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How can we get the key of the current user from the realtime database when the key of the user is the username in KOTLIN

The code
This is our code, we just want to display the current user's key, that's it so how should we do that.
Currently, the code gives the output of all the keys and not the current user key.
As output, we are getting the values: Asif, Test24, and Vaishnavi in the variable key
The image is of the Realtime Database The image of Realtime Database

To solve this issue, you need to use a query. In Kotlin, the code should look like this:
val uid = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().currentUser?.uid
val db = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().reference
val usersRef = db.child("Users")
val queryByUid = usersRef.orderByChild("uid").equalTo(uid)
val valueEventListener = object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onDataChange(dataSnapshot: DataSnapshot) {
for (ds in dataSnapshot.children) {
val key = ds.getKey()
Log.d("TAG", key)
}
}
override fun onCancelled(error: DatabaseError) {
Log.d("TAG", error.getMessage()) //Never ignore potential errors!
}
}
queryByUid.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(valueEventListener)
If for example,e the authenticated user is Asif, then the result in the logcat will be:
KYGf ... uSP2
Always remember to add all necessary keys when you create a reference. Never use .child(""), which is an empty string.

how to get all child with specific value from Firebase android kotlin?

I want to get just color item in the image from all user in my database. I try this
private fun setListPersonOfferService(){
val database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance()
val userIdReference = database.getReference("user personal data").child("Country")
val userFilterListener = object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onCancelled(databaseError: DatabaseError) {
// handle error
}
override fun onDataChange(dataSnapshot: DataSnapshot) {
val listTest = dataSnapshot.children.map { it.getValue(HomePageModel::class.java)!! }
itemAdapter = ItemAdapterHomePage(context ?: return,
listTest as ArrayList<HomePageModel>
)
itemAdapter?.onItemClick = {
Supplier.serviceList[it].state = !Supplier.serviceList[it].state
itemAdapter?.notifyDataSetChanged()
Toast.makeText(context, "go to speck", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
}
recyclerView_homePage.apply {
layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
adapter = itemAdapter
}
}
}
userIdReference.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(userFilterListener)
}
class HomePageModel(var lastName: String?=null,
var town: String?=null,
var faculty: String?=null,
var languageOfStudy: String?=null )
if i change Reference to the specific directory .child("Turcia").child("Adana").child("Çukurova University").child("Faculty of Business") it works, but i want to get from all user.

You'll need to navigate over the dataSnapshot in your onDataChange to get to the correct child nodes.
To navigate a DataSnapshot object you have two main approaches:
You already know the key of the child you want to access, in which case you use the child() method to access that specific child node. For example, you could read the marked child in the JSON with dataSnapshot.child("Turcia/Adana/Çukurova University/Faculty of Business").children.map, similarly to what you already tried on the reference.
You don't know the key of the child nodes, in which case you loop over the getChildren() property of the snapshot. For an example of the latter, see the Firebase documentation on listening for value events on a list of children.
I think you're looking for the second approach here, but in any case you're dealing with DataSnapshots, there are the ways to get at the data in there.

how do i retrieve data from firebase realtime database using kotlin

Im trying to pull data from firebase realtime database but i'm not sure how to pull more than one data piece at the same time if its possible.
so this is what the database looks like:
so far i have managed to be able to print out all of these values in the following way:
private fun getData() {
var currentUid = mAuth.currentUser?.uid
val myRef = database.getReference("User-following").child(currentUid!!)
myRef.addValueEventListener(object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onDataChange(dataSnapshot: DataSnapshot) {
val children = dataSnapshot.value
Log.e("Database", "value = $children")
}
override fun onCancelled(error: DatabaseError) {
Log.e("Database", error.toString())
}
})
}
when it prints the value of children i get all 5 in the following format:
E/Database: value = {-MLwcu81dicGo1NezqJD=1, -MLwcwBjdjRo-vgSkEjR=1, -MLwep1w5z4DfGeabx0d=1, -MLw_sc6aHPxPpGBIpCL=1, -MLwdqVch3iDr3GXylln=1}
how to i return each individual id so that i can use it to retrieve the data that corresponds to each id?

