groovy.json

Class JsonSlurper

java.lang.Object

groovy.json.JsonSlurper

public class JsonSlurper
extends Object

JSON slurper which parses text or reader content into a data structure of lists and maps.

Example usage:

 def slurper = new JsonSlurper()
 def result = slurper.parseText('{"person":{"name":"Guillaume","age":33,"pets":["dog","cat"]}}')

 assert result.person.name == "Guillaume"
 assert result.person.age == 33
 assert result.person.pets.size() == 2
 assert result.person.pets[0] == "dog"
 assert result.person.pets[1] == "cat"
 

Since:

1.8.0

Author:

Guillaume Laforge

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JsonSlurper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	parse(Reader reader) Parse a JSON data structure from content from a reader
Object	parseText(String text) Parse a text representation of a JSON data structure

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JsonSlurper

public JsonSlurper()

Method Detail

parseText

public Object parseText(String text)

Parse a text representation of a JSON data structure

Parameters:

text - JSON text to parse

Returns:

a data structure of lists and maps

parse

public Object parse(Reader reader)

Parse a JSON data structure from content from a reader

Parameters:

reader - reader over a JSON content

Returns:

a data structure of lists and maps