Comparing gson JsonObject value with java String

Question

JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
json.addProperty("type", "hello");

System.out.println(json.get("type").toString().equals("hello"));

The above print statement should technically give "true" right? But am getting "false"...am kind of novice to java..."please bare with this novice question".

Please let me know, whats wrong with the code?

try to print this json.get("type").toString() and mystery will be solved — Pavneet_Singh
– Pavneet_Singh, Commented Dec 10, 2016 at 14:11

Buhake Sindi · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-10 14:17:54Z

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Try:

json.get("type").getAsString();

The thing is that GSon JsonObject stores the property inside a Map<String, JsonElement> internally, and when you call a JsonObject.get() method, it returns a JsonElement and not the actual value.

answered Dec 10, 2016 at 14:17

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