How can I convert JSON to a HashMap using Gson?

Question

I\'m requesting data from a server which returns data in the JSON format. Casting a HashMap into JSON when making the request wasn\'t hard at all but the other way seems to

Answer 1

Here you go:

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;

Type type = new TypeToken>(){}.getType();
Map myMap = gson.fromJson("{'k1':'apple','k2':'orange'}", type);