Solved List in config

What i want to create: A list in config where you can type player names like this:
Names:
- Randomguy1
- Randomguy2
- Randomguy3
- etc

I don't know how to do that in the first place and i don't want to do this:

Code:

if (array[1].equalsIgnoreCase("Randomguy1")) {

For every person i want to add, so what would i do in that case?

 

@timtower I don't know how i should use it. :/

 

ArrayList<String> array = (ArrayList<String>) config.getConfig().getStringList("Names");

for (String person : array) {
if (person.equalsIgnoreCase("RandomGuy1")) {
//do something
}
}

 

@The_Spaceman Wouldn't that mean i should type the name like you did there everytime? "if (person.equalsIgnoreCase("RandomGuy1")) {"

 

I dont really know what you want to do but, what timtower said is that you can test is a String is available in your list using: array.contains(yourStringHere);

can you please tell me more about the functionality?

 

@The_Spaceman I have a class where i have a PlayerCommandPreprocessEvent and then i want a config where i can just add people like this:
Names:
- RandomGuy1
- RandomGuy2
- etc
Instead of doing “if (array[1].equalsIgnoreCase(“RandomGuy1”)) {“ everytime

 

@timtower I should probably be more specific, what i want is the player in arg 1 of the command like /ban (player), that would just be "array.contains(args[0])", right? Well if that's right then how do i make the list in config? I'm a little confused, could you explain how it works(like the steps of what i need to do)?
EDIT: I just looked it up and i think the name for what i want is StringList or something like that.

 

bump, i still need this. :/

 

@KarimAKL
To make a list in a config you do
ArrayList <String> playerList = new ArrayList <String>();
getConfig ().set ("Names", playerList);
saveConfig ();
Then to get the list and check if a name is in the list

ArrayList <String> list = getConfig ().getStringList ("Names");

If (list.contains (whatever){
//do stuff
}

 

@Blackwing_Forged Okay but i'm confused why do i need the "if (list.contains(whatever)) {"? Wouldn't i just be able to use something like "if (list.contains(Names)) {" instead?

 

@KarimAKL
What exactly are you trying to do? are you trying to see if a name is in that list, if so thats why you do if list.contains("your string")
if you want to loop through the contents do

for(int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++)
{
String item = list.get(i);

}

 

@Blackwing_Forged Okay, i’ll try the list.contains then, thanks.

 

@Blackwing_Forged Okay i just tried the list.contains thing but it didn't work, either i did it wrong or i just can't use it in my case so i tried this instead:

Code:

if (!(p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(plugin.getConfig().getStringList("My-String-Here")))) {

but it comes with an error at the "equalsIgnoreCase" part, here is the error:
"The method equalsIgnoreCase(String) in the type String is not applicable for the arguments (List<String>)"
So i wanna ask how i would be able to make this:

Code:

if (!(p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("in-game-name") || p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("another-in-game-name"))) {

and this:

Code:

if (array[1].equalsIgnoreCase("in-game-name") || array[1].equalsIgnoreCase("another-in-game-name")) {

so that i can just add them to a list in config and it would count here? As i said i already tried something like this:

Code:

if (!(p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(plugin.getConfig().getStringList("My-String-Here")))) {

at the first one.

 

@timtower Like this?:

Code:

if (!(plugin.getConfig().getStringList("whateverstring".contains(p.getName())))) {

It comes with an error at the "getStringList" part so i think that's wrong but if not i don't quite get it. :/
Here is the error: "The method getStringList(String) in the type MemorySection is not applicable for the arguments (boolean)"

 

@timtower Oh, it was right then? I just accidentally put the .contains on the other side of the string instead of on the other side of the bracket then? It doesn't come with an error now so i guess it's right then? Thanks alot. Question: Does it matter if i use caps in the config or not? If it does matter then how would i make it so that it doesn't matter?
EDIT: I forgot to ask: What should i type in config if i don't want to have anyone under "names" by default? Also i don't know if this has anything to do with this but when i type a command from the PlayerCommandPreprocessEvent it comes with an error.
Here is the error:

Code:

[15:36:39 INFO]: PlayerName issued server command: /command
[15:36:39 ERROR]: Could not pass event PlayerCommandPreprocessEvent to PluginName VersionNumber
org.bukkit.event.EventException
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:310) ~[spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:62) ~[spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:502) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:487) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnection.handleCommand(PlayerConnection.java:1154) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java:997) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:45) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:1) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnectionUtils$1.run(SourceFile:13) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_161]
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_161]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.SystemUtils.a(SourceFile:44) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.B(MinecraftServer.java:715) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.DedicatedServer.B(DedicatedServer.java:374) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.A(MinecraftServer.java:654) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:557) [spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_161]
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
        at me.karim.plugin.events.EventOnCommand.useCommand(EventOnCommand.java:71) ~[?:?]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:306) ~[spigot-1.8.8.jar:git-Spigot-21fe707-e1ebe52]
        ... 16 more

If you need my class you can just ask.

 

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