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SoCal Admin FOR / Iteration problem of List<List<>>
Hi Everyone!
I'm a newbie to apex code and I'm tryng out a new user-based SOSL query in a visual force page. But I don't understand the resulting LIST or how to iterate over it using a FOR statement.
I perform a SOSL query with the following:
List<List<Myobject>> searchList = [FIND '*00*' IN ALL FIELDS RETURNING Myobject];
it seems to work correctly based on the logs from the DeveloperConsole.
I get this data back (from DeveloperConsole System.Debug):
USER_DEBUG [34][DEBUG] Items Found: 1
USER_DEBUG [34][DEBUG] ITEM: (Myobject:{Id=01tE0000000MKAYIA4}, Myobject:Id=01tE0000000MKAUIA4}, Myobject:Id=01tE0000000MKASIA4}, Myobject:Id=01tE0000000MKATIA4}, Myobject:Id=01tE0000000MKANIA4}, Myobject:Id=01tE0000000MKAQIA4},...)
The output was doctored because I didn't spend time to find a text export of the logs,
But the SIZE property returns "1" as indicated in the logs and a FOR loop does not work as expected. It seems I may have a Single List of a multi-valued List (as indicated in the code above).
How do I get this to work in FOR loop to iterate over the the returning values?
How can I bypass the List<List<myobject>> to replace it with List<MyObject>?
Why do I need to use the List<List<>> syntax at all? It was the only way I could get it to return the list set.
Here is the For Loop:
for (List<MyObject> s1 : searchList) {
System.Debug('Item: ' + s1);
i++;
}
SOSL always returns a List of lists. This is because it can traverse multiple objects. To return your list do this.
After you initialize your SOSL initialize a new list based on the results
List<MyObject> newList = (List<MyObject>)searchList[0];
then loop over the newList...
for (MyObject m : newList){
//logic
}
or you could put both in a for loop
for(MyObject m : (List<MyObject>)searchList[0]){
//logic
}
All Answers
SOSL always returns a List of lists. This is because it can traverse multiple objects. To return your list do this.
After you initialize your SOSL initialize a new list based on the results
List<MyObject> newList = (List<MyObject>)searchList[0];
then loop over the newList...
for (MyObject m : newList){
//logic
}
or you could put both in a for loop
for(MyObject m : (List<MyObject>)searchList[0]){
//logic
}
Andrew,
I didn't bother testing your suggestion when I read it because I kind of knew the answer - so I marked your response as the "Solution" as soon as you confirmed my suspicions.
Ii just tested it, and, as expected, you *rock*!!!