Added in API level 1

JSONArray

public class JSONArray
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ org.json.JSONArray


A dense indexed sequence of values. Values may be any mix of JSONObjects, other JSONArrays, Strings, Booleans, Integers, Longs, Doubles, null or JSONObject#NULL. Values may not be NaNs, infinities, or of any type not listed here.

JSONArray has the same type coercion behavior and optional/mandatory accessors as JSONObject. See that class' documentation for details.

Warning: this class represents null in two incompatible ways: the standard Java null reference, and the sentinel value JSONObject.NULL. In particular, get fails if the requested index holds the null reference, but succeeds if it holds JSONObject.NULL.

Instances of this class are not thread safe. Although this class is nonfinal, it was not designed for inheritance and should not be subclassed. In particular, self-use by overridable methods is not specified. See Effective Java Item 17, "Design and Document or inheritance or else prohibit it" for further information.

Summary

Public constructors

JSONArray()

Creates a JSONArray with no values.

JSONArray(Collection<E> copyFrom)

Creates a new JSONArray by copying all values from the given collection.

JSONArray(JSONTokener readFrom)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the next array in the tokener.

JSONArray(String json)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the JSON string.

JSONArray(Object array)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the given primitive array.

Public methods

boolean equals(Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Object get(int index)

Returns the value at index.

boolean getBoolean(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean.

double getDouble(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double.

int getInt(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int.

JSONArray getJSONArray(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONArray.

JSONObject getJSONObject(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONObject.

long getLong(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long.

String getString(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

boolean isNull(int index)

Returns true if this array has no value at index, or if its value is the null reference or JSONObject#NULL.

String join(String separator)

Returns a new string by alternating this array's values with separator.

int length()

Returns the number of values in this array.

Object opt(int index)

Returns the value at index, or null if the array has no value at index.

boolean optBoolean(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean.

boolean optBoolean(int index, boolean fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean.

double optDouble(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double.

double optDouble(int index, double fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double.

int optInt(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int.

int optInt(int index, int fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int.

JSONArray optJSONArray(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONArray.

JSONObject optJSONObject(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONObject.

long optLong(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long.

long optLong(int index, long fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long.

String optString(int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary.

String optString(int index, String fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary.

JSONArray put(int value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

JSONArray put(long value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

JSONArray put(int index, boolean value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary.

JSONArray put(double value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

JSONArray put(int index, Object value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary.

JSONArray put(int index, long value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary.

JSONArray put(int index, int value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary.

JSONArray put(boolean value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

JSONArray put(int index, double value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary.

JSONArray put(Object value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Object remove(int index)

Removes and returns the value at index, or null if the array has no value at index.

JSONObject toJSONObject(JSONArray names)

Returns a new object whose values are the values in this array, and whose names are the values in names.

String toString()

Encodes this array as a compact JSON string, such as:

[94043,90210]

String toString(int indentSpaces)

Encodes this array as a human readable JSON string for debugging, such as:

 [
     94043,
     90210
 ]

Inherited methods

Public constructors

JSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray ()

Creates a JSONArray with no values.

JSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray (Collection<E> copyFrom)

Creates a new JSONArray by copying all values from the given collection.

Parameters
copyFrom Collection: a collection whose values are of supported types. Unsupported values are not permitted and will yield an array in an inconsistent state.

JSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray (JSONTokener readFrom)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the next array in the tokener.

Parameters
readFrom JSONTokener: a tokener whose nextValue() method will yield a JSONArray.

Throws
JSONException if the parse fails or doesn't yield a JSONArray.

JSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray (String json)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the JSON string.

Parameters
json String: a JSON-encoded string containing an array.

Throws
JSONException if the parse fails or doesn't yield a JSONArray.

JSONArray

Added in API level 19
public JSONArray (Object array)

Creates a new JSONArray with values from the given primitive array.

Parameters
array Object

Throws
JSONException

Public methods

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

The equals method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

  • It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true.
  • It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
  • It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.
  • It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the objects is modified.
  • For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into equivalence classes; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

Parameters
o Object: the reference object with which to compare.

Returns
boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

get

Added in API level 1
public Object get (int index)

Returns the value at index.

Parameters
index int

Returns
Object

Throws
JSONException if this array has no value at index, or if that value is the null reference. This method returns normally if the value is JSONObject#NULL.

getBoolean

Added in API level 1
public boolean getBoolean (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean.

Parameters
index int

Returns
boolean

Throws
JSONException if the value at index doesn't exist or cannot be coerced to a boolean.

getDouble

Added in API level 1
public double getDouble (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double.

Parameters
index int

Returns
double

Throws
JSONException if the value at index doesn't exist or cannot be coerced to a double.

getInt

Added in API level 1
public int getInt (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int.

Parameters
index int

Returns
int

Throws
JSONException if the value at index doesn't exist or cannot be coerced to a int.

getJSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray getJSONArray (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONArray.

Parameters
index int

Returns
JSONArray

Throws
JSONException if the value doesn't exist or is not a JSONArray.

getJSONObject

Added in API level 1
public JSONObject getJSONObject (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONObject.

Parameters
index int

Returns
JSONObject

Throws
JSONException if the value doesn't exist or is not a JSONObject.

getLong

Added in API level 1
public long getLong (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long.

