[FIXED] How can I include a simple array in List.of()?

Issue

I am having a lot of trouble with putting an array as a parameter in one of my REST API methods. My server will be retrieving data from a separate API which requires all the below fields to be set.

public class Article {
    private String by;
    private int descendants;
    private int[] kids;
    private int id;
    private int score;
    private int time;
    private String title;
    private String type;
    private String url;

In another class, I have the following method:

    @Override
    public List<Article> selectAllArticles() {
        //TODO: argument fix needed
        return List.of(new Article("by", "descendants", [???], "id", "score", "title", "type", "url"));
    }

The [???] is where I'm trying to figure out how to write out the array.

Solution

You can either return an array:

public Object[] selectAllArticles() {
        return new Object[] {"by", "descendants", [???], "id", "score", "title", "type", "url"};
}

or if you really need specific type you don't need a List<?> of length 1, simply return the Article:

public Article selectAllArticles() {
        return new Article("by", "descendants", [???], "id", "score", "title", "type", "url");
}

I also want to note that [???] is not a thing in Java

Answered By - Player_X_YT
Answer Checked By - Marilyn (JavaFixing Volunteer)