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Pratik PawarPratik Pawar 

Error : Return type of an Apex action method must be a PageReference. Found: visualforce.el.VisualforceArrayList

Any clue on error.

/*********************************************VF Page*****************************************/
<apex:page standardController="Account" extensions="getSingleRelatedList">
    <apex:form >
        <apex:detail relatedList="false"/>
            <apex:selectList value="{!selectString }" multiselect="false" size="1">
              <b>Record Type :</b>  <apex:selectoptions value="{!Items}"/>
              <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" action="{!ClientRelatedList}" rerender="conList"/>
            </apex:selectList> <br/> <br/>
    </apex:form>
        <apex:relatedList list="Contacts" title="Employee Contacts" id="conList">
            <apex:facet name="body">
                <apex:pageBlock id="pageBlock">
                    <apex:pageBlockTable value="{!listContactClientRecT}" var="con">
                        <apex:column headerValue="Name">
                            <apex:outputLink value="/{!con.Id}">{!con.FirstName} {!con.LastName}</apex:outputLink>
                        </apex:column>
                    </apex:pageBlockTable>
            </apex:pageBlock>
           </apex:facet>
        </apex:relatedList>
</apex:page>


/**********************************Controller****************************************/

public class getSingleRelatedList {
     public List<Contact> listContactClientRecT{get; set;}
     public List<String>  listRecordType {get; set;}
     public String selectString {get; set;}
     public ID accId {set; get;}
     
     public getSingleRelatedList(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
        listRecordType = new List<String>();
        listContactClientRecT = new List<Contact>();
        accId = controller.getId();
     }
    
    public pageReference getClientRelatedList(){
        listContactClientRecT  = [Select Id,FirstName,LastName, RecordTypeId from Contact where RecordTypeId =:selectString];  
    }
    
    public List<SelectOption> getItems() {
        List<SelectOption> options = new List<SelectOption>();
        List<Contact> listContactRecTypeId =[Select RecordTypeId from contact where AccountId =: accId]; 
        Set<ID> rectypeID = new Set<ID>();
        for(Contact objContact : listContactRecTypeId ){
            rectypeID.add(objContact.RecordTypeId);
        }
        
        
        if(listContactRecTypeId!=Null && !listContactRecTypeId.isEmpty())
        for(ID objContact: rectypeID){
            options.add(new SelectOption(objContact,objContact));
        }  
          return options;
    }
   
}
Best Answer chosen by Pratik Pawar
SonamSonam (Salesforce Developers) 
From the code you have shared, I understand you are trying to create a related list for account which will show selected contacts filtered by record type ID.
i have updated your code to get ride of errors you mentioned regarding return type - please use the code below:

public class getSingleRelatedList {



     public List<Contact> listContactClientRecT{
     get{listContactClientRecT  = [Select Id,FirstName,LastName, RecordTypeId from Contact];  
    return listContactClientRecT;
    }
     set;}
     public List<String>  listRecordType {get; set;}
     public String selectString {get; set;}
     public ID accId {set; get;}
     
     public getSingleRelatedList(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
        listRecordType = new List<String>();
        listContactClientRecT = new List<Contact>();
        accId = controller.getId();
     }
    
    public List<Contact> ClientRelatedList(){
        listContactClientRecT  = [Select Id,FirstName,LastName, RecordTypeId from Contact];  
    return listContactClientRecT;
    }
    
    public List<SelectOption> getItems() {
        List<SelectOption> options = new List<SelectOption>();
        List<Contact> listContactRecTypeId =[Select RecordTypeId from contact where AccountId =: accId]; 
        Set<ID> rectypeID = new Set<ID>();
        for(Contact objContact : listContactRecTypeId ){
            rectypeID.add(objContact.RecordTypeId);
        }
        
        
        if(listContactRecTypeId!=Null && !listContactRecTypeId.isEmpty())
        for(ID objContact: rectypeID){
            options.add(new SelectOption(objContact,objContact));
        }  
          return options;
    }
   
}

Currently the related list shows all contacts, please update the  code to fit your requirement.