org.apache.sling.commons.json
Class JSONObject

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.sling.commons.json.JSONObject
Direct Known Subclasses:
JsonJcrNode

public class JSONObject
extends Object

A JSONObject is an unordered collection of name/value pairs. Its external form is a string wrapped in curly braces with colons between the names and values, and commas between the values and names. The internal form is an object having get and opt methods for accessing the values by name, and put methods for adding or replacing values by name. The values can be any of these types: Boolean, JSONArray, JSONObject, Number, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object. A JSONObject constructor can be used to convert an external form JSON text into an internal form whose values can be retrieved with the get and opt methods, or to convert values into a JSON text using the put and toString methods. A get method returns a value if one can be found, and throws an exception if one cannot be found. An opt method returns a default value instead of throwing an exception, and so is useful for obtaining optional values.

The generic get() and opt() methods return an object, which you can cast or query for type. There are also typed get and opt methods that do type checking and type coersion for you.

The put methods adds values to an object. For example,

     myString = new JSONObject().put("JSON", "Hello, World!").toString();
produces the string {"JSON": "Hello, World"}.

The texts produced by the toString methods strictly conform to the JSON sysntax rules. The constructors are more forgiving in the texts they will accept:

Version:
2
Author:
JSON.org

Field Summary
static Object NULL
          It is sometimes more convenient and less ambiguous to have a NULL object than to use Java's null value.
 
Constructor Summary
JSONObject()
          Construct an empty JSONObject.
JSONObject(JSONObject jo, String[] sa)
          Construct a JSONObject from a subset of another JSONObject.
JSONObject(JSONTokener x)
          Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener.
JSONObject(Map<String,?> map)
          Construct a JSONObject from a Map.
JSONObject(Object object, String[] names)
          Construct a JSONObject from an Object, using reflection to find the public members.
JSONObject(String string)
          Construct a JSONObject from a string.
 
Method Summary
 JSONObject accumulate(String key, Object value)
          Accumulate values under a key.
 JSONObject append(String key, Object value)
          Append values to the array under a key.
static String doubleToString(double d)
          Produce a string from a double.
 Object get(String key)
          Get the value object associated with a key.
 boolean getBoolean(String key)
          Get the boolean value associated with a key.
 double getDouble(String key)
          Get the double value associated with a key.
 int getInt(String key)
          Get the int value associated with a key.
 JSONArray getJSONArray(String key)
          Get the JSONArray value associated with a key.
 JSONObject getJSONObject(String key)
          Get the JSONObject value associated with a key.
 long getLong(String key)
          Get the long value associated with a key.
 String getString(String key)
          Get the string associated with a key.
 boolean has(String key)
          Determine if the JSONObject contains a specific key.
 boolean isNull(String key)
          Determine if the value associated with the key is null or if there is no value.
 Iterator<String> keys()
          Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.
 int length()
          Get the number of keys stored in the JSONObject.
 JSONArray names()
          Produce a JSONArray containing the names of the elements of this JSONObject.
static String numberToString(Number n)
          Produce a string from a Number.
 Object opt(String key)
          Get an optional value associated with a key.
 boolean optBoolean(String key)
          Get an optional boolean associated with a key.
 boolean optBoolean(String key, boolean defaultValue)
          Get an optional boolean associated with a key.
 double optDouble(String key)
          Get an optional double associated with a key, or NaN if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.
 double optDouble(String key, double defaultValue)
          Get an optional double associated with a key, or the defaultValue if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.
 int optInt(String key)
          Get an optional int value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
 int optInt(String key, int defaultValue)
          Get an optional int value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
 JSONArray optJSONArray(String key)
          Get an optional JSONArray associated with a key.
 JSONObject optJSONObject(String key)
          Get an optional JSONObject associated with a key.
 long optLong(String key)
          Get an optional long value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
 long optLong(String key, long defaultValue)
          Get an optional long value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
 String optString(String key)
          Get an optional string associated with a key.
 String optString(String key, String defaultValue)
          Get an optional string associated with a key.
 JSONObject put(String key, boolean value)
          Put a key/boolean pair in the JSONObject.
 JSONObject put(String key, Collection<?> value)
          Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONArray which is produced from a Collection.
 JSONObject put(String key, double value)
          Put a key/double pair in the JSONObject.
 JSONObject put(String key, int value)
          Put a key/int pair in the JSONObject.
 JSONObject put(String key, long value)
          Put a key/long pair in the JSONObject.
 JSONObject put(String key, Map<String,?> value)
          Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONObject which is produced from a Map.
 JSONObject put(String key, Object value)
          Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject.
 JSONObject putOpt(String key, Object value)
          Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value are both non-null.
static String quote(String string)
          Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the right places.
 Object remove(String key)
          Remove a name and its value, if present.
 JSONArray toJSONArray(JSONArray names)
          Produce a JSONArray containing the values of the members of this JSONObject.
 String toString()
          Make a JSON text of this JSONObject.
 String toString(int indentFactor)
          Make a prettyprinted JSON text of this JSONObject.
static String valueToString(Object value)
          Make a JSON text of an Object value.
 Writer write(Writer writer)
          Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

NULL

public static final Object NULL
It is sometimes more convenient and less ambiguous to have a NULL object than to use Java's null value. JSONObject.NULL.equals(null) returns true. JSONObject.NULL.toString() returns "null".

