problem with ArrayList method

hi!
I'm trying to move characters from a string (st) to an element of an array, using alist1.add() method. I get an error message "cannot resolve symbol" with this:
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do {
alist1.add(i, st.charAt(j));
laskuri=st.length() + 1;
j++;
}
while (j > st1.length() || laskuri > linelength);
why's that?

Well, the answer depends on whether you're dealing with an ArrayList or an array, two very different things.
If you're dealing with an array, they don't have any "add" methods -- they very have few methods at all, just the ones inherited from Object (equals, hashCode, etc.) You use "array1[j] = st.charAt(1)" to set an element.
If you're dealing with an ArrayList, you're trying to pass a char to a method add(int, Object), but a char is not an Object. You'd have to convert the char to a String or other object -- precisely what you should do depends on what you're after, exactly.
Now, two other things: first, you ought never to use a "do... while" loop when a "for" loop would work just as well; the "for" loop will be much clearer. Unfortunately, I can't quite figure out the details of this loop's exit condition, so I won't try to translate it for you.
Finally, note that String has a toCharArray() method which returns the String as an array of characters; this method may be useful to you.
[ February 11, 2004: Message edited by: Ernest Friedman-Hill ]

Have you declared and instantiated all of your variables, i.e. is there a line in your code somewhere like
int i = 0;
Is it i, j, st, laskuri or linelength that the compiler doesn't like? Which symbol can not be resolved?

The best advice I can give: Know thy standard libraries.
To transfer characters from a String to a char[]:
String s = "abc"; char[] c = new char[s.length()]; s.getChars( 0, s.length(), c, 0 ); // c is now { "a", "b", "c" }
To transfer characters from a String to an ArrayList:
String t = "def"; ArrayList a = new ArrayList( t.length() ); for( int i=0; i < t.length(); i++ ) { a.add( new Character(t.charAt(i)) ); } // a now contains "d", "e", and "f"
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