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I’ll explain how to use the javax.json package, which is part of the Java API for JSON Processing (JSON-P) to work with JSON data in Java. Here’s a comprehensive guide:

1. First, add the dependency to your project (if using Maven): ```xml

javax.json javax.json-api 1.1.4 org.glassfish javax.json 1.1.4

2. Basic examples of using `javax.json`:

a) Creating a JSON Object:
```java
import javax.json.Json;
import javax.json.JsonObject;
import javax.json.JsonArray;

public class JsonExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a JSON object
        JsonObject jsonObject = Json.createObjectBuilder()
            .add("name", "John Doe")
            .add("age", 30)
            .add("isStudent", false)
            .add("address", Json.createObjectBuilder()
                .add("street", "123 Main St")
                .add("city", "New York"))
            .build();

        System.out.println(jsonObject.toString());
    }
}

b) Creating a JSON Array:

JsonArray jsonArray = Json.createArrayBuilder()
    .add("Apple")
    .add("Banana")
    .add(Json.createObjectBuilder()
        .add("name", "Orange")
        .add("price", 0.99))
    .build();

c) Parsing JSON from String:

import javax.json.JsonReader;
import java.io.StringReader;

String jsonString = "{\"name\":\"Jane\",\"age\":25}";
JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(new StringReader(jsonString));
JsonObject parsedObject = jsonReader.readObject();
jsonReader.close();

// Access values
String name = parsedObject.getString("name");
int age = parsedObject.getInt("age");

d) Writing JSON to String:

import javax.json.JsonWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;

JsonObject jsonObject = Json.createObjectBuilder()
    .add("title", "Example")
    .build();

StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
JsonWriter jsonWriter = Json.createWriter(stringWriter);
jsonWriter.writeObject(jsonObject);
jsonWriter.close();

String result = stringWriter.toString();

1. Key Classes and Interfaces:
   • Json: Factory class for creating JSON builders and readers
   • JsonObject: Represents a JSON object
   • JsonArray: Represents a JSON array
   • JsonObjectBuilder: Builds JSON objects
   • JsonArrayBuilder: Builds JSON arrays
   • JsonReader: Reads JSON from input source
   • JsonWriter: Writes JSON to output source
2. Handling different JSON value types: ```java JsonObject obj = // … some JSON object String stringValue = obj.getString(“key”); int intValue = obj.getInt(“key”); boolean boolValue = obj.getBoolean(“key”); JsonObject nestedObj = obj.getJsonObject(“key”); JsonArray arrayValue = obj.getJsonArray(“key”);

// Check if key exists and handle null if (obj.containsKey(“key”) && !obj.isNull(“key”)) { String value = obj.getString(“key”); }

5. Streaming API example (for large JSON):
```java
import javax.json.stream.JsonParser;
import java.io.StringReader;

String json = "{\"name\":\"John\",\"scores\":[1,2,3]}";
JsonParser parser = Json.createParser(new StringReader(json));
while (parser.hasNext()) {
    JsonParser.Event event = parser.next();
    switch (event) {
        case KEY_NAME:
            System.out.println("Key: " + parser.getString());
            break;
        case VALUE_STRING:
            System.out.println("String: " + parser.getString());
            break;
        case VALUE_NUMBER:
            System.out.println("Number: " + parser.getBigDecimal());
            break;
    }
}
parser.close();

Tips:

• Always close JsonReader, JsonWriter, and JsonParser when done
• Handle javax.json.JsonException for potential parsing errors
• Use the streaming API (JsonParser) for large JSON documents
• The API is immutable - builders create new instances

This covers the basics of using javax.json. Let me know if you need more specific examples or have a particular use case in mind!

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