Constructor Detail

JSONObject

public JSONObject()
Construct an empty JSONObject.


JSONObject

public JSONObject(JSONObject jo,
                  String[] sa)
           throws JSONException
Construct a JSONObject from a subset of another JSONObject. An array of strings is used to identify the keys that should be copied. Missing keys are ignored.

Parameters:
jo - A JSONObject.
sa - An array of strings.
Throws:
JSONException - If a value is a non-finite number.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(JSONTokener x)
           throws JSONException
Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener.

Parameters:
x - A JSONTokener object containing the source string.
Throws:
JSONException - If there is a syntax error in the source string.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(Map<String,?> map)
Construct a JSONObject from a Map.

Parameters:
map - A map object that can be used to initialize the contents of the JSONObject.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(Object object,
                  String[] names)
Construct a JSONObject from an Object, using reflection to find the public members. The resulting JSONObject's keys will be the strings from the names array, and the values will be the field values associated with those keys in the object. If a key is not found or not visible, then it will not be copied into the new JSONObject.

Parameters:
object - An object that has fields that should be used to make a JSONObject.
names - An array of strings, the names of the fields to be used from the object.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(String string)
           throws JSONException
Construct a JSONObject from a string. This is the most commonly used JSONObject constructor.

Parameters:
string - A string beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).
Throws:
JSONException - If there is a syntax error in the source string.
Method Detail

accumulate

public JSONObject accumulate(String key,
                             Object value)
                      throws JSONException
Accumulate values under a key. It is similar to the put method except that if there is already an object stored under the key then a JSONArray is stored under the key to hold all of the accumulated values. If there is already a JSONArray, then the new value is appended to it. In contrast, the put method replaces the previous value.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - An object to be accumulated under the key.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the value is an invalid number or if the key is null.

append

public JSONObject append(String key,
                         Object value)
                  throws JSONException
Append values to the array under a key. If the key does not exist in the JSONObject, then the key is put in the JSONObject with its value being a JSONArray containing the value parameter. If the key was already associated with a JSONArray, then the value parameter is appended to it.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - An object to be accumulated under the key.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the key is null or if the current value associated with the key is not a JSONArray.

doubleToString

public static String doubleToString(double d)
Produce a string from a double. The string "null" will be returned if the number is not finite.

Parameters:
d - A double.
Returns:
A String.

get

public Object get(String key)
           throws JSONException
Get the value object associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The object associated with the key.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found.

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(String key)
                   throws JSONException
Get the boolean value associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The truth.
Throws:
JSONException - if the value is not a Boolean or the String "true" or "false".

getDouble

public double getDouble(String key)
                 throws JSONException
Get the double value associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The numeric value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a Number object and cannot be converted to a number.

getInt

public int getInt(String key)
           throws JSONException
Get the int value associated with a key. If the number value is too large for an int, it will be clipped.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The integer value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted to an integer.

getJSONArray

public JSONArray getJSONArray(String key)
                       throws JSONException
Get the JSONArray value associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A JSONArray which is the value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONArray.

getJSONObject

public JSONObject getJSONObject(String key)
                         throws JSONException
Get the JSONObject value associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A JSONObject which is the value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONObject.

getLong

public long getLong(String key)
             throws JSONException
Get the long value associated with a key. If the number value is too long for a long, it will be clipped.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The long value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted to a long.

getString

public String getString(String key)
                 throws JSONException
Get the string associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A string which is the value.
Throws:
JSONException - if the key is not found.

has

public boolean has(String key)
Determine if the JSONObject contains a specific key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
true if the key exists in the JSONObject.

isNull

public boolean isNull(String key)
Determine if the value associated with the key is null or if there is no value.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
true if there is no value associated with the key or if the value is the JSONObject.NULL object.

keys

public Iterator<String> keys()
Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.

Returns:
An iterator of the keys.

length

public int length()
Get the number of keys stored in the JSONObject.

Returns:
The number of keys in the JSONObject.

names

public JSONArray names()
Produce a JSONArray containing the names of the elements of this JSONObject.

Returns:
A JSONArray containing the key strings, or null if the JSONObject is empty.

numberToString

public static String numberToString(Number n)
                             throws JSONException
Produce a string from a Number.

