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JEFF FRIESEN, Java XML and JSON, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1916-4_8

8. Parsing and Creating JSON Objects with mJson

Jeff Friesen1 

(1)Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Many third-party APIs are available for parsing and creating JSON objects. This chapter explores one of the simplest of these APIs: mJson.

What Is mJson ?

mJson is a small Java-based JSON library for parsing JSON objects into Java objects and vice versa. mJson offers the following features :

  • Single universal type (everything is a Json object; there is no type casting)

  • Methods for creating Json objects

  • Methods for learning about Json objects

  • Methods for navigating Json object hierarchies

  • Methods for modifying Json objects

  • Full support for JSON Schema Draft 4 validation

  • Pluggable factory ...

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