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submission.getComments().getChildren().get(0).getComment().getAuthor() This is how I get author of first comment of a reddit post, using JRAW(Java reddit API wrapper). How can I avoid chaining in this case. I cannot avoid it. If I write helper function to access it, I will have to do the null check that I mentioned in my question.

q126y
– q126y

2016-06-12 18:10:03 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2016 at 18:10
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@q126y if that's the only option the API gives you, then there's nothing you can do. It's up to the API authors to make another way for you to get a submissions child-comments' authors that doesn't involve chaining like you described. The answers here are written assuming you can change the API.

alexanderbird
– alexanderbird

2017-08-26 02:09:09 +00:00
Commented Aug 26, 2017 at 2:09

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