String List

Hello all! I have a string list and I need to get the first string, and on a command or after a specific amount of time it should display the second string, then after a specific amount of time again it should display the third string and so go on.. and when it reached the last string it should return to the first string, I know I probably should iterate trough the list and set an index and stuff (thats what they said in a tutorial) can someone please explain me how iterating works? and will it do what I want? I know iteration looks like: if(iterator.hasNext()){ and stuff...anyway thanks for reading I'm kinda a noob and I'm incredibly tired right now so sorry... :s

 

Where do want to get a string from?
A file, arraylist, hashmap or something else?

 

from a config
like this: List<String> msgs = Main.config.getStringList("messages");

I really need a solution.....somebody has to know how to do this...

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

I would help you if I could, but don't know how.

 

You might use something like

Code:java

ArrayList<String> msgs=new ArrayList<String>();
msgs.put("first");
msgs.put("second");
 
for(String msg:msgs){
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(msg); // Output msg
try {
Thread.sleep(10000); // Sleep 10 sec.
} catch(Exception e){
 
}
}

And if you don't want to let your program wait :

Code:java

public boolean onCommand(...){
ArrayList<String> msgs=new ArrayList<String>();
msgs.put("first");
msgs.put("second");
 
new Thread(){ public void run() {
for(String msg:msgs){
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(msg); // Output msg
try {
Thread.sleep(10000); // Sleep 10 sec.
} catch(Exception e){
 
}
}}.start();
 
}

(Everything is an example, I didn't try this, let me know when it doesn't work !)

 

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