Handle Server Response in Android

Question

In my application I am fetching data using webservices.But when the server is down or not in active state it gives response code 500 and my application force close.

Answer 1

The problem is that you are creating a JSON object using a response which is empty or does not represent a json string.

So, you should create a JSON object based on your response if:

- the status code is 200
- the response is not empty
- the response starts with '['