To access the individual child nodes under the snapshot you retrieved, you'll want to loop over its children.
override fun onDataChange(dataSnapshot: DataSnapshot) {
for (childSnapshot in dataSnapshot.children) {
Log.i("Database", "child key = $childSnapshot.key")
}
}
Also see the Firebase documentation on listening to value events.

how to check if firebase have value1 and value2 exist

I'm trying to do the following in my Android application using Kotlin :
I have the Firebase data structure as shown in this image:
The user is able to choose 2 stations from the stations included in the data, either as "start_station", "end_station" or "station_number".. in the next function am trying to take the user's selections and check if both are encluded in the same line.
private fun fetchingLinesData(
theEndStation: String,
theStartStation: String,
) {
val database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance()
val myRef = database.getReference("line")
myRef.addValueEventListener(object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onCancelled(p0: DatabaseError) {
toast(getString(R.string.could_not_find_a_way))
}
override fun onDataChange(p0: DataSnapshot) {
p0.children.forEach{
//Here should be the line that checks if both data exist
}
}
})
}
Tried using This hasChild Method but it wasn't right.

Try to convert your response to HashMap and search using containsValue
override fun onDataChange(p0: DataSnapshot) {
p0.children.forEach {
//Here should be the line that checks if both data exist
if(it.hasChildren()) {
val stationLines = it.value as HashMap<String, Any>
val validStart = stationLines.containsValue(theStartStation)
val validEnd = stationLines.containsValue(theEndStation)
...
}
}
}

You can do a query:
myRef.orderByChild("end_station").equalTo(theEndStation).addValueEventListener
This will retrieve the data according to the query, then inside onDataChange() after the forEach you can do the following:
if(p0.exists()){
// retrieve data here
}
Using exists() you can check if the datasnapshot exists.
This query will only check for end_station, if you want to check both, then after the query inside the if statement you can retrieve the first_station:
if(p0.exists()){
val firstStation = it.child("start_station").value
And check if firstStation is equal to theStartStation

Firebase getValue returns as a HasMap with the key regardless of how I ask for it

Some of my data is stored in Firebase as like in the screen shot bellow, under a parent called "votes":
I am trying to pull the value only (-1) but keep getting the whole HashMap.
The key in this case is represented in my code as a variable called inititorId and postVotesSnapshot represents the parent snapshot the holds many children as in the screen shot I've attached.
I've tried:
postVotesSnapshot.child(initiatorId).value
or
postVotesSnapshot.child(initiatorId).getValue(Integer::class.java)
And both got me the whole HashMap with the key causing a crash because I need the value to be an Int.
I've tried:
val valueHash = postVotesSnapshot.child(initiatorId).getValue(HashMap::class.java)
val myValue = valueHash[initiatorId]
But that doesn't work wither.
I'm not sure what has gone wrong as the code worked perfectly before with the first option I've mentioned and today it suddenly throws an error at me.
Here's the complete Listener:
val refVotes = if (postType == 0) {
FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("/questions/$mainPostId/main/votes")
} else {
FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("/questions/$mainPostId/answers/$specificPostId/votes")
}
refVotes.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onCancelled(p0: DatabaseError) {
}
override fun onDataChange(postVotesSnapshot: DataSnapshot) {
setVotesCount(specificPostId, mainPostId, votesView, postType)
if (postVotesSnapshot.hasChild(initiatorId)) {
val voteValue = postVotesSnapshot.child(initiatorId).getValue(Integer::class.java) //this line is the problematic one
//I do stuff
}
}
})
}

Try the following:
val ref = firebase.child("posts")
ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(object : ValueEventListener {
override fun onDataChange(snapshot: DataSnapshot?) {
val id = dataSnapshot.child(initiatorId).getValue(Integer::class.java)
}
override fun onCancelled(error: FirebaseError?) {
println(error!!.message)
}
})
Assuming, you have the following database:
posts
VMQPBq6YK3bJ12xIjGeTHsqaJC2 : -1
Here the dataSnapshot will be at child posts, then you need to attach the addListenerForSingleValueEvent and access the child initiatorId. Also assuming that initiatorId is equal to VMQPBq6YK3bJ12xIjGeTHsqaJC2