Decode JSON data in Java

Question

Hi, I'm used to PHP, and decoding json data is just a line of code. What would be the easiest way to do this in java?

Answer 1

Hey Amit,

have a look at http://code.google.com/p/json-simple/ maybe it helps ;-)

Answer 2

Pick one of the libraries from the Java section at the bottom of the json.org page.

Answer 3

Gson

Userguide

Answer 4

I like Flexjson. It's lightweight and easy to use.

But I admit that I haven't bothered to compare all the alternatives :-)