Parameters:
n - A Number
Returns:
A String.
Throws:
JSONException - If n is a non-finite number.

opt

public Object opt(String key)
Get an optional value associated with a key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
An object which is the value, or null if there is no value.

optBoolean

public boolean optBoolean(String key)
Get an optional boolean associated with a key. It returns false if there is no such key, or if the value is not Boolean.TRUE or the String "true".

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
The truth.

optBoolean

public boolean optBoolean(String key,
                          boolean defaultValue)
Get an optional boolean associated with a key. It returns the defaultValue if there is no such key, or if it is not a Boolean or the String "true" or "false" (case insensitive).

Parameters:
key - A key string.
defaultValue - The default.
Returns:
The truth.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      Collection<?> value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONArray which is produced from a Collection.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - A Collection value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException

optDouble

public double optDouble(String key)
Get an optional double associated with a key, or NaN if there is no such key or if its value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A string which is the key.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optDouble

public double optDouble(String key,
                        double defaultValue)
Get an optional double associated with a key, or the defaultValue if there is no such key or if its value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
defaultValue - The default.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optInt

public int optInt(String key)
Get an optional int value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optInt

public int optInt(String key,
                  int defaultValue)
Get an optional int value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
defaultValue - The default.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optJSONArray

public JSONArray optJSONArray(String key)
Get an optional JSONArray associated with a key. It returns null if there is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONArray.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A JSONArray which is the value.

optJSONObject

public JSONObject optJSONObject(String key)
Get an optional JSONObject associated with a key. It returns null if there is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONObject.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A JSONObject which is the value.

optLong

public long optLong(String key)
Get an optional long value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optLong

public long optLong(String key,
                    long defaultValue)
Get an optional long value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
defaultValue - The default.
Returns:
An object which is the value.

optString

public String optString(String key)
Get an optional string associated with a key. It returns an empty string if there is no such key. If the value is not a string and is not null, then it is coverted to a string.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
Returns:
A string which is the value.

optString

public String optString(String key,
                        String defaultValue)
Get an optional string associated with a key. It returns the defaultValue if there is no such key.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
defaultValue - The default.
Returns:
A string which is the value.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      boolean value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/boolean pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - A boolean which is the value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the key is null.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      double value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/double pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - A double which is the value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the key is null or if the number is invalid.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      int value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/int pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - An int which is the value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the key is null.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      long value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/long pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - A long which is the value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the key is null.

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      Map<String,?> value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONObject which is produced from a Map.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - A Map value.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException

put

public JSONObject put(String key,
                      Object value)
               throws JSONException
Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject. If the value is null, then the key will be removed from the JSONObject if it is present.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - An object which is the value. It should be of one of these types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the value is non-finite number or if the key is null.

putOpt

public JSONObject putOpt(String key,
                         Object value)
                  throws JSONException
Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value are both non-null.

Parameters:
key - A key string.
value - An object which is the value. It should be of one of these types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object.
Returns:
this.
Throws:
JSONException - If the value is a non-finite number.

quote

public static String quote(String string)
Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the right places. A backslash will be inserted within
Parameters:
string - A String
Returns:
A String correctly formatted for insertion in a JSON text.

remove

public Object remove(String key)
Remove a name and its value, if present.

Parameters:
key - The name to be removed.
Returns:
The value that was associated with the name, or null if there was no value.

toJSONArray

public JSONArray toJSONArray(JSONArray names)
                      throws JSONException
Produce a JSONArray containing the values of the members of this JSONObject.

Parameters:
names - A JSONArray containing a list of key strings. This determines the sequence of the values in the result.
Returns:
A JSONArray of values.
Throws:
JSONException - If any of the values are non-finite numbers.

toString

public String toString()
Make a JSON text of this JSONObject. For compactness, no whitespace is added. If this would not result in a syntactically correct JSON text, then null will be returned instead.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).

toString

public String toString(int indentFactor)
                throws JSONException
Make a prettyprinted JSON text of this JSONObject.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Parameters:
indentFactor - The number of spaces to add to each level of indentation.
Returns:
a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).
Throws:
JSONException - If the object contains an invalid number.

valueToString

public static String valueToString(Object value)
                            throws JSONException
Make a JSON text of an Object value. If the object has an value.toJSONString() method, then that method will be used to produce the JSON text. The method is required to produce a strictly conforming text. If the object does not contain a toJSONString method (which is the most common case), then a text will be produced by the rules.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Parameters:
value - The value to be serialized.
Returns:
a printable, displayable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).
Throws:
JSONException - If the value is or contains an invalid number.

write

public Writer write(Writer writer)
             throws JSONException
Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer. For compactness, no whitespace is added.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Returns:
The writer.
Throws:
JSONException


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