How to parse JSON Array (Not Json Object) in Android

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SteBra picture SteBra · Sep 24, 2013 · Viewed 261.4k times · Source

I have a trouble finding a way how to parse JSONArray. It looks like this:

[{"name":"name1","url":"url1"},{"name":"name2","url":"url2"},...]

I know how to parse it if the JSON was written differently (In other words, if I had json object returned instead of an array of objects). But it's all I have and have to go with it.

*EDIT: It is a valid json. I made an iPhone app using this json, now I need to do it for Android and cannot figure it out. There are a lot of examples out there, but they are all JSONObject related. I need something for JSONArray.

Can somebody please give me some hint, or a tutorial or an example?

Much appreciated !

Answer

Spring Breaker picture Spring Breaker · Sep 24, 2013

use the following snippet to parse the JsonArray.

JSONArray jsonarray = new JSONArray(jsonStr);
for (int i = 0; i < jsonarray.length(); i++) {
    JSONObject jsonobject = jsonarray.getJSONObject(i);
    String name = jsonobject.getString("name");
    String url = jsonobject.getString("url");
}

Hope it helps.

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