Hi guys
I'm having issues with the get() function inside an ArrayList. I've searched the forum and can't seem to find the solution for this problem...
When I run my project the compiler tells me that the get function doesn't exist.
Here's the code:

Code:

import processing.video.*;
import hypermedia.video.*;

// face detection
OpenCV opencv;
int faceDetected = 0;

int maxChar = 80;
int maxLines = 40;
ArrayList characters;

// MAIN 

void setup() {
  size(800,600);
  smooth();
  
  for (int i = 0; i < maxLines; i++) {
    characters = new ArrayList();
    characters.add(new Alphabet(i, maxChar, 100+i*3));
  }

  opencv = new OpenCV( this );
  opencv.capture(width, height);			 // open video stream
  opencv.cascade(OpenCV.CASCADE_FRONTALFACE_ALT);  // load detection description
}

void draw() {
  background(155);
  
  for (int i = characters.size()-1; i>=0; i--) {
    Alphabet characters = (Alphabet) characters.get(i);
    characters.run();
  }
  
  // face detection
  opencv.read();
  Rectangle[] faces = opencv.detect( 1.2, 2, OpenCV.HAAR_DO_CANNY_PRUNING, 100, 100 );
  noFill();
  stroke(255,0,0);
  for( int i=0; i<faces.length; i++ ) {
    rect( faces[i].x, faces[i].y, faces[i].width, faces[i].height );
    if (faces[i].width > 0) {
	faceDetected = 1;
    }
  }
}

void keyReleased () {
  if (key == 'p') {
    saveFrame("babel_01.tif"); 
  }
}

public void stop() {
  opencv.stop();
  super.stop();
}
 

Yeah, you were right about the placement of the new ArrayList() thing... i took it off the loop.

But it still doesn't work, I keep getting the same error message... I really can't imagine what might be happening.
In this project I'm working with two objects: the class Symbol, which creates the "characters" and the class Alphabet, which defines their behaviour. Symbols is loaded inside Alphabet as an ArrayList.
I thought maybe this could be a problem, so I decided to make a test. I copied and pasted Daniel Shiffman's ArrayListClass example from the Learning section into a new sketch and ran it in my computer. Ok, it worked. (sorry for not linking Shiffman's example, but the forum tells me I can't post links because I'm new here)
Then I decided to change the objects names to match the names in my project. I changed ONLY THE NAMES. Ran it. Got the same error: the function get(int) does not exist.

I'm gonna try to change the names in my sketch and post the results here. This is freaky.

> I changed ONLY THE NAMES.

can you call characters something else in your code? i think i've seen this before and it may've been because i was using a reserved word as a variable name or it clashed with something defined elsewhere.

(there's no 'characters' in the reference, but you never know)

(ha ha, too slow)

That seems like a strange solution to me - I don't see why similar names would be an issue. There must be something else that caused the problem, but I can't see what it would be. Is this a bug?