Parameters
index int

Returns
long

Throws
JSONException if the value at index doesn't exist or cannot be coerced to a long.

getString

Added in API level 1
public String getString (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary.

Parameters
index int

Returns
String

Throws
JSONException if no such value exists.

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by HashMap.

The general contract of hashCode is:

  • Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
  • If two objects are equal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
  • It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

Returns
int a hash code value for this object.

isNull

Added in API level 1
public boolean isNull (int index)

Returns true if this array has no value at index, or if its value is the null reference or JSONObject#NULL.

Parameters
index int

Returns
boolean

join

Added in API level 1
public String join (String separator)

Returns a new string by alternating this array's values with separator. This array's string values are quoted and have their special characters escaped. For example, the array containing the strings '12" pizza', 'taco' and 'soda' joined on '+' returns this:

"12\" pizza"+"taco"+"soda"

Parameters
separator String

Returns
String

Throws
JSONException

length

Added in API level 1
public int length ()

Returns the number of values in this array.

Returns
int

opt

Added in API level 1
public Object opt (int index)

Returns the value at index, or null if the array has no value at index.

Parameters
index int

Returns
Object

optBoolean

Added in API level 1
public boolean optBoolean (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean. Returns false otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
boolean

optBoolean

Added in API level 1
public boolean optBoolean (int index, 
                boolean fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a boolean or can be coerced to a boolean. Returns fallback otherwise.

Parameters
index int

fallback boolean

Returns
boolean

optDouble

Added in API level 1
public double optDouble (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double. Returns NaN otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
double

optDouble

Added in API level 1
public double optDouble (int index, 
                double fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a double or can be coerced to a double. Returns fallback otherwise.

Parameters
index int

fallback double

Returns
double

optInt

Added in API level 1
public int optInt (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int. Returns 0 otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
int

optInt

Added in API level 1
public int optInt (int index, 
                int fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is an int or can be coerced to an int. Returns fallback otherwise.

Parameters
index int

fallback int

Returns
int

optJSONArray

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray optJSONArray (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONArray. Returns null otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
JSONArray

optJSONObject

Added in API level 1
public JSONObject optJSONObject (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a JSONObject. Returns null otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
JSONObject

optLong

Added in API level 1
public long optLong (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long. Returns 0 otherwise.

Parameters
index int

Returns
long

optLong

Added in API level 1
public long optLong (int index, 
                long fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists and is a long or can be coerced to a long. Returns fallback otherwise.

Parameters
index int

fallback long

Returns
long

optString

Added in API level 1
public String optString (int index)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary. Returns the empty string if no such value exists.

Parameters
index int

Returns
String

optString

Added in API level 1
public String optString (int index, 
                String fallback)

Returns the value at index if it exists, coercing it if necessary. Returns fallback if no such value exists.

Parameters
index int

fallback String

Returns
String

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Parameters
value int

Returns
JSONArray this array.

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (long value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Parameters
value long

Returns
JSONArray this array.

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int index, 
                boolean value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary. If a value already exists at index, it will be replaced.

Parameters
index int

value boolean

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (double value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Parameters
value double: a finite value. May not be NaNs or infinities.

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int index, 
                Object value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary. If a value already exists at index, it will be replaced.

Parameters
index int

value Object: a JSONObject, JSONArray, String, Boolean, Integer, Long, Double, JSONObject#NULL, or null. May not be NaNs or infinities.

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int index, 
                long value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary. If a value already exists at index, it will be replaced.

Parameters
index int

value long

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int index, 
                int value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary. If a value already exists at index, it will be replaced.

Parameters
index int

value int

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (boolean value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Parameters
value boolean

Returns
JSONArray this array.

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (int index, 
                double value)

Sets the value at index to value, null padding this array to the required length if necessary. If a value already exists at index, it will be replaced.

Parameters
index int

value double: a finite value. May not be NaNs or infinities.

Returns
JSONArray this array.

Throws
JSONException

put

Added in API level 1
public JSONArray put (Object value)

Appends value to the end of this array.

Parameters
value Object: a JSONObject, JSONArray, String, Boolean, Integer, Long, Double, JSONObject#NULL, or null. May not be NaNs or infinities. Unsupported values are not permitted and will cause the array to be in an inconsistent state.

Returns
JSONArray this array.

remove

Added in API level 19
public Object remove (int index)

Removes and returns the value at index, or null if the array has no value at index.

Parameters
index int

Returns
Object

toJSONObject

Added in API level 1
public JSONObject toJSONObject (JSONArray names)

Returns a new object whose values are the values in this array, and whose names are the values in names. Names and values are paired up by index from 0 through to the shorter array's length. Names that are not strings will be coerced to strings. This method returns null if either array is empty.

Parameters
names JSONArray

Returns
JSONObject

Throws
JSONException

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Encodes this array as a compact JSON string, such as:

[94043,90210]

Returns
String a string representation of the object.

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString (int indentSpaces)

Encodes this array as a human readable JSON string for debugging, such as:

 [
     94043,
     90210
 ]

Parameters
indentSpaces int: the number of spaces to indent for each level of nesting.

Returns
String

Throws
JSONException