How can I import javax.json in eclipse

Question

I have installed eclipse ide for EE developers and I am receiving an import error for

import javax.json.Json;
import javax.json.JsonReader;
etc.

I have right clicked on project folder -> clicked properties -> clicked Java build path -> add library -> JRE System Library,

but the dependencies that show up are already imported. How can I import the javax.json package?

Are you using Java 7 with Eclipse? – dispake Aug 20 '13 at 23:38 — dispake, Aug 20 '13 at 23:38

score 49 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 09 '15 at 11:53

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If using Maven, add this dependency to your pom.xml

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.json</groupId>
    <artifactId>javax.json-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.0</version>
</dependency>

For Gradle, add this to your build.gradle

compile 'javax.json:javax.json-api:1.0'

edited Sep 09 '15 at 11:53

Mr. Polywhirl

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answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:55

user2601995

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Maven comes configured in [Spring Tool Suite](http://www.springsource.org/sts). Then File > New > Maven Project – user2601995 Aug 21 '13 at 00:00
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If I just want to convert my existing project to maven http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2449461/convert-existing-eclipse-project-to-maven-project – user1876508 Aug 21 '13 at 14:24
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To get the updated version 1.0.4 of this, use `org.glassfish:javax.json:1.0.4` instead. – Rörd Jul 07 '16 at 13:27

dispake · Answer 2 · 2013-08-20T23:51:49.407

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Going to assume that you are not using Java 7 and thus need to add the JAR file directly to your project path:

Here's the link to the JAR

And where it came from: http://jsonp.java.net/

Download and add to your project build path.

edited Aug 20 '13 at 23:51

answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:45

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java 7 **includes** this package? – Thufir Feb 22 '16 at 19:08
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Note that `javax.json` is included in Java *EE* 7, *not* Java *SE* 7. – ziesemer Jun 05 '17 at 19:46

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:45

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You need to get a hold of the Jar from https://java.net/projects/jsonp/

Then got to project folder -> clicked properties -> clicked Java build path -> Add External Jars...

From here you can import the downloaded Jar (library) into your project.

answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:45

Mark R

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 15 '20 at 07:23

Using javax.json group (what is in the accepted version) doesn't work for me. I get this:

javax.json.JsonException: Provider org.glassfish.json.JsonProviderImpl not found

Instead, what does work for me is the following (put this in the dependencies section of build.gradle if you're using Gradle):

implementation "org.glassfish:javax.json:1.1.4"

To find the latest version of the library, see the library's search.maven.org page.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:39

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You will have to download the Jar from https://java.net/projects/jsonp/ as they are not yet part of main Java runtime, download the jar and add it to your classpath and it should work

JSR http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=353

answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:39

Mehul Rathod

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It gets a zip not a jar, so would be good to explain how to make a jar from a zip. – Elisabeth Nov 29 '17 at 22:04

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