your problem is why your code doesn't work.
this your code:
Firebase ref = new Firebase(FIREBASE_URL); ref.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() { @Override public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot snapshot) { Log.e("Count " ,""+snapshot.getChildrenCount()); for (DataSnapshot postSnapshot: snapshot.getChildren()) { <YourClass> post = postSnapshot.getValue(<YourClass>.class); Log.e("Get Data", post.<YourMethod>()); } } @Override public void onCancelled(FirebaseError firebaseError) { Log.e("The read failed: " ,firebaseError.getMessage()); } })
you miss the simplest thing: getChildren()
FirebaseDatabase db = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
DatabaseReference reference = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getReference("Donald Trump");
reference.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
@Override
public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
int count = (int) dataSnapshot.getChildrenCount(); // retrieve number of childrens under Donald Trump
String[] hairColors = new String[count];
index = 0;
for (DataSnapshot datas : dataSnapshot.getChildren()){
hairColors[index] = datas.getValue(String.class);
}
index ++
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
Toast(MainActivity.this, "hairColors : " + hairColors[i], toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
@Override
public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {
}
});