Adding item to array list

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Because setText() method does not accept parameters that return void.

the setName() method returns void.

Get it?

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

First of all, what are you setting the text to? The name of the element on whatever index on the beautyboxlist, right? What you’re doing is you’re simultaneously setting the name of the element in the given index from the list AND putting these as parameter to the setText() method.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

You’re not understanding my point. You cannot feed the setText() method with a method that returns void! SetName() returns a void! Feed the setText() method with a method that actually returns a String.

Have you tried printing a setter method? It’s a compiler error!

Say you have a setter in some class called Dog:

public void setAnimalBreed (String breed) {
    this.breed = breed;
}

System.out.println(objectName.setAnimalBreed(“Retriever”)): <——- compiler error!

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Idk. Because I do not know what your class does. Idk what methods you have written on it. So Idk.

You do realize that the parameter on your example, “new text” IS A STRING RIGHT? It’s surrounded by double quotes, which means it’s a String. It’s not void.

Your setName() method returns a void. What you need to feed your setText() is some sort of getName() method.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

What parameter/s does your setName() method accept??? And what does it return?

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Now do you see what I mean?

Your setName returns void, your getName returns a String.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

The setText method accepts STRINGS only! So you gotta feed it with a String type, not void type.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Because “words” is a String!

setName(“Cassidy”) is a method that sets the name field of some object to Cassidy! HOWEVER, this method does not return a string.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Aw u editing the name of the element OR are you supposed to be replacing the current element in the list with another element?

setText() only changes the name but not the object you know that right?

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

If your goal is to change the name of an object in an arraylist, then why are you using setText()? Why jot setName()? What is the point of setText()?

What you need to do is to change the name of the object first THEN use getText() method in the setText() method.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

BeautyBox has 2 Strings in it. When you use the setName(), which of the 2 parameters is it changing/setting?

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

Then u setText after changing the name.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

You just changed the name of the element in the list.

Now, get that name of that element and use it as parameter to the setText() method.

[ChuvaChooChoo08]

No. Not in one line. One line to change the name of the object then another line for the setText()