Removing items from arraylist

[shuzo monsoon]

Hello! I'm having a problem whereby I have two java classes, one (BasketItem) which sets the values of products (e.g. title, artist, price) these are then added to an arraylist in another class (ShoppingCart). I am using JSP to handle user requests to add products to the cart and also increment quantities. However, I am having trouble allowing users to remove items from their carts. What I have is a link next to the item to be deleted which is sent to a controlling JSP page which handles deleting the selected item from the arraylist. I can't figure out how to select the appropriate entry from the arraylist based on the name of the product, and then delete it. Can nayone help? Thanks.

[Vasilis Karas]

When you display the cart...how do you pull everything out to display it on the JSP page? Since ArrayLists store everything in sequence and can be referenced by index numbers---I would recommend that when you display the contents out of the array list generate a hyplerlink with a parameter index value starting from 0..to ArrayListSize-1...
example.
I'm on a Jsp page display contents of shopping cart...
<%
int sizeOfCart = myCartIsAnArrayList.size();
for(int index = 0;index < sizeOfCart; index++)
{
// some code to pull the objects out of the ArrayList(shoppingcart)

>%
//now I'm in HTML dynamically generating the hyplerink the the controlling JSP page--which will be looking for a "removeIndex" parameter
<a <HREF="http://yourcontrolling.jsp?removeIndex=<%=index%>">Remove Item</a>

<%
}
%>

[Vasilis Karas]

Ohhh.forgot to mention
on the receiving page..
you'll get this removeIndex parameter and do something like

yourArrayList.removeElementAt(removeIndex)<---you'll need to convert that parameter to an 'int' priort to making the removeElementAt call.

[shuzo monsoon]

Hi Red, well I use the BasketItems class methods getTitle, getArtist etc to display the contents of the arrayList. But your idea sounds vey good, I'm gonna give it a try now. Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes.

[shuzo monsoon]

Thanks so much! It works! Now I just have to deal with only removing one of the items when there is more than that in the ArrayList (i.e. when the quantity is >1) But thanks Basil, if you have any ideas to share about the quantity issue I'd really appreciate it!

[Vasilis Karas]

Originally posted by shuzo monsoon:
Thanks so much! It works! Now I just have to deal with only removing one of the items when there is more than that in the ArrayList (i.e. when the quantity is >1) But thanks Basil, if you have any ideas to share about the quantity issue I'd really appreciate it!

not sure I follow you on the quantity issue but let me take a stab.
You have an Item(object) in your ArrayList(ShoppingCart), now these items have a quantity associated with them? Is this what you mean?
Once again you can reference you're arrayList directly providing it an index. So you'll pass in a parameter for index and another paramter for quantity---pull that Object out of your arraylist and update its quantity..
Hope that helps