Firebase Database Exception while retrieving data from Firebase database

Question

I have a Firebase Database as shown below. I am trying to retrieve this episode data but always getting error

users:
{
 Fcm_id: "c68y2j3bwis:APA91bFABxC6W5FmYVCOSmgJiB_-UEqnrmQ...",
 Name: "Vikas Kumar",
 episodes:{
 0: "-Kno0IYdlSjjfFsXkGQ7",
 1: "-Kno0IYdlSjjfFsXkGQ8"
 },
 gender:Male,
 age:14,
 email:"[email protected]",
}

this is the user POJO class in which I am creating a HashMap

public class User implements Serializable{

    private String Name;
    private String email;
    private String gender;
    private String Fcm_id;
    private String id;
    private int age;
    private String image;

    private ArrayList<Map<String,Object>> episodes;



public User()
{

}

public ArrayList<Map<String, Object>> getEpisodes() {
    return episodes;
}

public void setEpisodes(ArrayList<Map<String, Object>> episodes) {
    this.episodes = episodes;
}


    public String getImage() {
        return image;
    }

    public void setImage(String image) {
        this.image = image;
    }

    public String getFcm_id() {
        return Fcm_id;
    }

    public void setFcm_id(String Fcm_id) {
        this.Fcm_id = Fcm_id;
    }

    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return Name;
    }

    public void setName(String Name) {
        this.Name = Name;
    }

    public int getAge() {
        return age;
    }

    public void setAge(int age) {
        this.age = age;
    }

    public String getEmail() {
        return email;
    }

    public void setEmail(String email) {
        this.email = email;
    }

    public String getGender() {
        return gender;
    }

    public void setGender(String gender) {
        this.gender = gender;
    }

}

ListPatients.java Class where I have written code to retrieve the data from the database

 firebasePathMain.child("users").child(auth.getCurrentUser().getUid()).child("episodes").addChildEventListener(new ChildEventListener() {
            @Override
            public void onChildAdded(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {

                String episodeId = dataSnapshot.getValue().toString();
                Log.d(TAG,episodeId);

                firebasePathMain.child("episodes").child(episodeId).child("Participants").child("User_id").addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                        final String UserId = dataSnapshot.getValue().toString();
                        Log.d(TAG,UserId);

                        firebasePathMain.child("users").child(UserId).addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
                            @Override
                            public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                                User user = dataSnapshot.getValue(User.class);
                                user.setId(UserId);

                                Log.d(TAG,user.getName());
                                listPatient.add(user);
                                adapterPatients.notifyDataSetChanged();

                               // adapterPatients.refillAdapter(user);
                              //  listUpdate.add(0, user.getId());

                            }

                            @Override
                            public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {

                            }
                        });

                        Listpatients.add(UserId);
                        Log.d(TAG,Listpatients.toString());

                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {

                    }
                });

            }

            @Override
            public void onChildChanged(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onChildRemoved(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onChildMoved(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {

            }
        });

but when I trying to retrieve the data it is this error

Expected a Map while deserializing, but got a class java.util.ArrayList

I have more easy solution than this which is given below just made the Map in the Arraylist — Vikas
– Vikas, Commented Jun 30, 2017 at 13:14
you can refer to this answer of mine. stackoverflow.com/questions/55016979/… Almost similar issue. — Abhilash Das
– Abhilash Das, Commented Sep 26, 2019 at 10:03

Alex Mamo · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-30 11:31:31Z

0

You need to use Map<String, Object>, not a HashMap<Integer, String>.

Please use this code:

private Map<String, Object> episodes;

public HashMap<String, Object> getEpisodes() {
    return episodes;
}

public void setEpisodes(HashMap<String, Object> episodes) {
    this.episodes = episodes;

}

To query your database please use this code:

DatabaseReference rootRef = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference();
DatabaseReference episodesRef = rootRef..child("users").child(auth.getCurrentUser().getUid()).child("episodes");
ValueEventListener eventListener = new ValueEventListener() {
    @Override
    public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
        for(DataSnapshot ds : dataSnapshot.getChildren()) {
            String key = ds.getKey();
            String value = ds.getValue(String.class)
            Log.d("TAG", "key= " + key + " -> value: " + value);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {}
};
episodesRef.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(eventListener);

And the output will be:

 key: 0 -> value: -Kno0IYdlSjjfFsXkGQ7
 key: 1 -> value: -Kno0IYdlSjjfFsXkGQ8

It will work for sure.

edited Jun 30, 2017 at 11:31

answered Jun 30, 2017 at 10:25

Alex Mamo

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13 Comments

Vikas Over a year ago

Expected a Map while deserializing, but got a class java.util.ArrayList

Alex Mamo Over a year ago

You need to add implements Serializable to you POJO class and your problem will be solved.

Alex Mamo Over a year ago

Ok, than you need to change other fieds that are declared as an ArrayList with a Map. Remember, every entry in a Firebase database is structured as pair, of key and value.

Alex Mamo Over a year ago

It's incomplete. Share the complete version with all fields

Alex Mamo Over a year ago

In order to make Firebase work, you need to add to your pojo, the no argument constructor -> User() {}

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