How to parse Json using Java?

Question

I want to parse a json object in java.The json file is {"l1":"1","l2":"0","f1":"0","connected":"0","all":"0"} i am trying to write a java program to print above json as

l1=1
l2=0
f1=0
connected=0
all=0

The number of entries in the json file can be increased, so i have to loop through the json and print all data. This is what i've done so far.

public class main {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        try{
            URL url = new URL("http://localhost/switch.json");
            JSONTokener tokener = new JSONTokener(url.openStream());
            JSONObject root = new JSONObject(tokener);
            JSONArray jsonArray = root.names();
            if (jsonArray != null) { 
               int len = jsonArray.length();
               for (int i=0;i<len;i++){ 
                  System.out.println(jsonArray.get(i).toString());
               } 
            }   
        }catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println("Error Occured");
        }
    }
}

the above program can only print the first item of each array. But i am trying get the result i mentioned in the beginning. Can anybody help ??

Show us an example of such a JSON array. Right now you parse an object, not an array. Show us the code you use to parse an array of objects. — , Mar 02 '15 at 09:22
i just want to parse this {"l1":"1","l2":"0","f1":"0","connected":"0","all":"0"}. I have added the code used in the question. — Alfred Francis, Mar 02 '15 at 09:25
If it starts with ```{``` and ends with ```}```, that is a JavaScript/JSON Object, not an Array; JavaScript Arrays use ```[``` and ```]```, and do not need ```:``` to separate keys and values. — tucuxi, Mar 02 '15 at 09:26

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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It is simple JSON object, not an array. You need to iterate through keys and print data:

    JSONObject root = new JSONObject(tokener);
    Iterator<?> keys = root.keys();

    while(keys.hasNext()){
        String key = (String)keys.next();
        System.out.println(key + "=" + root.getString(key));
    }

Please note that above solution prints keys in a random order, due to usage of HashMap internally. Please refer to this SO question describing this behavior.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Mar 02 '15 at 09:26

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error : can only iterate over an array or any instance or java.lang.iterable – Alfred Francis Mar 02 '15 at 09:31
Why the array is printing in random order ?? I got output as connected=0 all=0 l1=1 l2=1 f1=0 – Alfred Francis Mar 02 '15 at 09:38
Because values are stored in a HashMap internally, so keys are not ordered. – udalmik Mar 02 '15 at 09:47

DNA · Answer 2 · 2015-03-02T09:38:47.717

Your JSON file does not contain an array - it contains an object.

JSON arrays are enclosed in [] brackets; JSON objects are enclosed in {} brackets.

[1, 2, 3]                     // array
{ one:1, two:2, three:3 }     // object

Your code currently extracts the names from this object, then prints those out:

JSONObject root = new JSONObject(tokener);
JSONArray jsonArray = root.names();

Instead of looping over just the names, you need to use the names (keys) to extract each value from the object:

JSONObject root = new JSONObject(tokener);
for (Iterator<?> keys= root.keys(); keys.hasNext();){
  System.out.println(key + "=" + root.get(keys.next()));
}

Note that the entries will not print out in any particular order, because JSON objects are not ordered:

An object is an unordered set of name/value pairs -- http://json.org/

See also the documentation for the JSONObject class.

error : can only iterate over an array or any instance or java.lang.iterable — Alfred Francis, Mar 02 '15 at 09:32
It's the same error, but I didn't see your answer until afterwards, so too late to avoid! Shame the library doesn't implement Iterable... — DNA, Mar 02 '15 at 09:35

How to parse Json using Java?

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