Array List problem

im having a problem with an Array list. this is my first post, so im not sure if its the right place to put it.

im new to arraylists

i have one arraylist called: printlist
i have a class: class B

class B has the array list
class B makes class C and adds that instance to the array list.
when it is all finished.

i want class A to get the arraylist which is in my class B (printlist). i do this through a return method which is in class B. this seems to work.

my problem now is though that when i try to use any of the data which i expect to be in class A's copy of the array list it wont work. e.g.

in class B, the following code works:

String filepath = printlist.get(0).getFilePath();

when i try that in class A it does not, and i get this error:
cannot find symbol : method getBrandProd()


any ideas.
thanks guys.

The calls have to 'link-up' ... that is not a terminology that is best. Call chain is a better word, it is like links in a chain:

Code:

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class A {
    class B = new B();
    ListItem getBrandProd(){
        B.ListItem getBrandProd();
}
class B {
    ListItem getBrandProd(){
        return C.getBrandProd();
}

---

The machine is not passing a copy of the ArrayList, it passes a copy of the finder information that the machine uses to find the ArrayList, so we are getting the actual item from the ArrayList in class C

your right. worked just fine. thanks a lot for your help!