Error converting JSON string to map in Java using Jackson

Question

I have this little piece of code, and I'm trying to convert a JSON string to a map.

String json = "[{'code':':)','img':'<img src=/faccine/sorriso.gif>'}]";
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
Map<String,String> userData = mapper.readValue(json,new TypeReference<HashMap<String,String>>() { });

But it returns the following error:

org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException: Can not deserialize instance of java.util.HashMap out of START_ARRAY token
 at [Source: java.io.StringReader@1b1756a4; line: 1, column: 1]
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException.from(JsonMappingException.java:163)
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.StdDeserializationContext.mappingException(StdDeserializationContext.java:198)
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.MapDeserializer.deserialize(MapDeserializer.java:151)
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser.MapDeserializer.deserialize(MapDeserializer.java:25)
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper._readMapAndClose(ObjectMapper.java:2131)
    at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper.readValue(ObjectMapper.java:1402)
    at CodeSnippet_19.run(CodeSnippet_19.java:13)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.snippeteditor.ScrapbookMain1.eval(ScrapbookMain1.java:20)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.snippeteditor.ScrapbookMain.evalLoop(ScrapbookMain.java:54)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.snippeteditor.ScrapbookMain.main(ScrapbookMain.java:35)

What am I doing wrong?

tofarr · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-16 15:47:58Z

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From what I remember Jackson is used to convert json to java classes - it is probably expecting the first object is reads to be a map, like

String json = "{'code':':)','img':'<img src=/faccine/sorriso.gif>'}";

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 15:47

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Laphroaig Over a year ago

ok now it work but i have to use doublequote like this: String json = "{\"code\":\":)\",\"img\":\"<img src=/faccine/sorriso.gif>\"}";

StaxMan Over a year ago

Yes, JSON requires double-quotes for property names (although some parser, including Jackson, allow non-standard modes which can loosen restrictions)

Bilesh Ganguly · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-26 08:22:44Z

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Right: you're asking Jackson to map a JSON Array into an object; there is no obvious way to do that. So, tofarr's answer is correct.

But if you wanted a List or an array, you could achieved it easily by:

List<?> list = mapper.readValue(json, List.class);

Or with full type reference; optional in this case because you just want Lists, Maps and Strings.

edited May 26, 2016 at 8:22

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answered Feb 18, 2011 at 18:19

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