How to convert jsonString to JSONObject in Java

Question

I have String variable called jsonString:

{\"phonetype\":\"N95\",\"cat\":\"WP\"}

Now I want to convert it into JSON Object. I

Answer 1

To convert a string to json and the sting is like json. {"phonetype":"N95","cat":"WP"}

String Data=response.getEntity().getText().toString(); // reading the string value 
JSONObject json = (JSONObject) new JSONParser().parse(Data);
String x=(String) json.get("phonetype");
System.out.println("Check Data"+x);
String y=(String) json.get("cat");
System.out.println("Check Data"+y);