How to use the org.json Java library with Java 7

Question

I need some simple JSON parsing in my application and the Douglas Crockford library seems exactly what I need.

However, I seem to be running into a problem. I\'m get

Answer 1

Since your are using JDK1.7, change to the older version will work!

<groupId>org.json</groupId>
    <artifactId>json</artifactId>
    <version>20140107</version>
</dependency>

Answer 2

Have you tried using an older version of the package?

Try: http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.json/json/20140107