Can we convert a string to JSON Array using the json-simple-1.1.1.jar library?

Question

I want to convert a string into a JSON Array using the json-simple-1.1.1.jar library and came up with the following code,

import org.json.simple.*;
         


        

Answer 1

What am I doing wrong here?

You're trying to convert a String that contains a JSON array into a JSONObject

JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(output);

Your content represents a JSON array so parse it as such

JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
JSONArray jsonArray = (JSONArray) parser.parse(output);

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Note that other libraries, like Gson and Jackson, have much better abstractions for JSON arrays and objects (JsonArray, ArrayNode). Consider using those instead.