in BlueJ, sample of error messages as below:

BlueJ error:

a)
"Error: illegal initializer for java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>"

OR

b)
"Error: <identifier> Expected"


Code Snippet:

[highlight=java]
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class ArrayListMethods
{
    ArrayList<String> list; //instance variable
 
    public ArrayListMethods(ArrayList<String> arrayList)
    {
         list = new ArrayList<String>();
    }
 
 
    public boolean isSorted()
    {
        boolean sorted = false;
 
        for (int i = 0; i < list.size()-1; i++)
        {
             if (list.get(i).compareTo(list.get(i+1)) > 0)
             {
                 sorted = true;
             }
 
        }
        return sorted;
    }
}
 
[/highlight]

What do you mean by "it is not working" ... that tells us nothing useful.
I do not use bluej, so no advice there other than try your favorite search engine.
Always copy-paste the full text of the error message with your code and question.

Please see the attachments for explanation of the errors. If you do not know BlueJ, please do not attempt to answer questions.

If you expect someone to read the errors, post the full text of the error messages on the forum and not as attachments.
Do not be so quick to shun someone who does not use the IDE of your choice, you never know what assistance they may provide.

Puller,
Can you please post your entire code? We wanted to know where exactly the error occured? Definitely I see there is no compile-time error or runtime exception in the code you posted. But certainly your logic to check if the list is sorted is 100% wrong. Just try the input "b", "a", "c", "e" and see what output you get. It will return true when it is supposed to return false. But thats a different issue though.
The error you said is probably in some other code which you did not display.

Syed.

I am giving up...thanks for all the help.

You can find the answer to the question here: java - How do I enter parameters for an ArrayList in BlueJ? - Stack Overflow