android - ArrayList contains filename -

android - ArrayList<File> contains filename -

i have problem arraylist (file in above code). arraylist composed files located sd. problem can have duplicates (the same image, in different paths sd, same filename different path) , want remove them. utilize code:

arraylist<file> removedduplicates = new arraylist<file>(); (int = 0; < file.size(); i++) { if (!removedduplicates.contains(file.get(i))) { removedduplicates.add(file.get(i)); } }

but doesn't work, guess because contains() list of file looks @ filepath instead of @ filename. true? how can solve problem? tried with:

arraylist<file> removedduplicates = new arraylist<file>(); (int = 0; < file.size(); i++) { if (!removedduplicates.contains(file.get(i).getname())) { removedduplicates.add(file.get(i)); } }

but still doesn't work. thanks

the type of getname string , type of object in arraylist file, you're never going same thing.

you want compare names within arraylist.

for(file f : files){ string fname = f.getname(); boolean found = false; for(file f2 : removedduplicates){ if(f2.getname().equals(fname)){ found = true; break; } } if(!found){ removedduplicates.add(f); } }

android arraylist contains