Merging Two JSONArray inside JSONObject in JAVA

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Hi i have a problem regarding the merge of JSONArray inside JSONObject. Below is what my JSONObject looks like:

{
 "name":"sample.bin.png",
 "coords":{
           "1":{"x":[ 974, 975],"y":[154, 155},
           "3":{"x":[124, 125],"y":[529]},
           "8":{"x":[2048, 2049],"y":[548, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564 ]}
          }
 }

Now i have keys of those JSONObjects which i want to merge (inside coords).I wanted to merge x and y respectively into one JSONObject here is my code:

     String[] tokens = request().body().asFormUrlEncoded().get("coords")[0].split(","); //here i recieve the String Array Keys of the coords i want to merge
        if (!image.equals("")) {
            JSONObject outputJSON = getImageJSON(image); //here comes the JSON which i posted above
            JSONObject coordsPack = (JSONObject) outputJSON.get("coords");
            JSONObject merged = new JSONObject();
            merged.put("x", new JSONArray());
            merged.put("y", new JSONArray());
            for (String index : tokens) {
                JSONObject coordXY = (JSONObject) coordsPack.get(index);
                JSONArray xList = (JSONArray) coordXY.get("x");
                JSONArray yList = (JSONArray) coordXY.get("y");
                merged.get("x").addAll(xList);
                merged.get("y").addAll(yList);
            }
            System.out.println(merged);
        }

but problem is that i am having error at merged.get("x").addAll(xList); and merged.get("y").addAll(yList); i am unable to access the methods.

cihan adil seven · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-02 11:31:19Z

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You must fill the lists first, and you should take out these following lines out of for loop.

        merged.get("x").addAll(xList);
        merged.get("y").addAll(yList);

BTW, it's apoor design to achieve your goal.

answered May 2, 2016 at 11:31

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Seeker Over a year ago

Thanks for highlighting i actually am able to merge them as per your suggestion. Sorry i am new to Java so i am not sure about what could be best approach any suggestion on what could be best approach?

cihan adil seven Over a year ago

In java, structure of collections are quite different from php. You should be precise about the data type you are using and be careful about the scopes of certain code blocks. I'll update my answer to make an approach to your goal.

Seeker Over a year ago

I see thanks a bunch mate. I will try to look into datatypes of Java for more details about what you have mentioned. Thanks again.

cihan adil seven Over a year ago

welcome, buddy. I was about to write a bunch of code similar to yours below, but you wrote before me ;)

Minh Kieu · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-02 11:34:38Z

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Don't you need to cast it into JSONArray class first, like you did for the 2 lines above?

answered May 2, 2016 at 11:34

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Seeker Over a year ago

I tried that as well but Thanks to cihan seven i am able to get my answer. Still thanks for your input.

Seeker · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-02 11:40:13Z

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As per suggestion of @cihan seven i am able to get the answer of my problem here is my solution:

        JSONObject coordsPack = (JSONObject) outputJSON.get("coords");
        JSONObject merged = new JSONObject();
        JSONArray xList = new JSONArray();
        JSONArray yList = new JSONArray();
        for (String index : tokens) {
            JSONObject coordXY = (JSONObject) coordsPack.get(index);
            xList.addAll((JSONArray) coordXY.get("x"));
            yList.addAll((JSONArray) coordXY.get("y"));
        }
        merged.put("x", xList);
        merged.put("y", yList);
        System.out.println(merged);

answered May 2, 2016 at 11:40

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