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laracalvo
6,560 PointsProblem understanding line of code in Songbook
Hi, I had problems with this line of code:
List<Song> artistSongs = byArtist.get(song.getArtist());
I don't understand what it does. It creates a new List named after the artist? Can you create a list name with a variable? Thanks :)
1 Answer
Nelson Fleig
25,764 PointsAlso my question. Wouldn't adding an element to the list without using the add method result in overwriting list elements? Why isn't Craig using the add method?
i.e.:
List<Song> artistSongs;
artistSongs.add(byArtist.get(song.getArtist()));
Darth R3id4k
Courses Plus Student 10,125 Points>>>. artistSongs.add(byArtist.get(song.getArtist())); << song.getArtist() returns string artist's name
>>>1. artistSongs.add(byArtist.get("Marylin Manson"); << byArtist.get("Marylin Manson") returns (should) value of this key but there is not value for key "Marylin Manson" yet so returns "null"
>>>2. artistSongs.add(null);
>>>3. artistSongs returns null not list of songs.
Marcus Karlsson
1,291 PointsMarcus Karlsson
1,291 PointsNot named after the artist, after the artist's songs.
Your method is of the type Map<String, List<Song>> byArtist() so what your line of code does is to check if the artist you're looking for has any songs in the List artistSongs. "(That is why it says byArtist.get(song.getArtist()))" so through your map method your are checking the keyValue(String) which is the artist's name and if that name is connected to any songs.
Can be a bit confusing but hope that makes it a little easier to grasp.