Parsing JSON in Java when two fields are the same? [duplicate]

Question

Apologies, I have tried multiple things here and seem to run into some issues. This should be simple.

JSON file :

{
  "content": [
    {
      "media_type": "text/html",
      "text": "<p>Hello world</p>"
    },
    {
      "media_type": "text/plain",
      "text": "Hello world"
    }
  ],
  "id": "123",
  "title": "no-title"
}

I have a JSONObject created from this string.

I have tried -

String txtFromJSON = json.getJSONObject("content").getJSONObject("text").toString();


String txtFromJSON = json.getString("content.text");

String txtFromJSON = json.getString("content");

All of these fail.

The output I would like is simply the

<p>Hello world<p>

from the first text field.

Is there any simple way for me to get this data stored in a variable?

Thanks.

content is an array, not an object - it sounds like you should be using getJSONArray. A short but complete program demonstrating the problem would make it easier to help you though. — Jon Skeet
– Jon Skeet, Commented Jul 14, 2016 at 17:26

ruru · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-14 17:39:32Z

-2

try this:

final JSONObject obj = new JSONObject(youJsonString);
final JSONObject content = obj.getJSONArray("content");
final int n = content.length();
if(n ==1 ){

String txtFromJSON = json.getString("text");

}

answered Jul 14, 2016 at 17:39

ruru

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4 Comments

Sotirios Delimanolis Over a year ago

Why should they try that? What difference does it make? Why was their code wrong to begin with?

basic Over a year ago

Agree with @SotiriosDelimanolis You provide absolutely no content to your answer as to why you think it is valid secondly your answer is completely wrong.

ruru Over a year ago

In this line String txtFromJSON = json.getString("content"); he try to get an Array, but he wants to receive only the string "Hello world" of the first text field (json.getString("text");).

Sotirios Delimanolis Over a year ago

Add that and all other details to your answer.

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