passing one element of a list to a method

[vomhaus]

I need to read a .txt file into a list and then pass one element of the list to a method and return to the main loop, run through the loop again and pass in the next element...

Thanks

File file = new File("pathToFile.txt"); 
List<String> contents = FileUtils.readLines(file);

do some stuff....


if(!blah.blah().equals(something)){
				
for (String line : contents) 
//pass one element of the list into the method and then go
//back to the top of the loop to navigate to another
//page and pass the next element...
call.method(line);
}

[NormR1]

Does your code do what you want it to do?
If not please explain the problem you are having.

[vomhaus]

The issue I am having is that I pass the entire list into the method, I only need one element. The list contents are a,c,b,d...

All I want to do is pass in one element (a), then go back to the top of the loop and then pass in c, and so forth...

[NormR1]

What happens when you clean up the code you posted and execute it?
It works for me. The variable line gets one element at a time from contents.

[vomhaus]

The list has 70 elements, to answer questions. All 70 answers are selected in the first question. I just want to pass one answer into one question. Then move onto the next question with the next answer.

[NormR1]

Can you post the code.
I copied the code you posted, changed it so it compiles and get one item at a time.

ArrayList<String> contents = new ArrayList<String>();
      contents.add("asdf");
      contents.add("dasdfffd");
      contents.add("werdfsfsf");
      
      for (String line : contents)  {
        System.out.println("line=" + line);  // Here you get one element at a time
      }

[vomhaus]

//Read the file into a list of potential answers
		//readFile();
		File file = new File("path.txt"); 
		//Use a list for the contents of the file
		List<String> contents = FileUtils.readLines(file);
		//String question = null;
		//int position = 1;
		while (testPage != null ){
			long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
		for (int i = 1; testPage != null; i++) {
			log.debug("i -> "+i);
			testPage = testPage.navigateToQuestion(i);
			if (testPage == null)
				break;
			//Figure out what page I am on and start to answer questions when the (question) =
			//itemType.Q_MC
			if(!testPage.isAnswerableQuestion().equals(itemType.Q_NA))
				//System.out.println("What page am I on - " + testPage.isAnswerableQuestion());
				for (String line : contents){ 
					//pass one element of the array to the method and then go
					//back to the top of the loop to navigate to another
					//answerable question...
					testPage.answerQuestion(line);
				}				
		  }	
	}		
the method that I call

public void answerMC(String question) throws STWTestItemException {
		//
		// driver.switchTo().defaultContent();
		// driver.switchTo().frame("mainFrame");
		//
		List<WebElement> radioButtons = driver.findElements(By
				.className("radio_table"));

		MC_ANSWER_MAP answer = MC_ANSWER_MAP.valueOf(question);
		
		if (radioButtons.size() == 0){
			STWTestItemException e =  new STWTestItemException("No answers available!");
			e.setCapturedImage(snapScreenShot());
			throw e;
		}
		radioButtons.get(answer.ordinal()).click();

	}

[NormR1]

Can you make the code into something that will compile and execute for testing?

[vomhaus]

You can run it out of Eclipse as JUnit...

[NormR1]

Ok, I don't use Eclipse or JUnit. I need a complete program that executes. Small without non relevant code.

I'll have to let someone else pick this thread up.