Android Question converting list of map to list

[toby]

Let's say I have a long list of names and each name is a map (firstName, middleName, lastName). Now I want a list of firstName. I know how to build the list the hard way by going through each item. I'm wondering whether there is any trick, an easier way, to achieve that.

 

[RB Smissaert]

Let's say I have a long list of names and each name is a map (firstName, middleName, lastName). Now I want a list of firstName. I know how to build the list the hard way by going through each item. I'm wondering whether there is any trick, an easier way, to achieve that.

I don't think there is any other way then running a loop and add all the FirstNames to the new list.

RBS

 

[LucaMs]

Maybe if there were Typed Lists you wouldn't need what you want to achieve.

Will "anyone" listen to me?


P.S. I have to "study" how B4XCollections work; maybe it is possibile to add something similar to Typed Lists...

 

[KMatle]

Maybe you want to use a database (SQLite is a good choice). Lists/Maps are good for data-transportation or a small amout of entries. With a db you can retrieve the data very fast and only the data you need at that moment.

 

[toby]

Maybe you want to use a database (SQLite is a good choice). Lists/Maps are good for data-transportation or a small amout of entries. With a db you can retrieve the data very fast and only the data you need at that moment.

I get data, a list of map, from remote mysql server using httpJob. I just wish that I could use local Sqlite instead.