How to get array from Firestore and loop through it in Android?

Question

I am trying to get a field called services which is an array of Strings from the Firestore document.

I am doing it like this:

    fAuth = FirebaseAuth.getInstance();
    fStore = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
    
      fAuth.signInWithEmailAndPassword(Etemail.getText().toString(), Etpassword.getText().toString()).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<AuthResult>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onSuccess(AuthResult authResult) {
  
                        Uid = authResult.getUser().getUid();
                        checkUserAccessLevel(Uid);
                    }
                }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {

                        Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                });
                
                 private void checkUserAccessLevel(String uid) {
                 
                 DocumentReference df = fStore.collection("Users").document(uid);

                df.get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
            
            if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                List<String> services = new ArrayList<>();
                DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
                if (document.exists()) {
                    Map<String, Object> map = document.getData();
                    for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : map.entrySet()) {
                        services.add(entry.getValue().toString());
                    }
                    Log.d(TAG, services.toString());
                    
                } else {
                    Log.d(TAG, "No such document");
                }
            } else {
                Log.d(TAG, "get failed with ", task.getException()); 
            }
        }

    });
                 
}

This is the screenshot of Firebase Firestore DB!

Please help me to achieve the task.

You haven't actually said what's wrong with the code you've provided. Make sure you post your desired output, what you actually got, any crashes etc. — Henry Twist
– Henry Twist, Commented Apr 7, 2021 at 9:14

Alex Mamo · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-07 09:46:07Z

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To get the values that exist within your "services" array, you need to read the content of the document. Remember that DocumentSnapshot's getData() method, returns a Map<String, Object> that can be simply iterated, as the following lines of code:

FirebaseFirestore fStore = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
DocumentReference df = fStore.collection("Users").document(uid);
df.get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
        if (task.isSuccessful()) {
            List<String> services = new ArrayList<>();
            DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
            if (document.exists()) {
                Map<String, Object> map = document.getData();
                for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : map.entrySet()) {
                    services.add(entry.getValue().toString());
                }
                Log.d(TAG, services.toString());
                //Do what you need to do with your services List
            } else {
                Log.d(TAG, "No such document");
            }
        } else {
            Log.d(TAG, "get failed with ", task.getException()); //Don't ignore potential errors!
        }
    }
});

The result in the logcat will be:

[Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Urology]

answered Apr 7, 2021 at 9:46

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Swapnil Lanjewar Over a year ago

Hey Alex, thanks for your reply and time. In the logcat its showing full collection like this [Person Name, 9864#####, [Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Urology], 1, [email protected], [09:00 to 10:00, 10:00 to 11:00, 11:00 to 12:00, 12:00 to 13:00]] i just wanted the array of services like => [Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Urology] any workaround for this?

Swapnil Lanjewar Over a year ago

This is the json object struction i am getting from the firestore: {FullName=XYZ JKL, PhoneNumber=9865#####, services=[Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Urology], isAdmin=1, [email protected], time_slot=[09:00 to 10:00, 10:00 to 11:00, 11:00 to 12:00, 12:00 to 13:00]}

Alex Mamo Over a year ago

Please edit your question and add the code that you are using now and produces that output.

Swapnil Lanjewar Over a year ago

I have edited the code of the post, please check it. This is the code after applying the patch provided by you.

Swapnil Lanjewar Over a year ago

OK, let me check it again.

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Toygur Ziya Kutlu · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-08 10:04:23Z

You can use either get() method or getData() method.

get() method takes a String parameter (field name - note the there are also different versions of this method) and returns Object and you need to caste to your data type. You can use it for a single field (or more fields) if you don't want to get whole data from document as a Map<String, Object>.
getData() method returns whole data from document as Map<String, Object>. String is the document's fields names and Object is the data belongs to that fields. With your field name (or names) you can get the data belong to that field (or fields). Also you need to cast to your data type.

Get data according to the field name with using get() method:

 df.get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
                    if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                        DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
                        List<String> services = new ArrayList<>(),
                                timeSlot = new ArrayList<>();
                        if (document.exists()) {
                            services = (List<String>) document.get("services");
                            timeSlot = (List<String>) document.get("time_slot");
                        } else {
                            Log.e(TAG, "Document is not exist");
                        }
                    }else{
                        Log.e(TAG, "Task Failed: " + task.getException());
                    }
                }
            });

Get all data with getData() method and get your field values with using fields' names:

df.get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
                    if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                        DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
                        List<String> services = new ArrayList<>(),
                                timeSlot = new ArrayList<>();
                        if (document.exists()) {
                            Map<String, Object> data = document.getData();
                            services = (List<String>) data.get("services");
                            timeSlot = (List<String>) data.get("time_slot");
                        } else {
                            Log.e(TAG, "Document is not exist");
                        }
                    }else{
                        Log.e(TAG, "Task Failed: " + task.getException());
                    }
                }
            });

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