java - Firebase can't save retrieved data to ArrayList

Question

Retrieving data works but I can't save the retrieved data into an ArrayList. Right after the "onDataChanged()" method ArrayList "profile" seems to have 2 values, but on the return statement it has 0.

static List<Profile> profiles = new ArrayList<Profile>();
static DatabaseReference dbr;

public static List<Profile> loadProfiles(Context context){

    dbr = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("users").child("hiring");
    dbr.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
            // This method is called once with the initial value and again
            // whenever data at this location is updated.
            //String value = dataSnapshot.getValue(String.class);
            //Log.d("hello", "Value is: " + value);
            List<Profile> profiles2 = new ArrayList<>();

                for (DataSnapshot snapshot : dataSnapshot.getChildren()) {
                    Profile profile = snapshot.getValue(Profile.class);
                    //Log.d("hello", profile.getCompanyName());
                    profiles2.add(profile);

                }

                profiles = profiles2;
                dbr.removeEventListener(this);
        }




        @Override
        public void onCancelled(DatabaseError error) {
            // Failed to read value
            Log.w("hello", "Failed to read value.", error.toException());
        }
    });

    return profiles;

}

Answer 1

Waitting for answers