what can i use instead of generics?

it says:

List<VidBean> videos = new ArrayList<VidBean>(); /// can i put this as a array whats <> for?

^

1 error

Errors compiling finderBean.

but i would rather chnage it so it doe not use generics, can anybody tell me what the alternative is?

eastendersa at 2007-7-11 22:28:13 >

I have managed to get rid of some of those errors but am left with these ones. Ifi i change listvids = new arraylist() to just a list that error goes away but having not used lists before i do not know if that is correct or not.

myBean.java [38:1] cannot resolve symbol

symbol : method forName (java.lang.String)

location: class Class

Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();

^

myBean.java [76:1] incompatible types

found: java.util.ArrayList

required: List

List vids = new ArrayList(); // use this instead i think // works if i put it as list not array list

^

myBean.java [96:1] cannot resolve symbol

symbol : variable stmt0

location: class myBean

stmt0.close();

^

3 errors

Errors compiling myBean.

I have now got rid of two of those errors and i am just left with :

mysite/myBean.java:96: cannot resolve symbol

symbol : variable stmt

location: class mysite.myBean

stmt.close();

^

1 error

can anybody see whats up with it?

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eastenders

eastendersa at 2007-7-11 22:28:13 >

sorry i don't quite understand that i dont have a class file called calss or list if thats what you mean, the only error i get now is:

mysite/myBean.java:96: cannot resolve symbol

symbol : variable stmt

location: class mysite.myBean

stmt.close();

^

1 error

Problem solved, i put the stmt.close() in the wrong place i put it after the catch!

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eastenders

eastendersa at 2007-7-11 22:28:13 >