Configuration file help!!

Hey guys,

My configuration file:

Code:

Motds:
       - Motd1
       - Motd2
       - Motd3

My configuration code:



What I want:

A code that gets the amount of Motds typed into the configuration file, and then random chooses one of these.

 

TheEyeMonster
Well you'd get the size with this

Code:

int size = getConfig().getStringList("Motds").size();

Then to select a random

Code:

String random = getConfig().getStringList("Motds").get(new Random().nextInt(size));

 

Thank you Assist, will try it right now!

How can I fix this, I don't understand why its giving this error.



Fixed that error, but how can I use the "random" in a different class?

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

 

TheEyeMonster
Make a global variable (null for now), then on loadConfiguration, set it equal to the random string.

Code:

// somewhere up in your class
public static String random; 
 
// somewhere down in your class
public void loadConfiguration() {
// other stuff
random = getConfig().getStringList("Motds").get(new Random().nextInt(size));
// other stuff
}

Then in another class, you can get the string with, for example, if your main class (or the class the string is in) is called Main

Code:

String random = Main.random;