How do I extract value from Json

Question

I am getting a response String from server like below

{
  \"name\": \"Json\",
  \"detail\": {
    \"first_name\": \"Json\",
    \"last_name\": \"Scott\",
            


        

Answer 1

If you don't mind adding a dependency, you can use JsonPath.

import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;

String firstName = JsonPath.read(rawJsonString, "$.detail.first_name");

"$" specifies the root of the raw json string and then you just specify the path to the field you want. This will always return a string. You'll have to do any casting yourself.

Be aware that it'll throw a PathNotFoundException at runtime if the path you specify doesn't exist.