Gson to HashMap

Question

Is there a way to convert a String containing json to a HashMap, where every key is a json-key and the value is the value of the json-key? The json has no nested values. I a

Answer 1

Use TypeToken, as per the GSON FAQ:

Gson gson = new Gson();
Type stringStringMap = new TypeToken>(){}.getType();
Map map = gson.fromJson(json, stringStringMap);

No casting. No unnecessary object creation.