Package org.daypilot.json

Class JSONObject

java.lang.Object
org.daypilot.json.JSONObject
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 coercion 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 syntax rules. The constructors are more forgiving in the texts they will accept:

  • An extra , (comma) may appear just before the closing brace.
  • Strings may be quoted with ' (single quote).
  • Strings do not need to be quoted at all if they do not begin with a quote or single quote, and if they do not contain leading or trailing spaces, and if they do not contain any of these characters: { } [ ] / \ : , = ; # and if they do not look like numbers and if they are not the reserved words true, false, or null.
  • Keys can be followed by = or => as well as by :.
  • Values can be followed by ; (semicolon) as well as by , (comma).
  • Numbers may have the 0- (octal) or 0x- (hex) prefix.

  • Field Details

    • 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 Details

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject()
      Construct an empty JSONObject.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(JSONObject jo, String[] names) 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.
      names - An array of strings.
      Throws:
      JSONException - If a value is a non-finite number or if a name is duplicated.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(JSONTokener x)
      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 or a duplicated key.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(Map 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(Map map, boolean includeSuperClass)
      Construct a JSONObject from a Map. Note: Use this constructor when the map contains invalid input: '<'key,bean>.
      Parameters:
      map - - A map with Key-Bean data.
      includeSuperClass - - Tell whether to include the super class properties.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(Object bean)
      Construct a JSONObject from an Object using bean getters. It reflects on all of the public methods of the object. For each of the methods with no parameters and a name starting with "get" or "is" followed by an uppercase letter, the method is invoked, and a key and the value returned from the getter method are put into the new JSONObject. The key is formed by removing the "get" or "is" prefix. If the second remaining character is not upper case, then the first character is converted to lower case. For example, if an object has a method named "getName", and if the result of calling object.getName() is "Larry Fine", then the JSONObject will contain "name": "Larry Fine".
      Parameters:
      bean - An object that has getter methods that should be used to make a JSONObject.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(Object bean, boolean includeSuperClass)
      Construct JSONObject from the given bean. This will also create JSONObject for all internal object (List, Map, Inner Objects) of the provided bean. -- See Documentation of JSONObject(Object bean) also.
      Parameters:
      bean - An object that has getter methods that should be used to make a JSONObject.
      includeSuperClass - - Tell whether to include the super class properties.

    • 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 obtained from the object.

    • JSONObject

      public JSONObject(String source)
      Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string. This is the most commonly used JSONObject constructor.
      Parameters:
      source - A string beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).
      Throws:
      JSONException - If there is a syntax error in the source string or a duplicated key.

  • Method Details

    • 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)
      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)
      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)
      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)
      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.

    • getNames

      public static String[] getNames(JSONObject jo)
      Get an array of field names from a JSONObject.
      Returns:
      An array of field names, or null if there are no names.

    • getNames

      public static String[] getNames(Object object)
      Get an array of field names from an Object.
      Returns:
      An array of field names, or null if there are no names.

    • getString

      public String getString(String key)
      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 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)
      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)
      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)
      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 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)
      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.

    • putOnce

      public JSONObject putOnce(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, and only if there is not already a member with that name.
      Parameters:
      key -
      value -
      Returns:
      his.
      Throws:
      JSONException - if the key is a duplicate

    • 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 invalid input: '<'/, allowing JSON text to be delivered in HTML. In JSON text, a string cannot contain a control character or an unescaped quote or backslash.
      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.

    • sortedKeys

      public Iterator sortedKeys()
      Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject. The keys will be sorted alphabetically.
      Returns:
      An iterator of the keys.

    • stringToValue

      public static Object stringToValue(String s)
      Try to convert a string into a number, boolean, or null. If the string can't be converted, return the string.
      Parameters:
      s - A String.
      Returns:
      A simple JSON 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.

    • 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

    • getDateTime

      public DateTime getDateTime(String key)

    • optDateTime

      public DateTime optDateTime(String key)