How can I parse this JSON in Android?
I want to pull out the user block. The JSON result will always change, sometimes 4 users will be returned, sometimes 10 etc.
{
"results": [
{
"user": {
"avatar_url_thumb": "http://avatars.stocktwits.com/production/9998/thumb-1270014645.png?1270014645",
"avatar_url_medium": "http://avatars.stocktwits.com/production/9998/medium-1270014645.png?1270014645",
"created_at": "2010-03-15T05:44:51Z",
"following_count": 14,
"updated_at": "2010-08-30T18:22:15Z",
"id": 9998,
"updates_count": 31,
"avatar_url_large": "http://avatars.stocktwits.com/production/9998/large-1270014645.png?1270014645",
"investor_relations": false,
"last_name": "Reporter",
"followers_count": 25,
"recommended": false,
"bio": "Apple News & AAPL Stock Analysis, visit Apple Digest blog link above",
"login": "AppleReporter",
"first_name": "Apple"
}
},
{
"user": {
"avatar_url_thumb": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_thumb.jpg",
"avatar_url_medium": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_medium.jpg",
"created_at": "2010-04-14T01:02:05Z",
"following_count": 0,
"updated_at": "2010-08-30T18:29:56Z",
"id": 12924,
"updates_count": 1,
"avatar_url_large": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_large.jpg",
"investor_relations": false,
"last_name": "Shareholder",
"followers_count": 0,
"recommended": false,
"bio": null,
"login": "Imurphit",
"first_name": "Apple"
}
},
{
"user": {
"avatar_url_thumb": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_thumb.jpg",
"avatar_url_medium": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_medium.jpg",
"created_at": "2010-04-17T20:52:09Z",
"following_count": 0,
"updated_at": "2010-08-30T18:31:23Z",
"id": 13234,
"updates_count": 0,
"avatar_url_large": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_large.jpg",
"investor_relations": false,
"last_name": "Apple",
"followers_count": 0,
"recommended": false,
"bio": null,
"login": "apple11",
"first_name": "John"
}
},
{
"user": {
"avatar_url_thumb": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_thumb.jpg",
"avatar_url_medium": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_medium.jpg",
"created_at": "2010-07-12T19:04:51Z",
"following_count": 0,
"updated_at": "2010-08-30T20:12:15Z",
"id": 18691,
"updates_count": 0,
"avatar_url_large": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_large.jpg",
"investor_relations": false,
"last_name": "Smith",
"followers_count": 0,
"recommended": false,
"bio": null,
"login": "apple",
"first_name": "Jacob"
}
},
{
"user": {
"avatar_url_thumb": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_thumb.jpg",
"avatar_url_medium": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_medium.jpg",
"created_at": "2010-07-13T17:06:27Z",
"following_count": 0,
"updated_at": "2010-08-30T20:12:30Z",
"id": 18808,
"updates_count": 3,
"avatar_url_large": "http://api.stocktwits.com/images/default_avatar_large.jpg",
"investor_relations": false,
"last_name": "apple",
"followers_count": 0,
"recommended": false,
"bio": null,
"login": "applejames",
"first_name": "James"
}
}
],
"page": 1,
"symbol": false,
"per_page": 20,
"response": {
"status": 200
},
"total_pages": 1,
"total_entries": 6
}
Solution 1:
Use the JSONObject
// Get some JSON from wherever
String json = getJSONFromServer();
// Parse the JSON response into an object
JSONObject object = new JSONObject(json);
// Get the results array
JSONArray users = object.getJSONArray("results");
for(int i = 0; i < users.length(); i++) {
// Each element in the results array is a JSONObject with a single
// property "user" which is a JSONObject that contains the user data
JSONObject user = users.getJSONObject(i).getJSONObject("user");
// Do something with the user
String firstName = user.getString("first_name");
}